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sticky wicket
A sticky wicket, (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance. It originated as a term for difficult circumstances in the sport of cricket, caused by a damp and soft pitch.
==Origins==
The phrase comes from the game of cricket. The wicket is the rectangular area in the centre of the pitch (playing field) between the stumps. The bowler bowls the ball from one end of the wicket, it bounces on the wicket, and the batsman hits the ball from the other end of the wicket. The wicket is usually clay whereas the rest of the pitch is grass. The wicket can be affected by rain and sun, causing the ball to bounce unpredictably. A wicket which had been wet would become increasingly difficult to bat on as it dried.
Such a wicket was referred to as a "sticky wicket" by/for a batsman because the ball's bounces were unpredictable. Such "wickets" are far less common in cricket now since matches stopped being played on uncovered pitches, especially in the professional sport.
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