User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Hole out, judge to a nicety
Kemp to Ganguly, out Caught by Morkel!! Ganguly has played a Test innings and holed out finally, end of a torturous innings! cleared the leg, hoicked it, did not time it as well as he would have liked and Morkel judges it to a nicety and snaffles it, the old Ganguly would have hit it for a six, but the present Ganguly has found the man, so sad for KKR!Ganguly c Morkel b Kemp 11(20) [4s-1]
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
I can sense "hole out" means "got out" but I would like to know it's exact meaning. Similarly, I know "nicety" in general means "small difference" but I can't understand it here.
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
I can sense "hole out" means "got out" but I would like to know it's exact meaning. Similarly, I know "nicety" in general means "small difference" but I can't understand it here.
Top answer
Hi, Kemp to Ganguly, out Caught by Morkel!! Ganguly has played a Test innings and holed out achieved success, didn't get bowled out. The reference is based on the image of a golfer successfully hitting his ball into the hole.
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Hi,
Kemp to Ganguly, out Caught by Morkel!! Ganguly has played a Test innings and holed out
achieved success, didn't get bowled out. The reference is based on the image of a golfer successfully hitting his ball into the hole.
finally, end of a torturous innings! cleared the leg, hoicked it, did not time it as well as he would have liked and Morkel judges it to a
Kemp to Ganguly, out Caught by Morkel!! Ganguly has played a Test innings and holed out
achieved success, didn't get bowled out. The reference is based on the image of a golfer successfully hitting his ball into the hole.
finally, end of a torturous innings! cleared the leg, hoicked it, did not time it as well as he would have liked and Morkel judges it to a
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