Wicket (sport)

[5] George Washington playing a match in 1778 during the Revolutionary War,[6][7] the sport was regularly played by soldiers as a way to maintain physical health.

[8] The 19th-century rise in popularity of baseball, which had a far shorter playing duration than contemporary forms of cricket, saw cricket’s decline as the most popular bat-and-ball sport of America.

Rejected by many traditional cricket fans, the turn of the 20th century saw wicket disappear even from its stronghold of Connecticut.

There were up to 30 fielders and 3 innings, making the game finish in an afternoon.

[10] In some forms of wicket, a batter could be out in a way resembling leg before wicket if the ball hit them on the body (known as a "sham" or "shinning") thrice under certain circumstances.