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  • noun Plural form of five-for.

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Examples

  • By the time England went back to Australia to defend and lose the urn in 1982-83 Botham had played 54 Tests, scored 11 hundreds and taken 249 wickets at 23 with 20 five-fors.

    My Beef with England: if only we had an Ian Botham now | Barney Ronay 2011

  • "To finish with back-to-back five-fors has made this series for me."

    Strauss hails team efforts 2009

  • : Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more Play Lufthansa Fantasy Cricket and other games!

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • Bangalore won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining): Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • : Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more Play Lufthansa Fantasy Cricket and other games!

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • : Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more Play Lufthansa Fantasy Cricket and other games!

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • : Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • Bangalore won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining): Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • Ask Steven: The cheapest five-fors, no five-fors, record stands by women, a cricketer nicknamed Oswald, and more

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

  • : Wilfred Rhodes 'young team-mates, playing internationals before first-class, most wickets against a side, five-fors on debut, and more Play Lufthansa Fantasy Cricket and other games!

    Cricinfo news from Cricinfo 2010

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