Wicket (4576 bytes)
1: ...s about the cricket term. For the [[Ewok]], see [[Wicket W. Warrick]].''
4: In the sport of [[cricket]] the word '''wicket''' has several distinct meanings:
6: ==Meanings of wicket==
9: ...Image:cricketstumpsmswd.png|right|thumb|150px|A [[wicket]] consists of three [[stump (cricket)|stumps]], u...
11: ...et. A diagram demonstrating the measurements of a wicket can be found in Appendix A of the [[Laws of crick...

Hit wicket (2455 bytes)
1: ...hit the ball or take off for a run, he is out hit wicket.
3: ...missal after [[caught]], [[bowled]], [[leg before wicket]], [[run out]] and [[Stump (cricket)|stumped]].
5: ...vely uncommon. A batsman may not be given out Hit wicket if the ball is not actually delivered by the [[bo...
9: ...dismissal probably the most famous dismissal 'Hit wicket' before. A link to the broadcast is below.
13: ... Special'' discussing Ian Botham's dismissal 'Hit wicket'.

Wicket-keeper (5413 bytes)
1: ...very. This 'keeper is "standing up" close to the wicket, for a slow [[spin bowling|spin bowler]]]]
2: ...an]] on strike at the [[wicket]]. The role of the wicket-keeper is governed by Law 40 of the [[Laws of cri...
4: ... [[crease (cricket)|crease]] after a delivery. A wicket keeper's position depends on the bowler, for [[fa...
6: ...at the top of the order are known informally as ''wicket-keeper/batsmen''.
8: ...often with Stewart maintaining his place when not wicket-keeping thanks to his batting skill.

Wicket W. Warrick (1759 bytes)
1: '''Wicket Wystri Warrick''' is a [[fictional character]] fr...
3: Wicket is an [[Ewok]], from the [[forest moon of Endor]]...
5: ...Organa. Although initially fearful of each other, Wicket eventually took Leia to his village. It was not l...
9: ...l of the Empire is unknown. Some reports say that Wicket eventually married his longtime friend, Princess ...
11: A more grim theory holds that Wicket and the other Ewoks perished from the [[nuclear f...

Leg before wicket (4349 bytes)
1: ...e is designed to prevent a batsman protecting his wicket against being bowled with his body, rather than h...
3: Despite the word ''leg'' in ''leg before wicket'', the rule applies if the ball hits the batsman ...
10: ...trajectory suggests that it would have missed the wicket had the batsman not been present, then he cannot ...
11: ...he ball must not pitch on the [[leg side]] of the wicket''' : An imaginary line is drawn parallel to the l...
12: ...the ball hits the batsman outside the line of the wicket, and he was attempting to hit it (usually referre...

Adam Parore (278 bytes)
1: ...arore''' (born 23 January [[1971]]) is a former [[wicket-keeper]] for the [[New Zealand cricket team]].
6: [[category:New Zealand wicket-keepers]]

Bye (2244 bytes)
3: ...ing run out by the wicket-keeper. However, if the wicket-keeper fumbles or misses the ball, the batsmen ma...
5: If the wicket-keeper misses the ball and it travels all the way...
11: ...keeper, and are considered negatively against the wicket-keeper's record.
15: ... batsmen may risk running a bye and hope that the wicket-keeper fumbles the ball or throws it inaccurately...

Stump (cricket) (2994 bytes)
2: #part of the [[wicket]],
6: ==Part of the wicket==
8: ...supporting the [[bail (cricket)|bails]] to form a wicket at each end of the [[Cricket pitch|pitch]].
13: ... stump''' is the stump on the [[off side]] of the wicket.
14: ...Middle stump''' is the stump in the middle of the wicket.

Bowled (1937 bytes)
3: ...rt of the batsman before going on to put down the wicket, though it may not touch another player or an ump...
5: ...e informal term is known as ''played on''. If the wicket is put down without the batsman baking any sort o...
9: ... the stumps. The player could be out [[leg before wicket]]. However, if the ball ricochets off the pads on...

Kumar Sangakkara (847 bytes)
1: ... extent that he is now considered the second best wicket keeping batsman in the world. Sangakkara is a pro...
8: [[Category:Sri Lankan wicket-keepers]]

Slip (cricket) (1127 bytes)
1: ...ps (numbered from the slip fielder closest to the wicket-keeper: first slip, second slip, etc.).

Richard Hadlee (1514 bytes)
1: ... an 86-[[Test cricket|Test]] career he took 431 [[wicket]]s (at the time a record) at the excellent averag...
3: ...ble to trap many [[batsman|batsmen]] [[leg before wicket]].
9: {{400 test wickets club}}

Bail (cricket) (2611 bytes)
1: ...[batsman]] is out bowled, stumped, run out or hit wicket.
3: The wicket is considered to be broken if either or both of t...
7: ...his means, for example, that if the ball hits the wicket directly from the [[bowler (cricket)|bowler]]'s d...
9: ...r incident such as a run out attempt requires the wicket to be broken, then the other bail can be removed ...
13: ... case the umpires will adjudge whether or not the wicket is broken.

Off theory (2227 bytes)
3: ...]] in a cordon of catching positions behind the [[wicket]] on the [[off side]]. The aim is to entice the [...
5: ... the ball off the inside edge of the bat into the wicket.
6: ...t pass between the bat and the leg pads on to the wicket.
8: ...attempt to get batsmen out bowled or [[leg before wicket]], off theory led to the rise in importance of [[...

Leslie Ames (2553 bytes)
1: ...et Club]]. He has been described as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time.
3: ...(cricket)|overs]], taking 24 first-class [[wicket|wickets]] with a [[bowling average]] of 33.37.
5: ... of the Year]] in [[1929]]. He holds a number of wicket-keeping and batting records:
9: *the only wicket-keeper to score 100 first-class centuries;
11: *the record 8th wicket partnership for England in Test cricket: 246 with...

Beach cricket (3604 bytes)
3: ... stretch of ground that is reasonably flat, the [[wicket]]s any convenient object of about the right size ...
9: ...le rules of formal cricket (like the [[leg before wicket]] rule) are often ignored.
11: ...person playing at 'keeper, the electric/automatic wicket-keeper rule does not apply; an electric/automatic...

Timed out (1759 bytes)
5: ...ll within 3 minutes of the fall of the previous [[wicket]]. If this requirement is not met, the incoming b...
7: ...he other team. However, if no player comes to the wicket because all players are unable to bat (eg through...

Run out (4065 bytes)
3: ...cket)|popping crease]] and his wicket is fairly [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|put down]] by the opposing s...
9: ... subsequently leaves it to avoid injury, when the wicket is put down.
11: ...owler has entered his delivery stride, before the wicket is put down.
15: ... is true). The bowler does not get credit for the wicket.
19: ...ing crease and walks towards the other end of the wicket so that it will take him less time for him to rea...

Third umpire (2370 bytes)
3: ... two [[crease (cricket)| popping creases]] if the wicket is put down, the batsman is declared out. In most...

Rashid Latif (96 bytes)
4: [[Category:Pakistani wicket-keepers]]

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