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hit wicket

hit wicket phrase: describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball. A very rare event.

Phrase

hit wicket

  1. Describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball. A very rare event.
    • He was hitwicketed on the third ball of the over.

Questions about hit wicket

What does hit wicket mean?
Hit wicket means describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball. A very rare event.
What part of speech is hit wicket?
Hit wicket is a phrase.

Words near hit wicket in the dictionary

  1. hit two targets with one arrow
  2. hit up
  3. hit up against
  4. hit upon
  5. hit ups
  6. hit wicket
  7. hit with
  8. hit with the stupid stick
  9. hit-a-pin bagatelle
  10. hit-and-miss
  11. hit-and-run

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