shield match

noun

1. 1. a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
   2. a rugby match for the Ranfurly Shield

Example Sentences

The 2014 Shield match involved three current players - Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Travis Head - as well as commentators Callum Ferguson, David Warner and Brad Haddin.

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Alvarez will miss City's pre-season tour of the United States and the Community Shield match against Manchester United, which takes place the day after the gold medal match.

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In 2017 it was Lyon who burned a slice of toast in the New South Wales dressing room, causing a Sheffield Shield match to be halted.

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Hughes was struck on the top of the neck by a ball during a Sheffield Shield match in Sydney.

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This will initially involve enhanced searches outside stadiums and the use of sniffer dogs, although judging by the flares that were let off during the Community Shield match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Leicester on Saturday and by visiting Rayo Vallecano fans during their friendly draw with Manchester United 24 hours later, it may not be enough.

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