leg before wicket

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Definition of leg before wicket in English English dictionary

A wicket that fell due to LBW

Describing the way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's pads instead (without first hitting the bat); abbreviated as LBW

LBW

Related Terms

leg before wickets

plural form of leg before wicket

Hyphenation

leg be·fore wick·et

Turkish pronunciation

leg bîfôr hwîkıt

Pronunciation

/ˈleg bəˈfôr ˈhwəkət/ /ˈlɛɡ bɪˈfɔːr ˈhwɪkət/