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Meaning of "hit wicket" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIT WICKET

hit wicket play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIT WICKET

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Hit wicket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIT WICKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hit wicket

Hit wicket is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is governed by Law 35 of the laws of cricket. The striker is out "hit wicket" if, after the bowler has entered his delivery stride and while the ball is in play, his wicket is put down by his bat or his person. The striker may do this whilst preparing to receive or receiving a delivery or in setting off for his first run after playing the delivery. In simple language, if the striking batsman knocks the bails off the stumps or uproots the stumps, while attempting to hit the ball or take off for a run, he is out hit wicket. This method is the sixth most common method of dismissal after caught, bowled, leg before wicket, run out and stumped. It is significantly rarer than any of these, which constitute the five conventional methods, but still much more common than the other five, which are extremely rare. Although a bowler is given credit for the wicket, it is not a method of dismissal that a bowler actively seeks. A batsman may not be given out "hit wicket" if the ball is not actually delivered by the bowler or if the delivery is a no ball.

Definition of hit wicket in the English dictionary

The definition of hit wicket in the dictionary is an instance of a batsman breaking the wicket with the bat or a part of the body while playing a stroke and so being out.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIT WICKET

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hit or miss
hit out
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hit the buffers
hit the deck
hit the hay
hit the headlines
hit the jackpot
hit the nail on the head
hit the panic button
hit the road
hit the roof
hit the sack
hit-and-miss

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIT WICKET

air ticket
big-ticket
cricket
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dream ticket
entrance ticket
meal ticket
on a sticky wicket
one-way ticket
open ticket
parking ticket
picket
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round-trip ticket
season ticket
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test cricket
thicket
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wicket

Synonyms and antonyms of hit wicket in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hit wicket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIT WICKET

Find out the translation of hit wicket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hit wicket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hit wicket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

击中三柱门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

portillo golpear
570 millions of speakers

English

hit wicket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिट विकेट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ضرب النصيبه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хит калитку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

postigo bateu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিট উইকেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guichet frapper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melanda wiket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hit Wicket
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒット改札
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히트 개찰구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hit wicket
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhấn wicket
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விக்கெட் வீழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिट विकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çarşıya vur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wicket colpire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hit furtka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хіт хвіртку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghișeu lovit
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χτύπησε ανθρωποθυρίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

getref paaltjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hit wicket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

treffer wicket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hit wicket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIT WICKET»

The term «hit wicket» is normally little used and occupies the 117.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIT WICKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hit wicket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIT WICKET»

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The Sports Rules Book
... a ball in play (“out, handled the ◾ ball”); hits a ball twice (“out, hit the ball twice” ); ◾ intentionally interferes with a fielder (“out, ◾ obstructing the field”); or breaks his wicket while receiving, or ◾ preparing to receive, a delivery (“out, hit wicket”).
Human Kinetics (Organization), 2009
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Encyclopaedia of Sports and Games
Hit wicket. The striker shall be out 'Hit wicket' if, while ball is in play. (a) His wicket is broken with any part of his person, dress, or equipment as a result of any action taken by him in preparing to receive or in receiving a delivery, or in setting off ...
Gaurav Goel, Veena Goel, 1995
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Cricket and the Law: The Man in White is Always Right
Technology will never reduce uncertainty in adjudication because television replays do not judge, umpires do. Replays are an interpretive tool, they are not interpretation. The provisions of Law 35 of the 1980 Code, 'Hit Wicket', and their ...
David Fraser, 2005
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General Knowledge 10
Batsman can also be out 'stumped', when the wicket-keeper takes the ball and breaks the wicket with the batsman out of his crease, and 'hit wicket' if they break it themselves. The batting team's innings ends when ten batsmen are out or when  ...
Neeraj
5
The New Sporting Magazine
H. Beagley, bowled by Cobbett 1 . W. Bennett, Esq., leg before wicket 20 . T. Beagley, bowled by Cobbett 7 . Broadbridge, bowled by Ward 11 • Brown, hit wicket 9 • O. E.Baker, Esq., bowled by Lillywhite 2 . Bates, not out 0 . C. Bentley, caught ...
‎1832
6
Dph Sports Series Cricket
Hit wicket The striker shall be out Hit Wicket if, while the ball is in play:- (a) His . wicket is broken with any part of his person, dress, or equipment as a result of action taken by him in preparing to receive or in receiving a delivery, or in setting off ...
Ashok Kumar, 1999
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International encyclopaedia of sports and games
The striker, on appeal, shall be out under this law, if, without the consent of the opposite side, he uses his bat or person to return the ball to any of the fielding side. Hit Wicket The striker shall be out Hit Wicket if, while the ball is in play:- (a) His ...
Ashok Kumar, 2000
8
Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A ...
At least one bail must be knocked off to get a batter out bowler, stumped, run out or hit wicket. Batting crease: another name for the popping crease Beamer: a bowl aimed at the head of the batter Bouncer: a bowl thrown short and fast so that it ...
‎2007
9
A Gambling Guide:
An individual cannot be out — 'bowled', 'caught', 'leg before wicket', 'stumped', or ' hit wicket' off a no ball. He cannot be out — 'bowled', 'caught', 'leg before wicket', or 'hit the ball twice' off a wide. Some of these modes of dismissal can take ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
10
Sports Betting:
An individual cannot be out — 'bowled', 'caught', 'leg before wicket', 'stumped', or ' hit wicket' off a no ball. He cannot be out — 'bowled', 'caught', 'leg before wicket', or 'hit the ball twice' off a wide. Some of these modes of dismissal can take ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIT WICKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hit wicket is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ricky Ponting's Ashes XI: No. 10 - Shane Warne | Cricket | ESPN …
England were dismissed for 182, but Australia fell short of their target of 282 by three runs - Warne was hit wicket on 42 and ninth out. Trivia. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Ashes 2015: webchat with Mike Selvey
Based on how deep in the crease a lot of poms' stances are, is there an increased chance of hit wicket dismissals, and more conventionally, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
CRICKET: Long arm of the Law Downs Sandford
Saim Hussain (55) and Matthew Walmsley-Pace – who was out hit wicket for 46 – helped the leaders to 242-7. Richard Simpson took 5-52 from 17 overs. «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
4
Congress on a 'slippery pitch' and should eschew 'hit and run' tactics …
... for the government and people to understand what it really wants. "The Congress party, when it was in power, used to get hit wicket everyday. «IBNLive, Jul 15»
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AN 'Monkey' Hornby runs 10 off a single ball
Wright was soon hit wicket off Southerton, and Hornby was bowled by Street for 20 (one must not forget that 10 of them came off one shot). «Cricket Country, Jun 15»
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Film review: Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
So Pradhanji wants an heir but his condition, as a quack puts it, "ball dalne ke pehle aap hit wicket ho jaate ho", impedes him. Pradhanji's ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jun 15»
7
Unicorns Championship Cricket: Staffordshire's match at …
He looked to work a delivery from Callum Parkinson away, but in the process stood on his own stumps to be out hit wicket for 91. Jon Miles and ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 15»
8
Carberry and Shah dominate in Hampshire win
As he launched Abbott for a huge six over deep square leg, the former England man had stepped back on to his own stumps to be out hit wicket ... «Portsmouth News, Jun 15»
9
Cox fires Pears to the top
The visitors made 199 for five, with Carberry 72no and Shah making 64 before falling hit wicket. That was enough for a 21-run win as Middlesex ... «Eurosport.com AU, Jun 15»
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Hit Wicket is a Serious Comedy
“My film, Hit Wicket is based on cricket. However, the story is not specifically about the game, but about a cricketer's life. It is a true and inspired ... «The New Indian Express, Apr 15»

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