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?
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?