wicket-keep colloq.abbrev. of next. 1867J. Lillywhite's Cricketer's Compan. 107 [He] promises very well as a wicket-keep.1904Westm.Gaz. 7 July 3/1 One of these days [he] will be as good a batsman as he is a wicket-keep.1912Sat.Rev. 15 June 739/1 Reid was a first-rate wicket-keep.