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leg stump
noun
either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.
Word History and Origins
Origin of leg stump1
Example Sentences
Australia's uncharacteristically tail failed to wag with Rabada providing the coup de grace to Australia's innings when he pinned back Starc's leg stump to claim his fifth wicket.
Matthews scored an unbeaten century in the opening match at Canterbury and a glorious lofted cover drive for four off Arlott suggested she was carrying that form forward, only for the seamer to remove the Windies captain's leg stump next ball.
Bavuma was undone by a flighted delivery that dipped late and turned enough to find a leading edge that looped to backward point, while Van der Dussen was bowled by a flatter ball darted in at leg stump that straightened to hit middle and leg.
The closest England came to dismissing Inglis was a delivery from Livingstone that squeezed between bat and pad and narrowly missed leg stump when he had 29.
He was fortunate to survive an lbw shout on 36 - England reviewed but the ball was only clipping the top of leg stump - but put on 136 for the first wicket with Shubman Gill and raced to his first hundred in 28 innings in 76 balls after Gill was bowled by an Overton yorker for 60.
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