Sticky Wicket at Blandings was created in 1966-10.
Sticky Wicket was created on 1973-03-04.
Empress of Blandings was created in 1927.
The phrase "sticky wicket" means a difficult situation. The term derives from the game of Cricket, referring to the difficulty of playing on a wet, sticky pitch.
A Pelican at Blandings was created on 1969-09-25.
Sunset at Blandings was created on 1977-11-17.
Galahad at Blandings was created on 1965-01-13.
It is from the game of cricket. The wicket is the playing field. If you have a sticky wicket, it is muddy or soggy, and hard to play on. The term has since come to mean any sort of difficult situation.
The Crime Wave at Blandings was created on 1936-10-17.
Hogan's Heroes - 1965 Sticky Wicket Newkirk - 3.20 was released on: USA: 20 January 1968
Hogan's Heroes - 1965 Sticky Wicket Newkirk 3-20 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
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.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel - was created in 1946.