wicket

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While New Zealand were gifted the wicket of Duckett via Gay's poor call and Smith's direct hit, the rest came through the relentlessness of the tourists' four seamers.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Baker's first wicket, Rachin Ravindra edging to gully, came in his seventh over.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Sonny Baker, one of the trio of new caps, picked up 2-63 and Jofra Archer was unlucky to claim only one wicket - he bowled a rapid and exhilarating spell late in the day.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The figures of Archer's eight-over spell - no wicket for 22 runs - do not begin to tell the story of the drama.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The vehicle had stopped at the wicket; the driver opened the door: first one well-known form, then another, stepped out.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë