leggie
Britishnoun
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a leg break
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a bowler of leg breaks
Example Sentences
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However, McCullum - who took over the white-ball side prior to the India tour - chose to select a seamer-dominated line-up with one front-line spinner in leggie Rashid, backed by part-timer Liam Livingstone.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
It's Knight again, lifting leggie Tuba Hassan's final delivery expertly down the ground for four to bring up the landmark.
From BBC • May 10, 2024
There will only ever be one Shane Warne but in Alana King we do now have another leggie - wearing yellow - to marvel at for the rest of The Hundred and beyond.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022
Nope, just an outrageous leggie that drifts and leaves Buttler for dead, taking his edge along the way.
From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2015
By the time 's leggie, Scott Borthwick, came on to bowl 15 minutes before stumps Such was on his way home.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2012
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