hit wicket
adjective
of a batsman in cricket
: having broken the wicket with the bat or some part of the person in making a stroke at a ball
—used in the phrase out, hit wicket —abbreviation hw
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“Hit wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20wicket. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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