"nervous nineties" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-nervous nineties.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} nervous nineties pl (plural only)
  1. (cricket) The set of individual scores between 90 and 99, when a batsman may play badly due to feeling pressure to convert the score into a century. Wikipedia link: nervous nineties Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-nervous_nineties-en-noun-89WuK7hN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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