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hit wicket adverb sports specializeduk /ˌhɪt ˈwɪk.ɪt/ us /ˌhɪt ˈwɪk.ɪt/ in cricket, if a batter is out hit wicket, their time as the person trying to hit the ball is ended because they have hit the stumps (= the three vertical wooden poles at which the ball is thrown) with their bat or body: She was out, hit wicket, for 72. I thought he was bowled but he was actually out hit wicket. He was finally dismissed, hit wicket, for a well-made century. Hit wicket is one of the less common ways of getting out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook jaffa king pair late cut leg break leg bye strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |