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Meanings of leg stump in English

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One of the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket.

Usage of leg stump in English
1
Quite right too, because the ball pitched just outside leg stump.
The Guardian
2
The ball would've crashed into leg stump, leaving Paine to wallow in regret.
News.com.au
3
It looked tight but I think trapped him in front of leg stump.
The Guardian
4
The ball turned too much and would have missed leg stump.
The South African
5
Replays showed the whole of the ball hitting the leg stump.
Reuters
6
The second is the ball's sudden late drift from middle to outside leg stump.
The Guardian
7
But your best bouncer is directed over leg stump and at the head, unfortunately.
The Guardian
8
It hit his pad flush in front of leg stump.
The Guardian
9
He hung back and was hit in front of leg stump -another lbw.
The Guardian
10
And the last ball is Chinese cut past leg stump for four by Kieswetter.
The Guardian
11
Instead Hawk-Eye showed the ball to be missing leg stump.
The Guardian
12
The next moment his leg stump was askew; and the Hall had lost the match.
Psmith in the City
13
The ball missed the leg stump by an inch.
The Head of Kay's
14
Khawaja had his leg stump taken out while improvising before Mitchell Starc was also bowled.
News.com.au
15
And the next ball upset the newcomer's leg stump.
Mike
16
Mohammad Saifuddin of Bangladesh chopped Ben Stokes on to leg stump with a solid clunk.
The Guardian