Citations:hit wicket

English citations of hit wicket

Adverb

various (1986) The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 1, page 135: “The batsman is out hit wicket if he breaks his own wicket with his bat or any part of his person while playing the ball.” C. H. B. Pridham (2008) The Charm of Cricket Past and Present, page 245: “In rising, Giffen knocked off a bail and the square-leg umpire on appeal gave him out "hit wicket." Was this a correct decision?” Anthony Dowson (2009) More Fun and Games, page 82: “Younger and novice batters are quite often out hit wicket because they stand too close to the wickets.”