wicket

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Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green withstood Bell's spell in helpful bowling conditions to add 57 for the fourth wicket, as the former finished unbeaten on 42 with support from Izzy Gaze's 22 not out.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

While Gay generally has a good record against right-arm pace new-ball bowling, his average drops slightly to 29.50 when facing right-arm pacers from round the wicket inside the first 10 overs.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

Ahmed, who also took a wicket with his first ball, was picked for the conditions here.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Again a whitish object gleamed before me: it was a gate—a wicket; it moved on its hinges as I touched it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë