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Tristan

Also Tris·tam

[tris-tuhn, -tan, tris-tahn]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Tristram.



Tristan

/ ˈtrɪstən, ˈtrɪstrəm /

noun

  1. (in medieval romance) the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall who fell in love with his uncle's bride, Iseult, after they mistakenly drank a love potion

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Tristan Casson-Rennie, a father of two adopted children with the condition, agrees that more needs to be done.

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He rather gave away his wicket as a century beckoned, caught sweeping by Tristan Stubbs, but it did nothing to halt England's momentum, with Salt seizing his opportunity to steal the show.

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Tristan Stubbs played an audacious ramp for six which saw the ball fly out of the ground, but tried and failed a second time to be bowled by Jamie Overton for 13.

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In damp conditions, England chose to field and reduced South Africa to 93-3, only for Matthew Breetzke and Tristan Stubbs to rebuild.

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The Buccaneers are missing multiple key starters, including Tristan Wirfs, which hurts their protection.

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