wicket

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wick·et | \ ˈwi-kət

Definition of wicket

1 : a small gate or door especially : one forming part of or placed near a larger gate or door

2 : an opening like a window especially : a grilled or grated window through which business is transacted

3a : either of the two sets of three stumps topped by two crosspieces and set 66 feet apart at which the ball is bowled in cricket

b : an area 10 feet wide bounded by these wickets

c : one innings of a batsman specifically : one that is not completed or never begun win by three wickets

4 : an arch or hoop in croquet

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Recent Examples on the Web Cummins was forced to rely on debutant Mitchell Swepson, who aimed at the rough but couldn’t quite conjure a wicket around the legs of Babar, who easily padded away. — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Scenario: Australia's part-time leg-spinner Steve Smith bowls a wrong 'un to England captain Joe Root, who doesn't pick the variation, edges and is caught at silly point to complete a wicket maiden just before the tea interval on Day 5. — John Pye, ajc, 25 Dec. 2021 The inability to tackle thorny challenges is America's stickiest political wicket. — David Faris, The Week, 9 Nov. 2021 Played in Dubai on Sunday night, beamed back home in the early hours of Monday, an unwavering Australia produced a tour de force eight-wicket victory over New Zealand to win the T20 World Cup for the first time in their storied cricket history. — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021 There’s another potential sticky political wicket to consider. — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021 The nine-wicket game continues to be hugely popular. — Southern Living, 17 May 2021 But their hopes of setting an impregnable Steve Waugh side a tough fourth innings chase were undone by part-time spinner Simon Katich, who starred with a career best 6-65 in Australia’s eventual nine-wicket victory. — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 Stoppard was the wicket-keeper, stylish in enormous bright red Slazenger gloves. — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021 See More

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