Bowl over after over, then departed following wicket (4)
I believe the answer is:
wood
'bowl over' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'over then departed following wicket' is the wordplay.
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'then departed following' becomes 'doo' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'wicket' becomes 'w'.
'doo'+'w'='doow'
'doow' reversed gives 'WOOD'.
'after' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wood that I've seen before include "Kind of musical instrument" , "Golf club - tree material" , "Timber" , "Large group of trees" , "Old conductor" .)