Atherton

[ ath-er-tuhn ]

noun

1. Gertrude (Franklin) Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.

Atherton

/ ˈæθətən /

noun

1. AthertonMike1968MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton . born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)

Example Sentences

Elizabeth Atherton, an opera singer, said she had “no confidence” that the Welsh or UK governments were taking the matter seriously enough and said morale within the sector was "at an all-time low".

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Former England captain Michael Atherton pulled no punches with his assessment of the pitch used for the match.

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"It's a shocking Test-match pitch," Atherton said on Sky Sports.

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Atherton, though, expects the groundstaff in Multan to serve up another featherbed.

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Was Brook required to show the batsmanship of Gooch against West Indies at Headingley in 1991, Michael Atherton against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1995, or Kevin Pietersen’s dismantling of India in Mumbai in 2012?

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