single wicket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of single wicket
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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He returned for a game of single wicket – a kind of one-man cricketing head-to-head – against Yorkshire’s James Dearman in Town Malling.
From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2019
Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images England's has said he and Monty Panesar channelled the Ashes spirit of 2009 to salvage a draw in the Test series against New Zealand with just a single wicket to spare.
From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2013
Hasan didn't take a single wicket and didn't get a bowl in the second innings.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2012
England's other bowlers sent down 118 overs combined while taking only a single wicket.
From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2011
To-morrow we’ll have a little quiet practice at cricket with single wicket, and I’ll wager by the summer that you’ll be able to play in a match with any fellows of our size.”
From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.
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