Sentence examples for superb spell from inspiring English sources

Sussex had started the day well, with Scott Styris producing a superb spell of three for 22 with the new ball.

Herath, making his first appearance of the competition in place of Ajantha Mendis, produced a superb spell – claiming five for three in 3.3 overs of imperious left-arm spin.

In the run-up to the 80th over, awaiting the new ball, Keogh, who is very much a batsman who bowls a bit of off-spin, completely changed the complexion of the day with a superb spell.

There were three major shifts in momentum during the series, the last induced by a superb spell of bowling from England's Stuart Broad, a player who might easily have been dropped for his innocuous efforts earlier in the series.

In the middle of a superb spell and was excellent to Graeme Smith at the the start of the day (great battle)." 158th over: India 449-9 (Mishra 23 Sharma 1) Ishant Sharma is facing up to Graeme Swann from about two paces outside his leg stump, then shuffling over when the ball is in the air.

It almost gets even worse, as Morgan is dropped when his straight drive at the bowler is spilled by Badree, who completes a superb spell with another fine turner, but Morgan's edge is fumbled by the fielder and brings him four.

The hosts won what seemed a crucial toss, only for a superb opening spell from James Anderson to leave them three down after nine overs.

Earlier Australia had begun with a stutter as Broad produced a superb opening spell of two for eight from four overs, nipping the ball off the seam at a teasing length and splattering Aaron Finch's stumps with a ball that nipped back past an unworthy forward prod.

He was ineffective in the third Test, and despite bowling what Geoffrey Dean in Wisden called a "superb opening spell", could not prevent South Africa building up a large total against an attack lacking two other main bowlers.

Andrew Smith, a 6-foot-11, 240-pound freshman center who had not played in the N.C.A.A. tournament and had not played more than 11 minutes in a game this season, was superb in spelling the foul-plagued Howard.

Then Sri Lanka were bulldozed out of contention partly due to a superb seven-over spell of seam bowling by Chris Woakes, who was, for the first time, able to transfer exceptional county form to the international arena.