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lbw

British  

abbreviation

  1. leg before wicket

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Four overs later he pinned Travis Head lbw on review for 14 and Marnus Labuschagne was brilliantly caught at slip by Simon Harmer off the bowling of Anrich Nortje for the same score.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

When Cox was lbw and Jamie Overton holed out, both off Arafat, England were floored.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

At number six, Cox had the opportunity to make amends for his two drops, yet he was deceived by the wily Arafat to be lbw for 18.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Had the Proteas reviewed an lbw shout on the 15th ball he faced, the umpire's decision of not out would have been overturned.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Labuschagne, who actually batted well for 37 before falling lbw to Wiaan Mulder to the last ball before lunch, has now gone 44 Test innings without a Test century.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

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