Sentence examples for play has started from inspiring English sources

Players are often allowed to enter tournament games a few hours after play has started, which is what he likes to do.

11.16am: Play has started on time at Edgbaston where Nottinghamshire are 196 for 4 in pursuit of 355 to avoid the follow on against Warwickshire, writes Brian Halford.

Play has started on time, despite a little bit of rain in the air, and Somerset have extended their lead to nine.

"So, will the England performance be able to step out from the shadow of the selection controversy that is plaguing the side before play has started?" says Josh Robinson.

Hoover vs. Burbank (at Moyse Field), 7 p.m. Thursday: The Bulldogs looked anything but unbeatable during a 1-3 nonleague campaign, but now that Pacific League play has started up again, Burbank, which shared a league title two years ago and came a win away from repeating last season, appears to be back on track.

That came at 7.30pm, a mere two hours after play had started.

At 2.25pm, three hours after play had started, Melville hit the first boundary of the day, off a no-ball.

The play had started and by the time we found seats, Orestes had begun his flight from the Furies, played by a chorus in tattered gray robes.

Since the clock was in the process of being reset when the play had started, the three seconds have to be played again.

Play had started at 06:45 local time (14 45 GMT) after play had been dogged by bad weather for the first three days.

An incredible second day's play had started with home spinner Leach taking 7-74 as Lancashire were bowled out for 170 in their second innings.