Sentence examples for match struck from inspiring English sources

Then, like a match struck with light!

Melrose, after a dynamic start to the match, struck first with a penalty goal by centre Calum MacRae, after just two minutes of play.

It soon became apparent that this was the work of a bomber, not the result of a match struck carelessly near leaking gas, and a national manhunt began.

England's Haseeb Hameed, playing in his first ever limited-overs match, struck nine fours in his 88 off 101 balls as Lancashire posted 314-8 in 50 overs.

Critchley, playing only his second first-class match, struck two sixes and 16 fours, before Northants had to face one over before the close of play, which they survived without scoring.

Lopez beat Denis Kudla 10-8 in the fifth in round one, trailed by two sets when Frenchman Adrian Mannarino retired with heat exhaustion in round two, and in the same match struck a ballboy  somewhere sensitive with a 124mph serve.

And while the bigger picture seems to elude the masses in America, tides can and do turn, sometimes as quickly as a match striking dry kindling.

They eventually concluded the spectroscopic observations were probably caused by matches struck in the vicinity.

As Alice tells the twisting tale of her journey, Ms. Cartlidge and the other performers form tableaus of moments recalled that scintillate like matches struck in darkness.

Tottenham, searching for two wins in three Premier League matches, struck first when Chadli tucked away a rebound after Vito Mannone had parried Emmanuel Adebayor's drive.

Leicester, who had won their last five Premiership matches, struck first when Tigers captain Geordan Murphy laid the ball off to Tuilagi, who broke through to cross the line after Phil Dollman failed to bring him down.