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Leg theory, the Glossary

Leg theory is a bowling tactic in the sport of cricket.^[1]

32 relations: Arthur Carr (cricketer), Australia, Batting (cricket), Bert Oldfield, Bill Voce, Bodyline, Bowling (cricket), Cricket, Cricket ball, Cricket bat, Douglas Jardine, England cricket team, Fast bowling, Fielding (cricket), Frank Foster (cricketer), Fred Root, Harold Larwood, Laws of Cricket, Leg side, Leg spin, Line and length, Marylebone Cricket Club, Merriam-Webster, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Off spin, Off theory, Spin bowling, Sport, Stump (cricket), Sydney Barnes, West Indies cricket team, Wicket-keeper.
Cricket captaincy and tactics

Arthur Carr (cricketer)

Arthur William Carr (21 May 1893 – 7 February 1963) was an English cricketer.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Batting (cricket)

In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket.

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Bert Oldfield

William Albert Stanley Oldfield (9 September 1894 – 10 August 1976) was an Australian cricketer and businessman.

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Bill Voce

Bill Voce (8 August 1909 – 6 June 1984) was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire and England.

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Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia. Leg theory and Bodyline are bowling (cricket) and cricket captaincy and tactics.

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Bowling (cricket)

Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

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Cricket ball

A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket.

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Cricket bat

A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batters in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade.

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Douglas Jardine

Douglas Robert Jardine (1900 – 1958) was an English cricketer who played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 15 of those matches between 1931 and 1934.

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England cricket team

The England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket.

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Fast bowling

Fast bowling (also referred to as pace bowling) is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket, the other being spin bowling. Leg theory and Fast bowling are bowling (cricket).

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Fielding (cricket)

Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the striking batter, to limit the number of runs that the striker scores and/or to get a batter out by either catching a hit ball before it bounces, or by running out either batter before they can complete their current run. Leg theory and Fielding (cricket) are cricket captaincy and tactics.

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Frank Foster (cricketer)

Frank Rowbotham Foster (31 January 1889 – 3 May 1958) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1908 to 1914, and in Test cricket for England in 1911 and 1912.

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Fred Root

Charles Frederick Root (16 April 1890 – 20 January 1954) was an English cricketer who played for England in 1926 and for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1920 and for Worcestershire between 1921 and 1932.

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Harold Larwood

Harold Larwood (14 November 1904 – 22 July 1995) was a professional cricketer for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team between 1924 and 1938.

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Laws of Cricket

The Laws of Cricket is a code that specifies the rules of the game of cricket worldwide.

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Leg side

The leg side, or on side, is defined to be a particular half of the field used to play the sport of cricket.

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Leg spin

Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. Leg theory and Leg spin are bowling (cricket).

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Line and length

Line and length in cricket refers to the direction and point of bouncing on the pitch of a delivery. Leg theory and Line and length are bowling (cricket).

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Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London.

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Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries.

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Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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Off spin

Off spin is a type of finger spin bowling in cricket. Leg theory and off spin are bowling (cricket).

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Off theory

Off theory is a bowling tactic in the sport of cricket. Leg theory and off theory are bowling (cricket) and cricket captaincy and tactics.

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Spin bowling

Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered relatively slowly but with the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing. Leg theory and Spin bowling are bowling (cricket).

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Sport

Sport is a form of physical activity or game.

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Stump (cricket)

In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket.

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Sydney Barnes

Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time.

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West Indies cricket team

The West Indies men's cricket team, nicknamed The Windies, is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies—a group of mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region—and administered by Cricket West Indies.

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Wicket-keeper

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_theory