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Definition of Innings
1. Noun. The batting turn of a cricket player or team.
Generic synonyms: Play, Turn
Group relationships: Cricket
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Definition of Innings
1. Noun. (context: baseball) (plural of inning) ¹
2. Noun. (context: cricket) One side's or individual's turn to bat (from when the first player begins to bat, until the last player is out,) or the runs scored during those timeframes. ¹
3. Noun. (British) The time during which any party is in possession of power; a turn of any kind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Innings
1. inning [n] - See also: inning
Lexicographical Neighbors of Innings
Literary usage of Innings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time: Containing the History by John Henniker Heaton (1879)
"11 of Cambridge University, at Lords ; lost by 72 runs and 1 innings. ... 18 of
Scarborough, at Scarborough: won bv 4C runs and 1 innings. ..."
2. Outing (1893)
"The home team batted first, and the feature of their innings was the score of 91
by Tyers, of New Jersey, made in very fine style. ..."
3. The Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base by Charles A. Peverelly (1866)
"Excelsior, 16 runs ; Hudson River, 13 runs; 9 innings. ... Excelsior, 28 runs; St.
George's Cricket and New York Base Ball Club, 15 runs; nine innings. ..."
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