The term wicket is associated with the sport of Cricket. When a batsman is dismissed and sent back to the pavillion it is termed as a wicket. People even call the cricket pitch where the game is played a wicket.
The sport of cricket.
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Rod Marsh was a wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket.
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LBW - meaning 'Leg Before Wicket' is used in Cricket.
Cricket Dumas
In the dark old inn yard a stable wicket creaked
Cricket is a very popular sport that is played in a number of countries. The stump is part of the wicket. Generally speaking, a wicket has two stumps and one bail.
The noun 'wicket' is a word for a physical thing, there is no abstract form for the word. However, the noun 'wicket' has an abstract use as in the informal term 'sticky wicket', a word for a difficult or awkward situation.
Midwicket is a term from the sport of cricket, widely played in England, Australia, India, and Pakistan
maiden wicket or wicket maiden
about 1000 per wicket