Sentence examples for dead wicket from inspiring English sources

"Even on a dead wicket, when you're 570 behind you still have to apply yourself, Vasco played beautifully and I was the calming influence at the other end.

Fingleton had moved out of his crease to pat out the pitch before the ball had gone dead and Victorian wicket-keeper Ben Barnett broke the stumps.

"The fucking wicket is dead, wait until I get you in Australia", he kept saying to me.

It certainly took more skill because the Cardiff wicket was dead – while at Newlands it seemed as if Dale Steyn was bowling leg-breaks at 90mph.

Worcestershire ended the day as they started it, fourth and failing to qualify from the Midlands/Wales/West Division, following a seven-wicket defeat away to Northamptonshire, who were indebted to an unbeaten 61 from Stephen Peters, while Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire by six wickets in a dead rubber at Bristol, Ben Wright top-scoring with an unbeaten 55 for the Welshmen.

Finn has twice been denied wickets when a dead ball has been called.

The next over he had Usman Khawaja with a beauty that straightened sharply from around the wicket and trapped the left-hander dead in front.

Umpire Davis agreed to call dead ball on each occasion that Finn hit the wickets, the first being when Smith was caught.

A statement said: "The ball should have been deemed dead when the batsman (James Taylor) was given out leg before wicket (lbw).

Finn has had two international wickets chalked off when the umpire ruled a dead ball after Finn disturbed the bails at the non-striker's end.

The England fast bowler has had two international wickets chalked off when the umpire ruled a dead ball after Finn disturbed the bails at the non-striking end during his delivery stride.