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grade cricket

British  

noun

  1. competitive cricket, in which cricket club teams are arranged in grades

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I know it's been a big story in Australia too but I've played grade cricket in Australia and I think I'm pretty experienced in knowing how Australians play their grade cricket.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

A further stage in Brook's cricketing education came in Sydney's notoriously tough grade cricket competition with the University of New South Wales, the former club of Australia internationals Michael Slater, Geoff Lawson and Dan Christian.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2022

England batsman Compton first met Hughes when he played grade cricket with him for Sydney club Western Suburbs.

From BBC Nov. 25, 2015

The 26-year-old Beer was never selected for his state team despite regular success in Melbourne grade cricket, where he took 213 wickets in six seasons.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2010

That was a tough tour but I'd always loved playing there, because I played grade cricket for Port Adelaide the year before my first Ashes tour in 1986.

From The Guardian Dec. 1, 2010

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