Meaning & use
midwicket
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Meanings
noununcountablesport
A fielding position in cricket on the leg side, roughly opposite the batsman and in front of square.
Grammar: Used as a position: 'at midwicket'.
Patterns
- at midwicket
- field at midwicket
He fielded at midwicket for most of the innings.
The ball went straight to midwicket.
nouncountablesport
The fielder who stands at the midwicket position.
Grammar: Countable when referring to the player: 'a midwicket' or 'the midwicket'.
Patterns
- the midwicket
- a brilliant midwicket
The midwicket took a stunning catch.
They need a strong midwicket for this match.
Word forms
| plural | midwickets |
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Common combinations
- field at midwicket
- He usually fields at midwicket.
- hit to midwicket
- She hit the ball to midwicket for a single.
- midwicket boundary
- The ball raced to the midwicket boundary.
Synonyms and how they differ
- mid-wicket
- This is the same position, often written with a hyphen in older cricket books.
Commonly confused: midwicket or wicket?
midwicket vs wicket
A wicket is the set of three stumps and two bails, or the pitch itself; midwicket is a fielding position, not the stumps.
Practice
In cricket, where does a midwicket field?
Choose one answer.
Midwicket is a leg-side position, roughly opposite the batsman and in front of square. The other options describe different fielding positions such as slips, cover, or fine leg.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “midwicket”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.