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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He bowled Andrew Symonds for nine with a ball that darted back in and had the dangerous Gilchrist caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul at cover.
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.
James Hayter equalised for the Cherries nine minutes later after the ball fell to him following a scramble in the penalty area.
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.
The home side were level for only nine minutes before a West Brom ball inexplicably spooned off Logan's gloves and fell for Tchoyi, who was recently gifted a goal against Manchester United after keeper Edwin van der Sar spilled a cross and was again the beneficiary of a mistake as he scored to put the Baggies ahead again.
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.
Iwelumo wrapped things up nine minutes from time after drilling the ball home after it broke kindly in the box.
"I was sent off nine times and deserved it, " Ball told www.nobok.co.uk.
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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.
His first ride in the Derby came nine years ago when he finished seventh on Golden Ball.
He collected nine fours and a six in his 90-ball innings before he was bowled missing an attempted reverse sweep off Hiren Varaiya.
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.
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.
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.
Standing at the top of the key, bent forward, ball in both hands, he would survey the nine other players on the court.
However, Phillips and Charl Willoughby (3-81) mopped up the tail with the second new ball as Durham lost their last three wickets for nine runs.
Nine were needed from the final over and Sammy smashed the second ball to the cover boundary and flicked the next through mid-wicket for three to allow an enthralling game to be won with two singles.
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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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Indeed, such was Nottinghamshire's mastery of the conditions with the ball that in the Bears' first innings Adams sent down nine maidens and bowled 52 deliveries before conceding a run off the bat.
David Sales (22) was stumped charging down the track, Klusener was lbw for nine and Riki Wessels (22) was deceived by Banerjee's quicker ball.
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"If you get the ball on the fairway you're going to have a lot of nine iron shots or under and you can attack this golf course, " he added.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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