round the wicket

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round the wicket

1. (cricket) Alternative form of around the wicket
   • 2011, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes: The Authoritative Story of Cricket's Greatest Rivalry‎^[1]:

     Benaud, bowling round the wicket and pitching into the rough of Trueman's footholds, brought such a collapse that in 20 minutes to tea England virtually lost the game.