wicket
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Following an appeal to the umpire, the wicket was given.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
An amateur cricket match has made global headlines after a fielder was accused of cheating by clicking his fingers to get a wicket.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Greaves had pushed the ball wide to the left-hander from over the wicket before he tailed a delivery back into Masood who played down the wrong line and inside edged on to his stumps.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Smriti Mandhana and captain Meg Lanning put on 33 for the opening wicket, before the former was trapped lbw by Kapp for 17.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
Australia rallied with three quick wickets with the new ball after tea, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Hasan Mahmud put on an unbeaten 43 before stumps to keep Bangladesh on top.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dewald Brevis and Liam Livingstone shared a 103-run partnership as London Spirit beat Birmingham Phoenix by seven wickets at Lord's.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Lawrence, who bowls right-arm off-spin, has taken nine wickets from 178.2 overs in the County Championship this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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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