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- noun Alternative form of
stroke play .
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Examples
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His strokeplay was a major asset in a situation where runs were as precious as overs ticked off.
Cricket365 | Cricket 2010
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His strokeplay was a major asset in a situation where runs were as precious as overs ticked off.
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His strokeplay was a major asset in a situation where runs were as precious as overs ticked off.
Cricket365 | Cricket 2010
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The slowness of the surface inhibited the kind of strokeplay Pietersen is renowned for and encouraged home captain Chris Gayle to bowl in tandem with the 6ft 7ins Benn for 25 overs either side of lunch.
Cricket365 2009
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The slowness of the surface inhibited the kind of strokeplay Pietersen is renowned for, but he had just got into his stride, hitting two fours and a six off successive balls, when an attempt at a fourth consecutive boundary left England on 180 for five.
ECB Latest News 2009
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It was Donald's first strokeplay victory in the United States in more than five and a half years and it gives him a great chance of becoming the first player to top the money lists on both sides of the Atlantic in the same season.
Luke Donald tops PGA Tour money list with a final 64 to win in Florida 2011
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The punchy audacity of their strokeplay has been in contrast to England's attempts to glide and deflect the ball around as they did at home, also suggesting that the problem of failing to adjust to changed conditions isn't limited to India.
Both India, England Struggle on Foreign Soil Richard Lord 2011
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Murray took a shorter route: just 49 minutes of blazing strokeplay before the 92nd-ranked Mikhail Kukushkin surrendered to a seized-up left hip and retired without holding service once – although he broke the world No4 once in each of the two completed sets.
Australian Open 2012: Ivan Lendl to help Andy Murray take the next step 2012
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There was no doubting the purity of Mr. Bell's strokeplay, or his stature as a batsman which has grown with every innings in these parts.
England in Position to Win Ashes Michael Atherton 2011
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There is more urgency and you don't think about protecting your score as much as you do in strokeplay, hence more birdies come.
Luke Donald faces Martin Kaymer in Match Play Championship final 2011
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