plural of wicket

A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. / A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating.

(cricket) Describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball.

(cricket) a maiden over in which a bowler gets a batsman out

(cricket, intransitive) To act as wicket-keeper.

(cricket) A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably. / A difficult or unpredictable situation.

(cricket) To get a batsman out.

(cricket) bowling the ball from the side of the wicket that puts the bowler's bowling hand closer to the wicket

(cricket) Bowling the ball from the side of the wicket that puts the bowler's bowling hand farther from the wicket

(cricket) The side's total score when a particular batsman was out.