leg side

Meanings

• Noun Phrase

  The side of the cricket pitch where the wicket-keeper stands and the batsman tries to play the ball avoiding being hit by the leg-spinner's leg-break or googly.

  - "The batsman missed the leg side delivery and was bowled."
  - "The leg side is the most challenging area for a batsman to defend against a leg-spinner."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

off side

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Synonyms

on side

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Variants

List of all variants of leg side that leads to same result
flip side , flip sides , flipside , flipsides , on the flip side , on the flipside , the flip side of the coin , the opposite side of the coin , the other side of the coin , the other/opposite/flip side of the coin

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Etymology

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The term 'leg side' is derived from cricket terminology, specifically referring to the side of the cricket pitch where the wicket-keeper stands and the batsman tries to play the ball.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'leg side' is unique to cricket and is not commonly used in other sports or contexts.

2. The first recorded use of the term 'leg side' in cricket literature was in 1824 in 'The Cricket Field' by J.C. Sydney Smith.

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Related Concepts

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1. Leg-spinner: A type of spin bowler in cricket who bowls the ball with a leg break or a googly, trying to deceive the batsman by making the ball spin from the leg side.

2. Wicket-keeper: A player in cricket whose primary role is to stand behind the wicket, to stop the ball when it is hit by the batsman and to throw it back to the bowler to allow them to continue bowling.

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Culture

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In cricket, the term 'leg side' has significant cultural and historical importance as it is a critical area of the cricket pitch for both batsman and leg-spinner. It has been the subject of numerous literary and artistic works, particularly in the context of cricket matches.

How to Memorize "leg side"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a cricket pitch with a wicket-keeper standing on one side and a batsman trying to play the ball on the opposite side.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'leg side' with the wicket-keeper and the batsman's challenge to defend against the leg-spinner's deliveries.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Legs' to remember the term 'leg side' in cricket, as it refers to the side where the wicket-keeper's legs are positioned.

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