Wicket

Wicket

Cricket Stumps en

Sutcliffe - bail stays put

Loughton Cricket Club ground scoreboard at Loughton, Essex, England

Wicket may refer to several concepts across different contexts, including sports, technology, and other areas. This article aims to provide an overview of the primary uses of the term "wicket."

Sports

Cricket

In cricket, a wicket has three main meanings. Firstly, it refers to the physical structure towards which the bowler aims the ball, consisting of three vertical stumps topped by two horizontal bails. Secondly, the term is used to denote the dismissal of a batsman, which can occur in several ways, such as being bowled, caught, leg before wicket (LBW), run out, and others. Lastly, "wicket" also describes the pitch, or the area of the cricket field between the two sets of stumps.

Croquet

In croquet, a wicket is a hoop through which the balls are struck during the course of the game. The arrangement and order of the wickets are crucial to the game's objectives and vary between different versions of croquet.

Technology

In the context of technology, Wicket often refers to Apache Wicket, a component-based web application framework for the Java programming language. It allows developers to build complex web applications with reusable components, following a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture.

Other Uses

The term "wicket" can also be found in various other contexts, such as in historical or regional usages referring to small doors or gates within larger ones. However, these uses are less common and not covered in detail in this article.

See Also

• Cricket terminology
• Croquet
• Web development
• Java platform

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