mid-wicket

noun

1. the fielding position on the on side, approximately midway between square leg and mid-on

2. a fielder in this position

Example Sentences

The defining moment for Sri Lanka came in the 14th over as Sciver-Brunt drilled Ranaweera to Udeshika Prabodhani at short mid-wicket, struck firmly but at a comfortable height before bursting through the fielder's hands.

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Nat Sciver-Brunt softly hit a full toss to mid-wicket having looked in good touch for 32, Sophia Dunkley was trapped on the crease to be pinned lbw for nought and Emma Lamb chipped Fahima to mid-off for one.

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There was a question mark over Sciver-Brunt, who has been easing her way back to bowling fitness after an Achilles problem, but she immediately silenced those doubts with Bosch trapped by a ball that stayed a little low while Chloe Tryon fell to a soft dismissal, plinking one to Alice Capsey at mid-wicket.

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Needing five for victory or four for a tie, Durham batter Clark heaved England international Tymal Mills over the boundary at mid-wicket.

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However, Clark was set for the slower ball again and, when Mills put it on a length, he heaved the ball over mid-wicket.

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