leg stump

noun

, Cricket.

1. either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leg stump¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

How different it might have been for England had Carse's delivery that brought an lbw shout not pitched marginally outside Masood's leg stump, or if Pope's flick at the non-striker's stumps had hit when a diving Shafique was short of his ground.

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Smith, standing in as captain for the injured Mitchell Marsh, was given out lbw to Matthew Potts on 10 but crucially he reviewed and the ball was shown to be missing leg stump.

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And, just two balls later, Somerset's other semi-final half-centurion hero Sean Dickson also fell cheaply first ball when he reverse-swept into his leg stump, off Ollie Price.

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The third delivery was given lbw, only for the review to show it missing leg stump and bring a relieved cheer from the expectant crowd.

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Three balls later he's on his way, as Rushworth bowls full on leg stump and Smith taps it straight to Mousley at mid wicket.

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