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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

When that didn't work out, he returned to Australia and made enough runs in grade cricket to be part of the Sydney Sixers squad for the inaugural season of the Big Bash in 2011-12.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2021

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

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

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