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wicket

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
in cricket, a set of three vertical sticks with two small pieces of wood balanced across the top of them, at which the ball is aimed. There are two wickets on a cricket field.
2
in cricket, the length of ground between two sets of wickets
3
in cricket, a turn that a player has to hit the ball:

Examples:

wicket falls Five wickets have fallen since tea time (= five players have been caused to finish their turn).
take a wicket As a fast bowler, he took many wickets (= caused many players to finish their turns).
4
In cricket, if a player bowls (= throws the ball) around the wicket, they run up so that the arm they use is on the side of the body further away from the wicket:

Examples:

He is especially dangerous when he bowls around the wicket at left-handers.
Lara was hit on the body by a bouncer bowled from round the wicket.
5
In cricket, if a player bowls (= throws the ball) over the wicket, they run up so that the arm they use is on the side of the body nearer to the wicket:

Examples:

He usually bowls his left-arm spin from over the wicket.
My plan was to bowl over the wicket and slant the ball across the batter's body.

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