"on a good wicket" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: A phrase from the sport of cricket. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on a good wicket, {{en-PP}} on a good wicket
  1. (Australia) In a favourable situation. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-on_a_good_wicket-en-prep_phrase-ejzHpsYQ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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