How to Use wicketkeeper in a Sentence

wicketkeeper

noun
  • With Mooney sidelined, Australia didn't have a backup wicketkeeper.
    — ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • The Australia wicketkeeper arrived at the crease at Adelaide Oval with his team four down in the first over after lunch and in a state of startled disbelief.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Conway gifted his at 14-1 in the first half-hour, gloving a Matthew Fisher delivery down the leg side and giving an easy catch to debutant wicketkeeper James Rew.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • The wicketkeeper/batter struggled badly through the tournament and looked shorn of confidence even while bludgeoning his way to an unconvincing 25 off 17 balls at the Wankhede Stadium.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Fast bowler Prince Yadav then picked up the wickets of Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanka, who skied a mistimed pull to diving wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, and clean bowled Patel of the next ball before Rizvi and Stubbs revived the chase.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes, the opposite is true — never more so than during the Ashes Test of 2023 after the infamous dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, when the England wicketkeeper wandered from his ground and was stumped by Australia’s Alex Carey shortly before the lunch break.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 June 2026

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