leg bye

IPA/ˌleɡ ˈbaɪ/
IPA/ˌleɡ ˈbaɪ/

leg bye — noun

1. in cricket, an extra run awarded when the ball strikes the batter's body instead

1.名詞C2
釋義

in cricket, an extra run awarded when the ball strikes the batter's body instead of the bat and the batters still change ends safely

例句

The umpire signalled a leg bye after the ball clipped Rafael's pad.

cricket scoring: ball hits pad, not bat

England stole two leg byes when Beatrix missed the flick.

同義詞
  • extra

    a broader cricket term for any run not credited to the batter; a leg bye is one kind of extra

  • sundry

    an older scoring term sometimes used for runs outside the batter's own total, though modern reports more often say extras

用法筆記

Used only in cricket scoring. Unlike a bye, the ball touches the batter's body before the run is completed, and the run is not credited to the batter.

常見錯誤

❌Rahul hit a leg bye through cover.
✅The team got a leg bye after the ball hit Rahul's pad.
💡a leg bye is not a shot from the bat; it is a run recorded after contact with the body.
❌It was a bye because the ball struck her pad.
✅It was a leg bye because the ball struck her pad.
💡a bye is scored when the ball misses both bat and body, but a leg bye follows body contact.