leggie
Britishnoun
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a leg break
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a bowler of leg breaks
Example Sentences
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It was little surprise that it was Zampa who provided it - the leggie ends the tournament as joint-leading wicket-taker with Mills, on 19.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 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
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
Smith into his fifth over, Vettori and McCullum manage five singles from the over, while the blond leggie tosses another one up outside off stump which is signalled as wide.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2011
They left out a front-line spinner who has two recent centuries to his name, Nathan Hauritz, for a No6 they kidded themselves was a Test leggie, Steve Smith.
From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2010
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