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  • Many of the shells did not burst, and those that were not full-pitched came in the manner of swift bowling along the rounded, almost flat-topped surface of the rising ground; and these gunners sat as steady as if they were the wickets just stuck in the ground, with never a duck of the head or a blink of the eye.

    Impressions of a War Correspondent George Lynch

  • Going on again, as Sidney had directed, I tried a full-pitched ball after a short delivery or two, and the "long-legged beggar" skied it, amidst the breathless suspense of our team.

    Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral

  • Gambhir, much more subdued by comparison, was dismissed with the total on 63 when he was comprehensively bowled by a full-pitched delivery which swung in late to the left-hander.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Tim Paine scored 47 before he was bowled by Shahid Afridi, attempting to whip a full-pitched delivery through the leg side.

    WalesOnline - Home 2010

  • It appeared to be a good call when, after just 1.4 overs, Luke Wright attempted to pull a full-pitched ball from RP Singh but succeeded only in top-edging it to a diving Yusuf Pathan scampering backwards from leg slip.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Mitchell Johnson (2-59), who fired out five Indian batsmen on his last visit to the ground in 2007, captured the key wicket, pinning Gautam Ghambir (68) lbw with a full-pitched first ball of the batting powerplay when India were 3-167 - still a chance.

    National Nine News 2009

  • Those sounds are even worse than a full-pitched wail.

    unknown title 2009

  • Mitchell Johnson (2-59), who fired out five Indian batsmen on his last visit to the ground in 2007, captured the key wicket, pinning Gautam Ghambir (68) lbw with a full-pitched first ball of the batting powerplay when India were 3-167 - still a chance.

    The Roar - Your Sports Opinion 2009

  • Just one run was on the board, courtesy of a wide, when Jerome Taylor teased Shane Watson into driving a full-pitched delivery straight to Sarwan at mid-off.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Mushfiqur was the first to surrender as a full-pitched delivery followed a pair of bouncers, driving loosely after putting on a valuable 62 with Mahmudullah.

    Taipei Times 2009

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