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leg before wicket — ► leg before wicket Cricket (of a batsman) adjudged to be out through obstructing the ball with the leg (or other part of the body) when the ball would otherwise have hit the wicket. Main Entry: ↑leg … English terms dictionary
Leg before wicket — Ray Lindwall traps Peter May leg before wicket in the First Test of the 1954–55 Ashes series. In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a… … Wikipedia
leg before wicket — adjective : having with any part of the person except the hand illegally stopped a bowled ball that would otherwise have hit the wicket to be out, leg before wicket to be clearly leg before wicket used of a batsman in cricket * * * leg before and … Useful english dictionary
Leg before wicket — Lexique du cricket Le cricket est un sport qui dispose d un lexique complexe : les termes techniques et expressions qu on y emploie de manière spécifique sont nombreux[1]. Sommaire : Haut A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q … Wikipédia en Français
leg before wicket — (also leg before) adverb & adjective Cricket (of a batsman) adjudged to be out through obstructing the ball with the leg (or other part of the body) when the ball would otherwise have hit the wicket … English new terms dictionary
leg before wicket — noun (in cricket) the act of stopping with the leg or some other part of the body, a bowled ball which would otherwise have hit the wicket, for which the person batting may be declared out. Abbrev.: l.b.w. Also, leg before …
leg before — and leg before wicket noun (cricket) A way of being given out when the ball has struck the batsman s legs, or another part of his body, without having made contact with the bat, and would otherwise have hit the wicket (abbrev lbw) • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
leg — ► NOUN 1) each of the limbs on which a person or animal moves and stands. 2) a long, thin support or prop, especially of a chair or table. 3) a section of a journey, process, or race. 4) (in sport) each of two or more games or stages constituting … English terms dictionary
Leg spin — is a style of spin bowling in cricket. A leg spinner bowls right arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin anti clockwise at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left … Wikipedia
Wicket (cricket) — Le terme anglais wicket, en français « guichet », a plusieurs significations au cricket. Il désigne principalement soit l un des deux sets de piquets de bois situés sur le terrain et défendus par les batteurs, soit l élimination d un… … Wikipédia en Français
