Assertion: wicket gate | /r/CapableOf | attempt to prevent the ball
Facets:
value: from hitting the wicket
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The wicket is guarded by a batsman who, with his bat (and sometimes with his pads, but see the laws on LBW, leg before wicket), attempts to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket and to score runs where possible.