‘Worcestershire have beaten the tourists with five wickets to spare’
‘Earlier in the day, the tourists were sent galloping along by former Spen batsman Wasim Jaffer.’
‘If Clive Woodward's side is going to beat the tourists then it will be down to the free running backs to inflict the damage.’
‘He was also a GB tourist and coached at international level with Scotland.’
‘The tourists were in complete control of the match from the moment they won the toss on Saturday morning.’
‘The tourists will no doubt rest some of their big stars and allow some of the junior members of the team a chance to play.’
‘The tourists looked for runs from the beginning to put pressure on the hosts.’
‘The first hour indicated that the tourists had not yet recovered from the shock of the Galle match.’
‘John Sparling had all but finished his sixth over against the tourists when Umpire Shortt lost count.’
‘The tourists won their fourth straight victory by eight wickets, in the 36th over.’
‘If it's true a team follows its leader, the tourists are in worse straits than the score suggests.’
‘He has not been an enthusiastic tourist and while always a team man, could often appear a remote and solitary figure off the field.’
verb
[no object]rare
Travel as a tourist.
‘American families touristing abroad’
‘We touristed our way through Gamla Stan, the island containing much of the old town.’
‘I've been touristing (refuse to go travelling - say no) with Joe for a few months now, and there are a couple of soundbites/mottos that remind me of the whole experience, including when we hooked up with Mike.’
‘Meanwhile, if you are exploring, touristing or just gossiping and have access to e-mail - get writing!’
‘There are loads of interesting foreigners knocking about, touristing.’
‘But we've spent the last couple of months mainly touristing around together.’
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