wickets
Batsman's defended posts
Wickets is the plural of wicket, a cricket term with several related meanings.
A wicket is the set of three wooden stumps with bails on top that the batsman defends.
It also refers to the dismissal of a batsman: The bowler took three wickets in the first over.
The pitch between the two sets of stumps is also called the wicket.
In croquet, a wicket is a wire hoop through which balls are hit.
A wicket can also be a small gate or grilled window, as at a ticket booth.
bails
Wicket's top pieces
batting · innings · overs · fielding · umpire · boundary · runout · catch · maiden · century
bowling
Pin-toppling pastime
- fieldingHandling balls in play
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- powerplayAsserting dominance strategically
legside · offside · spin · swing · pace · yorker · maiden · sledging · declarations · nightwatchman
hoops
Circular bands or rims
stakes · course · garden · backyard · grass · summer · picnic · leisure · family · casual
- scoringgoal, points, score, goals, runs
- sports equipmentbasketball, baseball bat, volleyball, hockey stick, shoulder pads
- cricketbatsman, bowler, bat, ball, innings
- croquetmallet, mallets, hoop, hoops, ball
- West Indies Cricketregional teams
wicketsruns
Moves fast on foot
centuries · boundaries · sixes · fours · partnerships
- sticky wicketProblematic or awkward circumstance
- wicket keeperGloved cricket defensive specialist
- wicket gateSmall door in larger one