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• His best fielder took the big wicket of the opponent team.From the entry fielder
• James showed good sportsmanship in consoling Shankar after his wicket fell.From the entry sportsmanship
• He bowled forty-seven toe crushing yorkers that resulted in the wickets of 6 batsmen.From the entry yorker
• The third wicket went just before lunch.From the entry go
• He is fielding at deep mid wicket.From the entry deep
• Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.From the entry collapse
• Spinners get the most leg before wickets in all forms.From the entry leg before wicket
• Before he closed and opened his eyes, the bails on the wicket behind Johnny Masih were shattered.2012, K. L. Mohana Varma, Cricket-Indo: The Story of an Indo-Pak One-Day Cricket Turf War, page 205. From the entry procession
• The wicket opened and the Klarogo inside demanded: "Who is it and what is your business?"2011, Stetson Kennedy, David Pilgrim, The Klan Unmasked, page 59. From the entry Klarogo
• The striking batter is bowled out when the wicket is broken with the bowler's delivery.2010, Mark Butcher, Paul Abraham, Learn to Play Cricket: Teach Yourself, page A-65. From the entry out
• They just rolled my wicket over and said it was like shelling peas.2010, Leo McKinstry, Geoff Boycott: A Cricketing Hero, page 43. From the entry like shelling peas
• Our part-time Defence Secretary is also on a losing wicket over grim milestones.2008 June 14, Vicki Woods, “They say milestones, but mean tombstones”, in The Daily Telegraph. From the entry on a losing wicket
• I'm sure we're on a losing wicket but we're fighting technology.2007 September 3, Helen Pidd, “Pitt happy, but Ridley Scott grumbles”, in The Guardian. From the entry on a losing wicket
• Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket.1905, The Strand Magazine, page 703. From the entry leg-breaker
• All along the way was the tangle of branches I'd cut this season—just as overtakeless as the wickets of the living.2023, Tiffany Eberle Kriner, In Thought, Word, and Seed: Reckonings from a Midwest Farm, Grand Rapids, M.I.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing…. From the entry overtakeless
• Scotland moved nicely to 45 without loss before I took the first wicket and then it became a procession.2015, Steve Dolman, Edwin Smith: A Life in Derbyshire Cricket, page 36. From the entry procession
• "The wicket didn't play too bad today.2013, Peter Siddle, BBC Sport. From the entry foothole
• As he reached the wicket, Yardley, the England captain, led three cheers (he forgot the 'and one for luck').2013, Simon Hughes, Cricket's Greatest Rivalry. From the entry one for luck
• With his next move he swacked his ball passed the wicket and was on his way to the next one.2010, James D. Heintz, Apple Box Boy: Slices of Life, page 169. From the entry swack
• The Indians have to get early wickets on the morrow and they will have the option of taking the new cherry.2000, Woorkheri Raman, “Indians adopt safety first tactics”, in ESPNcricinfo, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022, retrieved 25 Nov…. From the entry cherry
• She walked across the tow path to the neat green wicket gate and stepped through into the tiny garden.1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 1, in The Subtle Minotaur. From the entry wicket gate
• Law is in the field; the Criminal at the wicket.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry spoon
• Old Smith was awfully bucked because he'd taken four wickets.1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 17, in Mike: A Public School Story. From the entry off one's nut
• Its teams will now install wicket gates closer to the railway, allowing people to make better decisions about whether it is safe to cross.2021 May 19, “Network News: Level crossing closed after latest near miss”, in RAIL, number 931, page 18. From the entry wicket gate
• He used to bowl slow left arm, round the wicket, and he always had his shirt sleeves loose – flapping all over the place.2012, Cecil Johnson, It Just Isn’t Cricket, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry shirt sleeve
• The series was brought to an ironic conclusion when England became hoist by their own petard, as they lost the deciding final Test on a 'beach' of a wicket.2012, Tim Quelch, Bent Arms & Dodgy Wickets. From the entry beach
• Benaud, bowling round the wicket and pitching into the rough of Trueman's footholds, brought such a collapse that in 20 minutes to tea England virtually lost the game.2011, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes: The Authoritative Story of Cricket's Greatest Rivalry. From the entry round the wicket
• But then he came around the wicket again, I slashed at one, and Strauss, at full stretch diving to his left at second slip, took an absolute screamer.2010, Adam Gilchrist, True Colours. From the entry screamer
• Bradman countered a ‘gluepot’ pitch by opening with his tailenders and went to the wicket at 2.50pm the following day when Australia were 97 for 5.2010, Bill Frindall, Australia v England 1936-37 (3rd Test): The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, 1877-1977, page 259. From the entry gluepot
• I smashed my way to 70-odd in about half a dozen overs and when I got served a short one I hoicked it away high over mid wicket.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 69. From the entry hoick
• The Gamemistress, Helen Harrison, coached the girls on to win the sticky wicket championship over the Fleur de Lys, due to superb fouls executed by Jane and Joyce.1960, The Blue and Gold, volume 87, Berkeley, Calif.: University of California, Berkeley, →OCLC, page 327. From the entry gamemistress
• The Authentic, getting in front of his wicket, to pull one of the simplest long-hops ever seen on a cricket field, missed it, and was l.b.w.1919, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 13, in Mike. From the entry lbw

Meaning of wicket

1. noun A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
2. noun A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating.
3. noun A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller.

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Questions about wicket in a sentence

How do you use wicket in a sentence?

Wicket is used as a noun. For example: “The umpire placed the wickets 10 minutes before the match started.”

What is a short sentence with wicket?

“He kept the wicket.”

What does wicket mean?

Wicket means a small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.