Sentence examples for thrashing a ball from inspiring English sources

He would be out in the yard the whole time thrashing a ball against the wall of the drying house".

When I say a long pass I am not talking about thrashing the ball up the pitch - it's a 10- or 15-yard pass to Rooney and a 20- or 30-yard pass to Crouch.

Jonny Bairstow hit a century off 53 balls as England thrashed a Hyderabad Cricket Association XI - but was unaware until told by his team-mates.

Johnson struck again three balls later when Kevin Pietersen thrashed a wide half-volley that Cameron White did well to hold at short cover.

Stuart Broad was steaming in from the Nursery end, thrashing the ball into the pitch in the absence of swing now and getting little response.

Veiga denied Sam Collins from close range before Macclesfield struck again on the counter, George Donnelly thrashing the ball into the net from 10 yards out in the 65th minute.

It comes from Spurr's long throw at the other end, from which they break whippet-style, with Jesús Navas eventually thrashing the ball wide when well placed left of goal, 15 yards out.

Danny revelled as Zenit's creator-in-chief but Hulk produced the two most eye-catching moments, twice thrashing the ball into the net with power befitting his nickname before Axel Witxel struck a late winner after the Spaniards had drawn level.

At which point things stop going well for him, with McCullum ending the over by thrashing the ball through cover for four, the ball moving so fast that by the time the camera caught up with it the rope was already old news.

Rather than chip the ball into the box, Dagano thrashes a wild shot at goal from distance.

Leamy loses the ball barging into Henson, who then absolutely thrashes a kick some 60 yards into the Irish 22.