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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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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

Playing grade cricket in Australia over the winter will have improved his game further, and with Chris Nash initially absent, Wells has added responsibility at the top of the order.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2014

"There are a lot of young England players doing very well in grade cricket now," Roebuck says.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2011

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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