Wicket (sport)
Wicket or wicket ball was an American form of cricket played up until the 1800s.[1][2][3]
George Washington played it once with his soldiers during the Revolutionary War,[4][5] where it was pursued as a way to maintain physical health.[6]
Rules[edit]
Wicket used a wicket which was much wider and shorter than a cricket wicket, and a bat that resembled a spoon. There were up to 30 fielders and 3 innings, making the game finish in an afternoon.[7]
The creases that batters had to run across to score runs were called "Tick Marks", scoring a run (which happened when the batters crossed each other running to the other wicket) could be called a "cross", and the cricket pitch where the ball was bowled was called an alley. Run outs were known as "ticking [out]" the batter.[8] In some forms of wicket, a batter could be out LBW if the ball hit them on the body (known as a "sham" or "shinning") thrice under certain circumstances.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Thorn, John (2017-05-24). "The Old-Time Game of Wicket". Medium. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Normen, Elizabeth (2018-11-02). "The Old Connecticut Game of Wicket". Connecticut Explored. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Wethersfield's Glorious Baseball History". Wethersfieldhistory.org.
- ^ "Where does the MLC stand in the chequered history of USA cricket?". Wisden. 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Moyeno, Victoria Marie (2022-03-03). "The Unexpected History of Cricket in New Jersey". Hoboken Girl. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Grundy, Pamela; Rader, Benjamin G. (2016-06-16). American Sports. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-50924-2.
- ^ "Before There Was Baseball, There Was Wicket". Connecticut Public. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Friends of Vintage Baseball". 3.238.31.98. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Thorn, John (2019-08-27). "An Old Yankee Ball Game". Medium. Retrieved 2024-06-21.