take a wicket

take a wicket
to get a batsman out

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  • take a wicket — Cricket (of a bowler or a fielding side) dismiss a batsman …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wicket-keeper — The wicket keeper in cricket is the fielding player who stands behind the batsman on strike at the wicket. The role of the wicket keeper is governed by Law 40 of the Laws of cricket, and is similar to that of the catcher in baseball.The wicket… …   Wikipedia

  • take guard — verb (For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard. Syn: take block …   Wiktionary

  • Leg before wicket — Ray Lindwall traps Peter May leg before wicket in the First Test of the 1954–55 Ashes series. In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a… …   Wikipedia

  • Hit wicket — is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is governed by Law 35 of the Laws of cricket. The striker is out Hit wicket if, after the bowler has entered his delivery stride and while the ball is in play, his wicket… …   Wikipedia

  • Sticky wicket — (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance, particularly in cricket. OriginsThe phrase comes from the game of cricket, where it describes a cricket pitch that is in the process of drying after being… …   Wikipedia

  • single-wicket — singˈle wicket adjective Denoting a form of cricket in which individual players take it in turns to bat for a limited number of overs • • • Main Entry: ↑single …   Useful english dictionary

  • To take the stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • I'll take my hat off to you — In 1884 Richard Barlow, playing for the North of England versus the Australians, faced the famous demon bowler Fred Spofforth who predicted the opposition would be out for 60 runs. Barlow scored a century, took 10 Australian wickets and was… …   Wikipedia

  • Durham County Cricket Club in 2005 — Durham Dynamos Ground Riverside, Chester le Street Website Captain Michael Hussey Squad Other overseas players …   Wikipedia

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