wicket
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While the rest have cleaned up, Atkinson has just one wicket in the series at an average of 156.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
They are set to break a record set by Australia in 1888, who averaged just 16 for the fall of their second wicket in that series.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Karvelas was finally out when he edged Porter to give Pepper a fifth catch in the innings and Porter his 600th first-class wicket in figures of 4-44.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
That wicket exposed the tender underbelly of Essex's batting and revived fears of a battle against relegation in the run-in to the Division One season.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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 running between the wickets is jittery and he is rarely placed in an important position in the field.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
It gave Robinson his 100th Test wicket at an average of 19.34 - the first England bowler since Ian Botham to reach 100 wickets at an average below 20.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
That is a total of 56 runs for the first two wickets - an average partnership of 5.6 and 11.2 runs for the fall of the second wicket this series.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Josh Tongue bowled quickly for his 4-42, Ollie Robinson passed 100 Test wickets with his 3-15 and Jofra Archer claimed the remaining three scalps.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
They were waiting for the wickets to open in the morning to buy tickets for the bull-fight.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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