wicket
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Following an appeal to the umpire, the wicket was given.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He sent down nine reasonably economic overs but failed to pick up a wicket in his 0-38 as Andersson's ton got the Falcons to 256-9.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
They pushed on deep into the innings, with England not losing a wicket in the first 20 overs for the first time since their victorious 2019 World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Smriti Mandhana reached another classy half-century and remains unbeaten on 69 after adding 88 for the first wicket with Shafali Verma, who fell to Sophie Ecclestone for 33.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I make for the wicket leading to the shrubbery, and I see Mr. Rochester entering.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
An entertaining left-handed batter and bowler of seam and spin, Sobers played 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Craig Overton won an entertaining contest against twin brother Jamie as Trent Rockets edged a thriller by four wickets against London Spirit in the men's Hundred.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Hawks needed 31 to win from the final 20 balls with five wickets in hand but that became 15 to win from the final six balls with just two wickets remaining.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
If we couldn’t afford a proper cricket ball, we made one out of an old sock stuffed with rubbish; and we drew wickets on the wall in chalk.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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