"wicketkeeper" meaning in English

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          "word": "keep wicket"
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          "word": "wicket-keeping gloves"
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          "ref": "1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 207:",
          "text": "England's wicket-keeper in the 50s, he was fearless about standing on the stumps to fastish bowlers[.]",
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          "text": "The fielder clad in armour who squats behind the batsman should be respected as a specialist and not treated as a dabbler. The wicketkeeper controls the mood around the pitch. His gloves hold most of the catches, his voice accompanies every appeal. He is the factory foreman, responsible for every ball.",
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        "A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman."
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        "(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman."
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          "sense": "A player positioned behind the batsman ready to catch the ball, or to the batsman.",
          "word": "tautopenga"
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          "sense": "A player positioned behind the batsman ready to catch the ball, or to the batsman.",
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      "sense": "A player positioned behind the batsman ready to catch the ball, or to the batsman.",
      "word": "tautopenga"
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