Too often it's like playing nine-ball and effortlessly sinking the first seven, only for your opponent to nail the final two.
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So far, he has taken Rivera's words to heart, throwing nine innings of one-run ball over three spring starts.
Symonds hit a huge six off Shoaib Akhtar and nine fours in his 103-ball knock as they posted a total of 269-6.
There was more drama for the bumper 1, 425 crowd to witness when Bath midfielder Mark Badman and Chelmsford's Ricky Modeste were both dismissed following an off-the-ball clash nine minutes from time.
Harvey threw one-hit ball for nine innings in a nearly perfect performance and the New York Mets permitted just one baserunner all game in beating the White Sox 1-0 in the 10th Tuesday night.
He collected nine fours and a six in his 90-ball innings before he was bowled missing an attempted reverse sweep off Hiren Varaiya.
Opener Chris Gayle made 75 and Jamaican local Marlon Samuels hit nine fours and two sixes in a 91-ball century before retiring as the home side posted 268-4.
Misbah was in next - playing his first Test since January and with the extra burden of the captaincy - and he struggled throughout his 38-ball stay, making just nine before a fine catch from Amla at short leg ended his involvement.
By contrast, Kallis produced a painful 25-ball innings in which he made just nine before skying Flintoff to mid-on, Patel running back to take a sharp catch.
Former Warwickshire seamer Corey Collymore, who bowled two maidens in the four overs possible on the opening day, continued his new-ball spell for a return of two for nine from eight overs on a greenish pitch with some bounce and movement.
Irfan Pathan struck a huge six off spinner Brad Hogg in his 63-ball 26, while Tendulkar played some majestic drives to collect nine fours.
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The Blue Bull added the extra two points and a Springbok counter-attack in the final seconds of the half forced Ma'a Nonu to handle the ball from an offside position, allowing Steyn to give South Africa a nine-point cushion at the interval.
Flintoff was unusually expensive with the ball, going for 66 runs in his nine overs although he was unlucky when he thought he had dismissed Katich only for a no-ball to be called.
Hamilton were in front nine minutes before half-time when Falkirk failed to clear Easton's throw-in and the ball fell to McCarthy, who lashed into the net past Flinders.
Bosc made the Wolves pay with another try nine minutes before the break, re-gathering possession after Martin Gleeson had succeeded only in knocking the ball to ground.
And it was 2-0 on nine minutes when a foolish Chris Smith header allowed Jolley to nip in and lob the ball over the helpless Marriott.
Turner was commendably defiant in his 50-ball innings, but Somerset were still a long way out of their depth on 146 for nine when he fell to Swann.
After they had both fallen in the final onslaught, Dimitri Mascarenhas hit Hitchcock's hat-trick ball for six over third man and England went on to top their Auckland total by nine runs.
Wichita State trailed by three points with nine seconds left, but Louisville forced a tie-up and had the possession arrow, giving the Cardinals the ball and the chance to put its national-championship game appearance on ice.
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