leg before wicket

British

noun

lbw. cricket a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket

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Ahmad had two quick wickets when he got Shafique trapped leg before wicket and Pakistan’s top-scorer in the tournament Mohammad Rizwan top-edged a sweep after scoring only eight.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Babar got little support from the other end to pace the chase before Irshad had him leg before wicket off a full-pitched delivery in the 17th over.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2022

Then Lyon beats him on the inside edge and only a nick saves him from being out leg before wicket.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2019

Josh Hazlewood trapped Kraigg Braithwaite leg before wicket for two before Lyon claimed the wickets of Rajindra Chandrika, Marlon Samuels and Jermaine Blackwood.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2015

Crawley, the captain of their eleven, the hero in whom they delighted, had been declared out, leg before wicket, when he had only contributed five to the score.

From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank

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