leg bye

American

noun

Cricket.

a run or bye scored on a bowled ball that ricochets off any part of the batsman's body except the hand.

leg bye British

noun

lb. cricket a run scored after the ball has hit the batsman's leg or some other part of his body, except his hand, without touching the bat

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leg bye

The seventh-wicket pair were together for 20 balls and added two runs, one of which was a leg bye.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Sanderson has a slip, gully and forward short leg for company and he'll keep the strike with a leg bye that runs the ball down to fine leg.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024

Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant hit a boundary against leg-spinner Rashid Khan and then ran a leg bye off the last ball to hand Hyderabad their fourth loss this season in five games.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2021

Dasun Shanaka bowls his first ever over in Test cricket, and it brings just a leg bye.

From The Guardian ● May 19, 2016

A leg bye and a Moeen Ali single follow in what is a pretty low-octane opening to the innings.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 23, 2015

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