leg before wicket

adverb

Describing the way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's legs or more rarely another part of the batsman's body without first hitting the bat or a hand holding the bat.

“Spinners get the most leg before wickets in all forms.”

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LBW
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Meanings

adverbleg before wicket (not comparable)
  1. not comparableball gamesDescribing the way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's legs or more rarely another part of the batsman's body without first hitting the bat or a hand holding the bat.
nounleg before wicket (plural leg before wickets)

plural leg before wickets

  1. ball gamesAn instance of a batsman being out due to the leg before wicket law.

    Spinners get the most leg before wickets in all forms.

    Synonyms: LBW

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instance of a batsman being out due to the leg before wicket law.

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LBW
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APA

leg before wicket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20before%20wicket

MLA

“leg before wicket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20before%20wicket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leg before wicket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20before%20wicket.

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