War of the Roses

English

Proper noun

War of the Roses

1. Alternative form of Wars of the Roses
2. The rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially in cricket.
   • 1959, The Listener:

     This story is about the War of the Roses cricket match between Lancashire and Yorkshire.

   • 2011 December 1, Nasser Hashmi, Season of Sid, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 2:

     'War of the Roses', ' he shouted . 'Come on lads, War of the Roses...' Okay, it weren't exactly Manchester United v Leeds but we were still crossing the Pennines and that were enough for Lino to adapt his enemy position.

   • 2021 April 15, Lawrence Booth, The Shorter Wisden 2021: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2021, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     At the beginning of the pandemic, when it was difficult to absorb the shock of everything, I didn't care whether Essex would retain their title, and I didn't dwell on who might triumph in the War of the Roses at Scarborough.