Though a 30-ball century is unprecedented in the cricketing world, the record has tumbled often throughout the history of the sport, across all forms of the game.
He drew approving comments from British columnists, who said he appeared to have matured beyond his "wild days," when he was regularly photographed in British newspapers tumbling, often visibly intoxicated, out of London's priciest nightclubs.
Considering his contribution since arriving in Sydney, Del Piero deservedly holds a lofty standing in the Australian game, but Saturday night should serve as a cautionary tale: players who tumble too often can go down just as easily in our estimation.
More than a few Americans do take seriously the notion that the person in the White House must be as pure as Caesar's wife, despite the brutal reality and knowledge that politics is a rough, tumble, and often very dirty business.
But club-financed training is the entry level to a rough-and-tumble, often merciless worldwide soccer economy.
Instead, tumbling routines often have perfunctory dance sequences that don't connect to the rest of the movement, and this is where the Russian emphasis on choreography helps.
They tumbled stray, often unhealthy, items into their baskets, and later, when questioned, couldn't cite a reason for the purchases.
Mr. Giuliani's words often tumble out, stream-of-conscious style, meandering with little of the rah-rah, inspirational moments typical of political oratory.
Being just a stone's throw from the pretty churchthey often tumble out onto the beach,unworldly creatures, the bride herselfan apparition of satins or silksamong stripy towels and inflatable sharks,the groom in a morning suit, walking the sandin bare feet, wearing his shoes on his hands.
