Sentence examples for play commences from inspiring English sources
(The curtain rises, and the play commences).
Down on the field play commences.
The auction is ended, and trick play commences.
Once play commences, Radio Wimbledon reporters rove the grounds and check in with the main station, while ball-by-ball coverage happens on the Centre Court and Court 1 stations throughout the day.
Perhaps cricket's great attraction for them is that it is one of the few occasions when otherwise respectable gentlemen, well past their teenage years, feel it reasonable, desirable, mandatory even, to begin drinking shortly after play commences at 11am.
Somerset's Charl Willoughby was the chief destroyer with four for 80 on a day that did not see play commence until 5pm.
Joss had been on the Cleveland roster in 1911 and participated in spring training, falling ill just before regular season play commenced.
Before play commenced the next day, Collins said to his profligate leg spinner, "You're going straight on to get Hobbs if we're to have a chance".
Colleges picked up the game around the same time and formal league play commenced soon thereafter.
Play then commences with white.
