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Definition of wicket noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wicket

noun
wicket pronunciation English ˈwɪkɪt wicket pronunciation American ˈwɪkɪt
 
(in cricket)1 either of the two sets of three vertical sticks (called stumps) with pieces of wood (called bails) lying across the top. The bowler tries to hit the wicket with the ball.2 the area of ground between the two wickets
Idioms

keep wicket

to act as a wicketkeeper
 more at a sticky wicket at sticky adverb