in cricket, either of the two sets of stumps at which the ball is bowled and which the batsman defends
in cricket, either of the two sets of stumps set 20.12m (22yd) apart, at which the ball is bowled and which the batsman defends
the area 3.66m (12ft) wide bounded by these wickets
a terminated innings of a batsman
a partnership between two batsmen who are in at the same time
a small gate or door, esp one forming part of or placed near a larger one
chiefly NAmer an opening like a window, esp one a grilled or grated window through which business is transacted, e.g. at a bank
a small gate for emptying the chamber of a canal lock or regulating the amount of water passing through a channel
NAmer a croquet hoop
a sticky wicket
informal a difficult or awkward situation
[Middle English wiket a small gate or grille, from early French, of Germanic origin]