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  • 1Innings — An inning, or innings, is a fixed length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports ndash; most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket …

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  • 2Long Tom Hughes — For other uses, see: Thomas Hughes (disambiguation)Infobox MLB retired name=Tom Hughes position=Pitcher bgcolor1=#c6011f bgcolor2=#072764 textcolor1=white textcolor2=white bats=Right throws=Right birthdate=November 29, 1878 city… …

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  • 3innings — noun plural innings 1 (C) the period of time when a cricket team or player bats (bat2 (1)) 2 he/she had a good innings BrE informal used about someone who has died to say that they had a long life: It s sad. Still, she was 89 she had a good… …

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  • 4innings — in|nings [ˈınıŋz] n plural innings 1.) the period of time in a game of ↑cricket when a team or player ↑bats 2.) he/she had a good innings BrE informal used about someone who has died to say that they had a long life …

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  • 5innings — /ˈɪnɪŋz / (say iningz) plural noun (construed as singular) 1. Cricket a. the turn of any one member of the batting team to bat. b. one of the major divisions of a match, consisting of the turns at batting of all the members of one team until they …

  • 6innings —  Period of success or luck. Usu. a good innings A long period of success. A long life …

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  • 7innings — noun (plural same or informal inningses) [treated as sing.] Cricket each of the divisions of a game during which one side has a turn at batting. ↘a player s turn at batting. Phrases have had a good innings Brit. informal have had a long and… …

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  • 8have had a good innings — British & Australian to have had a long and active life or a long and successful period of time in a job. I ve had a good innings but my old heart is very weak now. He s had a good innings as club president …

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  • 9had a good innings — Brit informal used to say that someone who has died lived a long life We re sad she s gone, but she had a good innings. • • • Main Entry: ↑innings …

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  • 10have had a good innings Brit. — have had a good innings Brit. informal have had a long and fulfilling life or career. → innings …

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