Word info

leg break

Noun

Meaning

leg break (plural leg breaks)

(cricket) a normal ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, moving from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A googly may also be achieved by bowling the ball as a conventional leg break, but spinning the ball further with the fingers just before it is released. Source: Internet

Grimmet became so enamoured with the delivery that at times he bowled it almost as frequently as his stock leg break. Source: Internet

If the batsman is expecting a leg break, he will play outside the line of the ball after it spins. Source: Internet

It is difficult to disguise the flipper entirely when bowling, as the hand action is distinctly different from a leg break. Source: Internet

The bowler achieves this change of spin by bending the wrist sharply from the normal leg break delivery position. Source: Internet

The left-arm unorthodox spin like a leg break or leg spin is also a bowling action. Source: Internet

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