mid-wicket
Britishnoun
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the fielding position on the on side, approximately midway between square leg and mid-on
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a fielder in this position
Example Sentences
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With the noisy crowd falling silent every time he faced, Sooryavanshi clipped his next delivery, off Tongue, over mid-wicket for another six.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Phil Salt edged the first ball of the chase behind, then Jos Buttler clipped to mid-wicket, also for a duck, both off Arshdeep Singh.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He clubbed 30 from 20 balls before being caught at mid-wicket.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
That was a tough one-handed chance at short fine leg and the drop by Katherine Fraser at deep mid-wicket when Dunkley had 43 was also far from easy.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
But in the one which followed, the fresh boy sent a ball just by mid-wicket, a run was stolen, and I, too, grew so excited that I forgot my headache and rose to my knees.
From Burr Junior by Earnshaw, H. C. (Harold C.)
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