wicket

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She beamed when the first wicket came - New Zealand batter Georgia Plimmer done in the air by some canny flight and picking out mid-off.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

When I took the first wicket everyone was clapping and some of the guys said they'd like to see the 'Monty celebration'.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That position when strengthened when Luis Reece was seventh out, leg before wicket to Mitch Stanley for 10 with 47 runs still needed for victory.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The right-arm medium pacer had figures of 5-2 at that point and also took a wicket with the first ball of his third over to make it six wickets in eight balls.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Both he and I had our backs towards the path leading up the field to the wicket.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë