leg break
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leg break — noun (cricket) A ball that breaks from the legside towards the offside on pitching • • • Main Entry: ↑leg * * * leg break, Cricket. a ball pitched on or breaking from the side of the field that lies in a line with the batsman … Useful english dictionary
Leg break — A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the stock delivery of a right handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners , as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to… … Wikipedia
leg-break — /leg brayk /, n. Cricket. a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
Leg break — 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-break — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a bowled ball in cricket that breaks from the leg side to the off side * * * /leg brayk /, n. Cricket. a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled. [1885 90] … Useful english dictionary
leg break — /ˈlɛg breɪk/ (say leg brayk) noun (in cricket) a ball which, when a right hander is facing, changes direction from leg to off when it pitches …
leg break — noun Cricket a ball which spins from the leg side towards the off side after pitching … English new 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
break — ► VERB (past broke; past part. broken) 1) separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. 2) make or become inoperative; stop working. 3) interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course). 4) fail to observe (a law, regulation, or… … English terms dictionary
break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… … English dictionary
