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单词 wicketkeeper
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Definition of wicketkeeper in English:

wicketkeeper

nounˈwɪkɪtkiːpəˈwɪkɪtˌkipər
Cricket
  • A fielder stationed close behind a batsman's wicket and typically equipped with gloves and pads.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Has there ever been a Test match where both wicketkeepers have stumped each other?
    • Is it true that Australia once selected a wicketkeeper for a Test who had never kept wicket before?
    • So teams can pick seven batsmen and five bowlers or, in India's case, seven batsmen and a wicketkeeper.
    • The team consists of five all-rounders, six specialist batsmen, two wicketkeepers and five strike bowlers.
    • Has there been an occasion in Test history when all 11 players bowled in the innings, including the wicketkeeper?

Derivatives

  • wicketkeeping

  • nounˈwɪkɪtkiːpɪŋˈwɪkɪtˌkipɪŋ
    Cricket
    • You were a fast bowler before you decided to take up wicketkeeping.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Bears' fielding and wicketkeeping have always held their own in the SuperSport series, but Border desperately need big scores to complement their fine bowling attack.
      • The selectors, of course, would have looked at his wicketkeeping, rather than his batting, as the core reason for choosing him.
      • England have expected too much from him and the triple strain of captaincy, wicketkeeping and trying to score quick runs has been etched all over his face.
      • Missed stumpings, dropped nicks, muffed run outs and an unending stream of byes bear testimony to the quality of wicketkeeping in the country.
 
 

Definition of wicketkeeper in US English:

wicketkeeper

nounˈwikitˌkēpərˈwɪkɪtˌkipər
Cricket
  • A fielder stationed close behind a batsman's wicket and typically equipped with gloves and pads.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Has there been an occasion in Test history when all 11 players bowled in the innings, including the wicketkeeper?
    • The team consists of five all-rounders, six specialist batsmen, two wicketkeepers and five strike bowlers.
    • So teams can pick seven batsmen and five bowlers or, in India's case, seven batsmen and a wicketkeeper.
    • Has there ever been a Test match where both wicketkeepers have stumped each other?
    • Is it true that Australia once selected a wicketkeeper for a Test who had never kept wicket before?
 
 
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