Leg before wicket
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- 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.
Usage notes
The section of the Laws of Cricket defining exactly what constitutes a "leg before wicket" is more involved than the definition given here. See the Wikipedia article for a lengthier discussion.