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wicket

[wik-it] / ˈwɪk ɪt /
NOUN
hoop
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But, when England needed inspiration to take the last wicket, they were found wanting.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

After Tom Banton made 50 and his opening partner Ben Duckett a stodgy 29, Brook added 159 for the third wicket with Joe Root.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Premier paceman Kagiso Rabada finished with 4-77 while Marco Jansen, whose 5-33 on day four put South Africa in the ascendancy, took the final wicket as Australia were dismissed for 295.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Pacers' bowling averages have dropped from 19.2 runs per wicket to 18.3 too.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The great gates were closed and locked; but a wicket in one of them was only latched.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

His expected wickets return of 29.6 suggests he bowled better than those figures suggest, but he has only returned a higher mark on that metric once in his past 20 series.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Rabada's first spell of five overs returned three wickets for 14 runs as he targeted the stumps with pace and found seam movement.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Batters carelessly gifting wickets to Australia... we have been here before.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He took 50 wickets and was named their Championship player of the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

If we couldn’t afford a proper cricket ball, we made one out of an old sock stuffed with rubbish; and we drew wickets on the wall in chalk.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai


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