hit wicket

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hit wicket

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Describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball. A very rare event. He was hitwicketed on the third ball of the over.

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"hit wicket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hit%20wicket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"hit wicket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20wicket.

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@misc{hit_wicket_2026,
  title = {hit wicket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hit%20wicket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}