wicket

Over the past three seasons of the English County Championship, no cricketer has taken more wickets than Essex off spinner Simon Harmer.

It looked into a garden, whence a wicket-gate opened into a small paddock; all beyond was fine meadow-land and wood.

Those whose hoops had been knocked down assembled on one side, close to the side wicket.

The gate itself, closed by enormous locks, had a wicket through which to examine those who asked admittance.

The conversation generally turned upon his old “missus,” who was buried under a yew tree, near the wicket gate.

The Disagreeable Woman's house is at the end of the row, and across the road is a wicket-gate leading—Where did it lead?