English · Idiom Historical

a good long run of luck

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

An innings in cricket is the time that the eleven or an individual is having1 its turn batting at the wicket.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Luck Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “a good long run of luck” mean?

An innings in cricket is the time that the eleven or an individual is having1 its turn batting at the wicket.

Is “a good long run of luck” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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