wicket
noun
[ ˈwɪkɪt ]
• each of the sets of three stumps with two bails across the top at either end of the pitch, defended by a batsman.
• a small door or gate, especially one beside or in a larger one.
• a croquet hoop.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘small door or grille’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wiket ; origin uncertain, usually referred to the Germanic root of Old Norse vīkja ‘to turn, move’. Cricket senses date from the late 17th century.
at the wicket
• batting.
• "the batsman remained at the wicket"
• by the wicketkeeper.
• "he was caught at the wicket chasing a wide one"
