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Examples
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'That's nothing extra special,' said Norris, in answer to the last item of information, 'the Malvern wicket's like a billiard-table.'
A Prefect's Uncle 1928
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The wicket's as good as you want, and the bowling's nothing special.
Psmith in the City 1928
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"We'll finish about that another time," she said, and with "another time" singing in his heart like a taut wire he verily enjoyed the rasping of the wicket's big lock as he turned away.
The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884
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Obviously the wicket's going to be more favourable to the batsmen down in Hobart so it depends how they bat.
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"When the wicket's got bounce and swing like here, it plays into their hands and their first spells are as good as anything you find in world cricket," Strauss explained.
IOL: News 2010
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SCG, those sort of venues, or play at the Gabba early season when the wicket's green.
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It's something that I need to do because we just came back to India where the wicket's pretty docile,'' he said.
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The wicket's bouncing a bit more today, it looks a bit quicker and I think the dive is a dangerous shot today, the batsmen will talk about making them bowl shorter.
BBC News - Home 2010
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I was a little bit scratchy ... but hopefully I get another go in the second innings when the wicket's a little bit better than it was today.
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"The wicket's pretty good at the moment to bat on, I'm not really sure," he said.
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