If by wickets, you mean the stumps, then the stumps (including the bails on top) are 28.5 inches. However if you mean the wicket, being the pitch, then it is 20 metres between the stumps. 1.2m in front of the stumps is the batsman's crease. The distance between the two batsman's creases will be 17.6m.
wicket
Cricket from central wicket? lol
Yes, it is out hitting the wicket after scoring a six in cricket because the batsman hit the wicket.
about 1000 per wicket
The extended period at the wicket by two batsmen in cricket is called a stand.
cricket, wicket
Some words that rhyme with "wicket" include "ticket," "thicket," and "cricket."
The top of the stump should be 28 in/71.1cm above the playing surface according to the laws of cricket. (Rajaram S from www.srajaram.com)
Moin Khan was the wicket-keeper of Pakistan in the 1999 ODI Cricket World Cup.
Leg Before Wicket
LBW - meaning 'Leg Before Wicket' is used in Cricket.
That wasn't cricket! The cricket tells the temperature. There was quite a sticky wicket in that last game of cricket.