wicket
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That was a great wicket because he was giving us a bit of verbals back.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Jamie Overton conceded only 15 runs in his four overs, including taking a wicket.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It gave Robinson his 100th Test wicket at an average of 19.34 - the first England bowler since Ian Botham to reach 100 wickets at an average below 20.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
That is a total of 56 runs for the first two wickets - an average partnership of 5.6 and 11.2 runs for the fall of the second wicket this series.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I make for the wicket leading to the shrubbery, and I see Mr. Rochester entering.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The result is Australia's fabled foursome now have 607 wickets in Tests in which they have played as a quartet.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
This season Crane took 34 wickets in the County Championship and demonstrated his improvement with the bat by making his first two first-class hundreds.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sri Lanka lost two wickets without a run on the board and crumbled to 45 all out in less than 10 overs of chaos that included three run-outs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
India's men hammered Sri Lanka by 124 runs after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the semi-finals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
They were waiting for the wickets to open in the morning to buy tickets for the bull-fight.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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