hit wicket
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In cricket, "hit wicket" is a method by which a batsman can be dismissed. This occurs when the batsman, while playing a shot or setting off for a run, breaks their own wicket with their bat or any part of their body. The term is often used in the phrase "out, hit wicket". This is one of ten ways a batsman can be dismissed during a game.12
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cricketMethods of dismissalThe batsman is out “hit wicket” if he breaks his own wicket with his bat or any part of his person while playing the ball or setting off for a run. Either batsman is out for handling the ball if, with the hand not holding the bat, he willfully…
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…to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. A hit may be defensive or offensive. A defensive hit may protect the wicket but leave the batsmen no time to run to the opposite wicket. In that case the batsmen need not run, and play will resume…
Read More…to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. A hit may be defensive or offensive. A defensive hit may protect the wicket but leave the batsmen no time to run to the opposite wicket. In that case the batsmen need not run, and play will resume…
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