wicket keeper


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wicket keeper

Member of the fielding side who stands behind the batsman and the wicket to catch or stop the ball from the bowler.
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Translations

wicket keeper

n (Cricket) → portiere m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in periodicals archive ?
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain, Wicket Keeper), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz.
KARACHI -- As a former wicket-keeper himself and now the chief selector, it will not be so difficult for MSK Prasad to select the second wicket keeper for the World Cup squad, believes former stumper Farrokh Engineer.
The English wicket keeper batsman and Sri Lankan all rounder will replace Corey Andersen and Ryan ten Doeschate, respectively, in the team.
TEAMS: Test:Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Tom Latham (New Zealand), Kane Williamson (New Zealand) (captain), Virat Kohli (India), Henry Nicholls (New Zealand), Jos Buttler (England) (wicket keeper), Jason Holder (West Indies), Shannon Gabriel (West Indies), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan) and Nathan Lyon (Australia).
There are a lot of examples, where teams have played two wicket-keepers in the squad, one as wicket keeper and the other purely as a batsman, and if I am scoring runs and in-form then why can Pakistan try this as well, he said.
It was expected that in form Sarfraz Ahmed would be named as the No.1 wicket keeper of the squad and out of form middle order batsman would be able to make the squad as a second wicket keeper.
Namibia's wicket keeper, Carmen Engelbretch, scooped the best wicket keeper award for the four nations tournament.
Opener Abdul Jabar was caught by wicket keeper Latif off Remil for two while Salim Kaiser was bowled scoring just one.
Sydney, Jan 12( ANI ): Former Australia wicket keeper Ian Healy has said incumbent Test team glove man Mathew Wade is not good enough for the longest form of the game, adding that the Victorian was not even familiar with some of the basics of keeping wickets.
Mustard was named the NatWest Pro40 Division One MVP in 2009, averaging over 50 in the competition, as well as claiming the most dismissals by a wicket keeper in the LV County Championship.
Derbyshire's problems started when Brown had Hill caught behind by wicket keeper Chris Maynard with the final delivery of the opening over wish just two runs on the board.
But as Warwickshire wicket keeper batsman Ambrose readies himself to become the latest player tried by England in the Gilchrist role, he is excited rather than intimidated by the challenge ahead.