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[[File:Stump comparison.jpg|thumb|Much of cricket revolved around the [[bowling (cricket)|bowler]] trying to get the wicket to look like the picture on the right, while the [[batsman|batsmen]] tried to keep it looking like the picture on the left. ([[ | [[File:Stump comparison.jpg|thumb|Much of cricket revolved around the [[bowling (cricket)|bowler]] trying to get the wicket to look like the picture on the right, while the [[batsman|batsmen]] tried to keep it looking like the picture on the left. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')]] | ||
The '''wicket''' was the object of central focus in the sport of [[cricket]]. Comprised of three [[stump (cricket)]]s and two [[bail (cricket)|bails]], it was the thing that [[batsman|batsmen]] were guarding and the thing [[bowling (cricket)|bowlers]] were attacking. Batsmen were dismissed if the bowler made the bails fall off the stumps by sending his [[cricket ball|ball]] past the batsman into the wicket. ([[ | The '''wicket''' was the object of central focus in the sport of [[cricket]]. Comprised of three [[stump (cricket)]]s and two [[bail (cricket)|bails]], it was the thing that [[batsman|batsmen]] were guarding and the thing [[bowling (cricket)|bowlers]] were attacking. Batsmen were dismissed if the bowler made the bails fall off the stumps by sending his [[cricket ball|ball]] past the batsman into the wicket. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 18 September 2012
Much of cricket revolved around the bowler trying to get the wicket to look like the picture on the right, while the batsmen tried to keep it looking like the picture on the left. (TV: Black Orchid)
The wicket was the object of central focus in the sport of cricket. Comprised of three stump (cricket)s and two bails, it was the thing that batsmen were guarding and the thing bowlers were attacking. Batsmen were dismissed if the bowler made the bails fall off the stumps by sending his ball past the batsman into the wicket. (TV: Black Orchid)
