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A wicket. In the sport of cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: . It is either of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at each end of the pitch. [1] The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batter out.
A wicket gate is also used for a stand-alone gate that provides convenient secondary access, for example to the rear of a walled park or garden. The cricket term "wicket" comes from this usage. [7] "The Wicket Gate" is an important feature in John Bunyan's 17th-century Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. As the first stage of the journey ...
Wicket or wicket ball was a historical American form of cricket played until the late 19th century. [2] [3] [4] History. Wicket came to America from England most ...
A wicket consists of three stumps that are placed into the ground and topped with two bails. The protected area or danger area is the central portion of the pitch – a rectangle running down the middle of the pitch, two feet wide, and beginning five feet from each popping crease .
A wicket consists of three stumps that are inserted into the ground, and topped with two bails. The stumps are three vertical posts which support two bails. [1] The stumps and bails are usually made of wood, most commonly ash, [2] and together form a wicket at each end of the pitch. The overall width of each wicket is 9 inches (22.9 cm).
Sticky wicket (or sticky dog, or glue pot) [1] is a metaphor [2] used to describe a difficult circumstance. It originated as a term for difficult circumstances in the sport of cricket , caused by a damp and soft wicket .
Single wicket cricket is a form of cricket played between two individuals, who take turns to bat and bowl against each other. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The one bowling is assisted by a team of fielders, who remain as fielders at the change of innings.
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