single wicket
noun
a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
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First recorded in 1730–40
Words nearby single wicket
Single Transferable Vote, singletree, single-use, single-valued, single whip, single wicket, single-wide, single wingback formation, Singlish, singly, sing out
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Example sentences from the Web for single wicket
I have frequently heard of a dog being engaged to field in a single-wicket cricket match.
Was this match, we want to know, a single-wicket game between the Sussex player and H. Wilson?
I should like to play somebody a single-wicket cricket match, with a dog and a seal to field for me.