leg-break

[ leg-breyk ]

noun

, Cricket.

1. a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.

leg break

noun

1. cricket a bowled ball that spins from leg to off on pitching

Word History and Origins

Origin of leg-break¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

After the left-handed Shakeel groped for one that turned away, the next ball, a leg-break, spun back in, took the inside edge and was caught off the pad by a diving Ollie Pope at short leg.

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Ahmed's second spell brought the special moment of his first wicket - left-hander Shakeel inside-edged a leg-break onto his pad and was well taken by a diving Ollie Pope at short leg.

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First she had Raj expertly stumped with a fizzing leg-break before, from the very next ball, Richa Ghosh was bamboozled by a googly that rocked back her off stump.

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That hard-spun leg-break that left Gatting staring at his stumps in disbelief went down in cricket folklore as the 'ball of the century'.

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Hope was stumped off a ripping leg-break from Rashid for 20, but King was joined by Nicholas Pooran to complete a ruthless West Indies chase.

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