hat-trick
noun
- three successes of the same kind within a limited period, in particular (in soccer) the scoring of three goals in a game by one player or (in cricket) the taking of three wickets by the same bowler with successive balls: he scored a hat-trick Campbell completed a brilliant hat-trick a hat-trick of victories
Origin:
late 19th century: originally referring to the club presentation of a new hat (or some equivalent) to a bowler taking three wickets successively