leg stump
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leg stump
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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In 2019 I made a complete technical shift to try to hit his leg stump.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Tevin Imlach was the next to go when Kuldeep had him given out lbw for 21, a decision that was reviewed but the ball was shown to be hitting leg stump.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
Australia's uncharacteristically tail failed to wag with Rabada providing the coup de grace to Australia's innings when he pinned back Starc's leg stump to claim his fifth wicket.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
The closest England came to dismissing Inglis was a delivery from Livingstone that squeezed between bat and pad and narrowly missed leg stump when he had 29.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
The ball missed the leg stump by an inch.
From The Head of Kay's by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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