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Aspect of the game of cricket
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. The
Wicket
Fielding position in cricket
In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop deliveries that pass the batsman, and take
Wicket-keeper
Team sport played with a bat and ball
field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three
Cricket
A double wicket maiden if two wickets are taken, and so on. Wicket-to-wicket (or stump-to-stump) an imaginary line connecting the two wickets, also a style
Glossary_of_cricket_terms
Cricket phrase
Sticky wicket (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance. It originated as a term for difficult circumstances
Sticky_wicket
2026 Indian television series
LBW: Love Beyond Wicket is an Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age sports drama television series written by Aruna Rakhee, directed by Ganesh Karthikeyan
LBW:_Love_Beyond_Wicket
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up wicket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wicket has several meanings in the game of cricket. Wicket may also refer to: Wicket W. Warrick, in
Wicket_(disambiguation)
Term in cricket
ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either a single innings or across both innings of a two-innings match. The phrase ten wickets in
Ten-wicket_haul
Indian cricketer (born 1993)
Indian fast bowlers, he was the fastest to 200 Test wickets and the second fastest to 100 ODI wickets. He was a crucial member of the Indian team that won
Jasprit_Bumrah
Fictional species in the Star Wars universe
more prominent characters (Wicket, Paploo, Teebo, Logray and Chirpa) are shown, while the others are just listed as Ewoks. Wicket W. Warrick and another Ewok
Ewok
Pedestrian door or gate
A wicket gate, or simply a wicket, is a pedestrian door or gate, particularly one built into a larger door or into a wall or fence. Wickets are typically
Wicket_gate
Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket. First accomplished in 1964 by Englishman Fred
List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket
List_of_bowlers_who_have_taken_300_or_more_wickets_in_Test_cricket
18th-century American form of cricket
Wicket or wicket ball was a historical American form of cricket played until the late 19th century. Wicket came to America from England most likely during
Wicket_(sport)
Cricket terminology
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings, commonly abbreviated
Five-wicket_haul
Single wicket cricket is a form of cricket played between two individuals, who take turns to bat and bowl against each other. The one bowling is assisted
Single_wicket_cricket
Web application framework
Apache Wicket, commonly referred to as Wicket, is a component-based web application framework for the Java programming language conceptually similar to
Apache_Wicket
Type of dam
A wicket dam, Chanoine wicket movable dam, or barrage à hausse mobile is a movable barrier across the width of a river that is used to hold up water and
Wicket_dam
Method of dismissal in cricket
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
Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets. Within a year, the equivalent batting
List_of_Test_cricket_records
Muralitharan is the highest ODI wicket-taker with a total of 534 wickets. The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Kumar Sangakkara
List of One Day International cricket records
List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_records
English former cricketer and commentator (born 1986)
produced figures of 7/72 in a match haul of 11 wickets against the West Indies. He is England's second-highest wicket taker in Test cricket. In December 2021
Stuart_Broad
Australian cricketer (1969–2022)
the IPL. He made 145 Test appearances, taking 708 wickets, and set the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in Test cricket, a record he held
Shane_Warne
Indian cricketer (born 1988)
teams that won the 2013 and 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, becoming leading wicket-taker and player of the final in the former and hitting the winning boundary
Ravindra_Jadeja
Cricket terminology
bowler). A wicket maiden is a maiden over in which a wicket is also taken. Similarly, double and triple wicket maidens are when two and three wickets are taken
Over_(cricket)
the highest fifth-wicket partnership with Sid Barnes with 405 runs, set during the 1946–47 Ashes series, the oldest of the wicket partnerships records
List of Australia Test cricket records
List_of_Australia_Test_cricket_records
Cricket rule
Leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batter can be dismissed in the sport of cricket. Following an appeal by the fielding side, the umpire
Leg_before_wicket
English actor (born 1970)
several characters in the Star Wars film series (1983–2024), most notably Wicket the Ewok; and Professor Filius Flitwick and the goblin Griphook in the Harry
Warwick_Davis
Collecting the ball to force dismissal
or two to the leg side. Wicket-keeper Long stop, who stands behind the wicket-keeper towards the boundary (usually when a wicket-keeper is believed to be
Fielding_(cricket)
out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.[citation needed] Batting notation
List of Twenty20 International records
List_of_Twenty20_International_records
British animated Show
Gobb (Matilda Ziegler), the Reliant Regal's mysterious driver, Mrs. Julia Wicket (Sally Grace) and her cat Scrapper. In February 2001, the series was officially
Mr._Bean:_The_Animated_Series
Trinidadian cricketer (born 1997)
Jangoo (born 14 July 1997) is a Trinidadian cricket left-handed batter and wicket-keeper who plays for the West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as
Amir_Jangoo
English cricketer (born 1982)
sport, he holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket (704) and third most wickets in international cricket (991). Anderson
James_Anderson_(cricketer)
Large leather gloves worn by cricket players
Wicket-keeper's gloves are large gloves used in cricket and worn by the wicket-keeper of the fielding team, which protect the hands of the wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper's_gloves
One of the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket
stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. Stumping or being stumped is a method of dismissing a batsman. The umpire
Stump_(cricket)
Sri Lankan cricketer
his country. Herath, a slow left arm spin bowler, has taken most Test wickets by a southpaw and was a member of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014
Rangana_Herath
Cricket terminology
hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially
Batting_(cricket)
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1987)
Cricket. As of 2025, he is the all-time highest ICC Men's T20 World Cup wicket taker. Shakib Al Hasan made his Test debut in 2007 against India. His breakthrough
Shakib_Al_Hasan
This is a chronological list of India Test wicket-keepers. This list only includes players who have played as the designated keeper for a match. On occasions
List of India Test wicket-keepers
List_of_India_Test_wicket-keepers
Term in sport of cricket
refer to two bowlers delivering alternate overs from opposite ends of the wicket. Strong batting cohesion in partnerships is widely regarded as an important
Partnership_(cricket)
Barbadian cricketer (born 1988)
Indies bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test since 2005. Roach has since picked up over 300 wickets in Tests and over 100 ODI wickets for the Windies. He has
Kemar_Roach
Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record for the most wickets taken (231). Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni are the most successful captains
List of Indian Premier League records and statistics
List_of_Indian_Premier_League_records_and_statistics
total of 188 Test matches and took 704 wickets, both records for England. He has also picked up five wickets in an innings on 32 occasions, which is
List of England Test cricket records
List_of_England_Test_cricket_records
inaugural ICC World Test Championship, beating India in the final by 8 wickets. They are ranked number two in Tests, number one in ODIs and number four
List of New Zealand Test cricket records
List_of_New_Zealand_Test_cricket_records
English cricketer (born 1990)
record for highest fourth-wicket stand (and fourth highest overall) in Tests (454), and with James Anderson the highest tenth-wicket partnership (198). He
Joe_Root
English cricketer (1949–2019)
England's fourth-highest wicket-taker, behind James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ian Botham. Willis took 899 first-class wickets overall, although from 1975
Bob_Willis
taken a wicket with the first ball they bowled in one of the three formats of international cricket. In Test cricket, 25 bowlers have taken a wicket with
List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket
List_of_bowlers_who_have_taken_a_wicket_with_their_first_ball_in_a_format_of_international_cricket
batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall. The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes
List of India Test cricket records
List_of_India_Test_cricket_records
English cricketer (born 1993)
following season, she was Lancashire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 9 wickets at an average of 24.33. Her performances led to
Alex_Hartley_(cricketer)
stumpings taken as a wicket-keeper at the World Cup with 54 and 13, respectively. The World Cup record for most catches as a wicket-keeper is held by Australian
Cricket_World_Cup_records
New Zealand cricketer (born 1988)
hard-hitting lower order batsman. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets, he was one of the country's youngest cricketers, debuting at the age of
Tim_Southee
Runs Per Wicket Ratio (RpW ratio, also called the Quotient) is a method of ranking teams in league tables in cricket who are equal on other criteria, including
Runs_Per_Wicket_Ratio
a chronological list of England Test wicket-keepers. The list comprises players who were the designated wicket-keeper at the toss, so the number of matches
List of England Test wicket-keepers
List_of_England_Test_wicket-keepers
Australian cricketer (born 1993)
became the youngest Australian test cricketer since 1953 and took six wickets during the second innings of his debut test match. His struggles with injuries
Pat_Cummins
Rules of the sport of cricket
behind the Wicket allowed. Points that differ from the modern Laws (use of italics is to highlight the differences only): (a) the wickets shall be pitched
Laws_of_Cricket
Term in cricket
propelling the ball towards the wicket defended by a batter. Second, it is a method of dismissing a batter, by hitting the wicket with a ball delivered by the
Bowled
Cricket terminology
batsman being out, the batting side losing a wicket, and the fielding side (and often the bowler) taking a wicket. The ball becomes dead (meaning that no further
Dismissal_(cricket)
Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in One Day International (ODI) cricket. As of July 2023,[update]
List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in One Day International cricket
List_of_bowlers_who_have_taken_300_or_more_wickets_in_One_Day_International_cricket
English cricketer (born 1990)
top-scoring for England at the tournament. Buttler plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman. He is often regarded as England's greatest white-ball player
Jos_Buttler
English cricketer (born 1955)
world record for the most Test wickets until overtaken by Sir Richard Hadlee. He took 27 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls. In 1980, he became the
Ian_Botham
Indian cricketer (born 1994)
to take 100 wickets in ODI cricket, in his 58th innings. He helped his national team to win the 2018 Asia Cup as he took the most wickets during the tournament
Kuldeep_Yadav
English cricketer (born 2000)
Steven, played cricket for Staffordshire and Warwickshire. She took five wickets on her debut for the Portsmouth Grammar School boys’ first XI in 2017,
Charlie_Dean
known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall. India have won an ODI match by a margin of 10 wickets on 10 occasions
List of India One Day International cricket records
List_of_India_One_Day_International_cricket_records
Inaugural men's Cricket World Cup tournament
333 runs, whilst Australian bowler Gary Gilmour was the top wicket-taker with 11 wickets despite only playing in the final two matches. The first multilateral
1975_Cricket_World_Cup
Gunn (85) for the first wicket, 148 with Bob Wyatt (58) for the second wicket, and 249 with Leslie Ames (149) for the fourth wicket, on the way to an England
List of Test cricket triple centuries
List_of_Test_cricket_triple_centuries
English cricketer
Middlesex on 1 June 2005, playing against Cambridge UCCE at Fenner's. He took 1 wicket for 16 runs (1/16) and 1/37 and did not bat. He became Middlesex's youngest
Steven_Finn
Indian cricketer
fast-medium bowler known for his ability to "move the ball both ways off the wicket and swing the old ball at some pace", he was known for reverse swing with
Zaheer_Khan
Indian cricketer
as the tournament's leading wicket taker in the ICC World Cup 2023, besides being the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in the 48 years history of Cricket
Mohammed_Shami
21st episode of the 1st season of M*A*S*H
"Sticky Wicket" is the 21st episode of the first season of the TV series M*A*S*H. written by Richard Baer with the teleplay written by Laurence Marks and
Sticky_Wicket
Indian cricketer (born 1996)
home series against England and took 4 wickets in the match, breaking a 24-year-old Indian record for most wickets on ODI debut. He made his Test debut
Prasidh_Krishna
Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1972)
bowler to take 800 Test wickets and more than 530 One Day International (ODI) wickets. As of 2026[update], he has taken more wickets in international cricket
Muttiah_Muralitharan
Australian cricketer
cricketer. Between 1984 and 1996 he played 71 Tests for Australia, taking 291 wickets. Following the end of his playing career, he was the bowling coach for
Craig_McDermott
Indian cricketer and politician (born 1980)
18 wickets at an average of 22.50, ranking outside the top 20 in wicket taking. He took a total of 5/131 as North lost to East Zone by five wickets. Harbhajan
Harbhajan_Singh
Trinidadian cricketer (born 1988)
Indies team that won the 2012 T20 World Cup, where he took the winning wicket of Lasith Malinga in the final. In November 2023, he announced his retirement
Sunil_Narine
and season and career records (such as most runs or wickets in a season, and most runs or wickets in a career) are included. Officially, there was no
List of first-class cricket records
List_of_first-class_cricket_records
Indian cricketer (born 1970)
greatest bowlers in cricket history, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and was the third-highest wicket taker of all time at the time of his retirement
Anil_Kumble
Cricket stadium in Chandigarh, India
291/4 on 8 Oct 2007. Most wickets – Kapil Dev (India) – 4 wickets in three matches, T Sekhar- 3 wickets and V Raju- 3 wickets Best bowling in an innings
Sector_16_Stadium
Former Indian cricketer (born 1982)
international cricket in 2022, taking 255 wickets, and holds the record for taking the most number of wickets in Women's One Day International cricket
Jhulan_Goswami
Seattle-based cricket franchise
table by recording a 5-wicket win over the Washington Freedom, a 35-run win over the San Francisco Unicorns, and an 8-wicket win over the Texas Super
Seattle_Orcas
West Indian cricketer
most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He took 309 Test wickets, only the second player (after Fred Trueman) to pass 300, the first spinner
Lance_Gibbs
American-Canadian animated cartoon series based on Star Wars
by itself, as The All-New Ewoks. The series centers on the adventures of Wicket W. Warrick and his friends on the forest moon of Endor before the events
Star_Wars:_Ewoks
Indian cricketer (born 1990)
Championship. Chahal was the second player, and first Indian, to take a 6 wicket haul in T20I history. He was the first concussion substitute to be named
Yuzvendra_Chahal
batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall. The greatest winning margin by
List of Ireland Twenty20 International cricket records
List_of_Ireland_Twenty20_International_cricket_records
Pakistani former international cricketer (born 1966)
for most wickets in List A cricket, with 881, and is second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets, with 502
Wasim_Akram
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded
List of Women's Premier League (cricket) five-wicket hauls
List_of_Women's_Premier_League_(cricket)_five-wicket_hauls
English cricketer
international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game as a wicket-keeper-batter. He plays domestically for Surrey. Smith's parents, Lawrence
Jamie_Smith_(cricketer)
Indian cricketer (born 1991)
CLRI and St. Patrick's School in Chennai. He initially played cricket as a wicket-keeper but quit the sport to focus on academics. He obtained a bachelor's
Varun_Chakravarthy
Indian cricketer (born 1990)
series which followed, where he took a wicket on his first ball. He is the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket, ODIs and T20Is
Bhuvneshwar_Kumar
Jamaican cricketer (born 1962)
took 519 and 227 wickets respectively. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after
Courtney_Walsh
New Zealand cricketer (born 1992)
Latham (born 2 April 1992) is a New Zealand cricket left-handed batter and wicket-keeper who has represented the national team since 2012. As of June 2026[update]
Tom_Latham_(cricketer)
New Zealand cricketer (born 1951)
leg before wicket. He broke the Test-wicket taking record with his 374th wicket on 12 November 1988 in Bangalore, India. His 400th Test wicket was claimed
Richard_Hadlee
South African cricketer (born 1977)
ratings and was the third South African cricketer to take 300 Test cricket wickets, after Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald. In December 2017, his son Thando
Makhaya_Ntini
English cricketer (born 1991)
same Test, he and Jonny Bairstow set the world record for highest sixth-wicket stand in Tests, at 399. In February 2023, he set a new record for the total
Ben_Stokes
South African cricketer (born 1995)
rankings aged 22. In July 2018, he became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests. In July 2016, Rabada became the first cricketer to win six awards
Kagiso_Rabada
Indian former cricket team captain (born 1959)
only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more than 5,000 runs in Test cricket. Dev captained the
Kapil_Dev
This is a chronological list of Sri Lankan wicket-keepers, that is, Test cricketers who p kept wicket in a match for Sri Lanka. Figures do not include
List of Sri Lanka Test wicket-keepers
List_of_Sri_Lanka_Test_wicket-keepers
New Zealand cricketer (1932–2026)
Wellington from 1951–52 to 1964–65 he took 330 wickets at an average of 15.16. In his best season, he took 46 wickets in the five matches of 1956–57 at an average
Bob_Blair_(cricketer)
Indian cricketer (born 1993)
starting bowling aged 16, with a tennis ball. In his first match, he took 9 wickets for his uncle's team in the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Siraj made his
Mohammed_Siraj
Indian cricketer (born 1981)
who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains, he represented
MS_Dhoni
Boards at Lord's Cricket Ground in London
cricket players who have scored a century, taken 5 wickets in a single innings, or taken 10 wickets in a match in either a Test match or limited-overs
Lord's_honours_boards
Test cricket series between Australia and England
bat. Stuart Broad (Eng) took his 100th wicket in The Ashes in the first innings of the match, and his 450th wicket in Test cricket in the second innings
2019_Ashes_series
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Goddess Parvati
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Indian, Sanskrit
Patient; Tolerant; Intelligent; Wise
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German : variant of Vogler.English : variant of Fowler.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Raising of Sun; End of Darkness; Peaceful; Dawn
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Anglo, Australian
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English : variant of Golden.
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Serious
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Mother of Tongue-Stein.
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Pet form of Romanian Cristian, CRISTI means "Christian."
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Flourishing; Blooming
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n.
A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
n.
A private path or road; also, the wicket or hatch of a door.
v. i.
To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.
n.
A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.
n.
To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket.
n.
A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.
n.
One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
n.
To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; -- sometimes with out.
n.
A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.
n.
The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.
n.
A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers Plowman.
n.
A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc.
superl.
On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
n.
The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
n.
One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails.
n.
The ground on which the wickets are set.
n.
The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
n.
In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made by a player, which enables him to score one; in cricket, a passing from one wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a player made three runs; the side went out with two hundred runs.
n.
A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a water wheel is regulated.
n.
A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top.