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DEFINITIONS.

the wicket, which since the latter year has remained the same. Single wicket cricket only was played until 1710, when the Scotch developed double wicket under the name of "cat and dog." The game has been and is a progressive one, each generation revealing improvements. The diagram shows the various sizes and shapes of the wicket: