How to Use wicket in a Sentence

wicket

noun

• Stokes hit the ball and ran the length of the wicket, good for one run.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 15 July 2019
• This one bounced through the wickets for a change on a 35-yard field goal from Joseph Bulovas.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 14 Oct. 2019
• With 575 wickets and counting, he can be considered one of the all-time greats.
  — SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• Using a fire hydrant as a makeshift wicket, Nair took his first swing.
  — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
• The bowler’s goal is to take a wicket, which is being defended by a batsman, by knocking the bail off the stumps.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Aug. 2019
• The pair put on 76 runs, the third highest final wicket stand in the history of first-class cricket.
  — Sarah Holt, CNN, 25 Aug. 2019
• Ondrej Palat broke in alone on Rask (31 saves through three periods) and tried to go five-hole, but the keeper slammed the wickets.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• Stoppard was the wicket-keeper, stylish in enormous bright red Slazenger gloves.
  — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021
• Australia and England also hail as hot spots for the sport stocked with equipment called wickets, stumps and bails.
  — Mary Shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 July 2017
• Military walked onto the field of play at the Oval in south London to form a guard of honor, through which the teams walked and lined up either side of the wicket.
  — Steve Douglas, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022
• Shoot hoops Three teams can aim for the wicket with mallets handmade by Amish artisans.
  — Martha Stewart, star-telegram, 22 June 2017
• James Anderson has the most wickets ever taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket.
  — SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• The definition of health insurance proved to be a sticky wicket.
  — Carl Cannon, Orange County Register, 2 Apr. 2017
• Playing in Afghanistan’s adopted home — India — will pose a stern challenge to the Ireland batsmen, with the wickets likely to suit the Afghan spinners.
  — Rizwan Ali, The Seattle Times, 19 Feb. 2019
• After an innings of runs and sixes, the excitement shifted to an innings of wickets when the Knight Riders were up to bat.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
• The wicket is smooth concrete, poured in secret at night years ago by construction workers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
• Australia might need a second spinner on what looms as a dry SCG wicket but their reserves are threadbare.
  — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• Cummins was forced to rely on debutant Mitchell Swepson, who aimed at the rough but couldn’t quite conjure a wicket around the legs of Babar, who easily padded away.
  — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• And why an arch, which suggests the pioneers somehow passed through a giant croquet wicket?
  — Philip Kennicott, kansascity, 3 July 2018
• This six-person set comes with hardwood mallets, colored balls, wickets, stakes, and a zippered carrying bag for games on the go.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 30 May 2023
• The team leader must also weather Pakistani fans, who at the drop of a catch or fall of a wicket can shower love or dump torrential scorn with equal gusto.
  — The Economist, 22 June 2019
• The fielders try to get the batsmen out by hitting the wooden wicket or catching an errant shot (among other methods of dismissal).
  — The Economist, 14 June 2019
• After the bees were cleared, South Africa ended up taking home a nine-wicket victory in the largely one-sided contest.
  — Michelle Lou, CNN, 28 June 2019
• An over-reliance on this sort of player has made the English team susceptible to losing large numbers of wickets in clusters.
  — M.j., The Economist, 31 July 2019
• At the time, the press were very critical of Giles for his lack of wickets, however the England squad and management core saw him as invaluable to their cause as the Australians struggled to score runs against him.
  — SI.com, 11 July 2018
• While the celebrations went on, the Sydney runners quickly dashed between the wickets for another run.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2018
• DeBrusk, holding his net-front position, jammed a second-chance try through Holtby’s wickets.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• Ivacic continued his excellent work between the wickets, recording another save in tight quarters in the 80th minute.
  — oregonlive, 14 May 2023
• Although the British import struck out against baseball on these shores sometime in the 19th century, readers here have shown themselves willing to tolerate wickets and stumps if the writing is good enough.
  — Ron Charles, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2017
• George Washington was recorded playing wicket—a rival game—at Valley Forge.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 22 Sep 2024