innings

[US]/ˈiniŋz/
[UK]/'ɪnɪŋz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. [Cricket] A period during which one team has a turn to bat and the other team bowls.

Phrases & Collocations

cricket innings

batting innings

bowling innings

extra innings

Example Sentences

The first innings is finished.

a solid innings of 78 by Marsh.

We had a good innings in the boom after the war.

Brewer stepped up to the commission and had his innings too.

played deep for the first three innings; ran deep into their opponents' territory.

He’s had a good innings but now it’s time for him to retire and let someone younger take over as director.

Real-world Examples

There are nine innings in a game.

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 1)

I'm not too downcast. I've had a good innings. Seen and done a lot in my time.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

The team with the most runs at the end of nine innings wins the game!

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 1)

In baseball, there are nine " innings" (innings).

Source: 2013 English Cafe

Well played, Barrow. - Thank you. - Excellent innings.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

It was not as though von Heumann never had his innings.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

60 runs and that was their innings.

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

So all those other innings don't matter.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2020 Collection

What was the best innings ever?

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

In baseball there are actually nine parts of the game – nine innings.

Source: 2010 English Cafe

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