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crease

1. Cricket any three lines near each wicket marking positions for the bowler or batsman
2. Ice hockey the small rectangular area in front of each goal cage
3. Lacrosse the circular area surrounding the goal
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I'm sure there will be many like minded people and institutions joining hands with #Commonwealth to deliver peace at the crease,' the former cricket captain has stated.
Depending how bad the crease is determines the time in which it will take to get rid of the crease!
Even the MCC, the arbiter of cricket laws, released a statement saying that if Ashwin had deliberately waited for Buttler to be out of his crease that would be unfair".
"It is not really about defending any part of the crease. It all depends on when the non-striker leaves the crease.
That is only one prime example of a batsman of quality who knew well the advantages of crease occupation.
'I noticed Irfan was leaving his crease earlier than he should be when my bowling partner, Muhammad Imran Senior, was bowling.'
The degree of crease was not compared to severity of ASCVD.
lfold a sheet of paper horizontally in the middle lwith the folded crease at the top, fold the top corners into the centre of the page, making diagonal creases lfold up the bottom edge - the top layer only - to cover the edge of your diagonal creases lturn the paper over and fold the two bottom outside edges part way to the centre of the paper lcheck if it fits your little one's head, and adjust to fit lfold the bottom edge and put it on their head You can both decorate it however you want - flowers, a pirate skull - let your imagination run wild.