Hit the wicket, as the ball may do (5)
I believe the answer is:
pitch
'ball may do' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pitch that I've seen before include "Many games require it" , "Football/cricket area" , "bowl" , "lurch about in the waves?" , "settle" .)
