leg-bye

It was not necessary to hail from the West Country to wish that one of the Somerset players had possessed the presence of mind to remove the bails at the striker's end after Hampshire had scampered a leg-bye from the last ball of this season's Friends Provident t20 tournament.

Cork revels in Hampshire blend of dad's army and youth after t20 win 2010

At 10. 45pm Hampshire, underdogs at the start of the day, celebrated with abandon as Jimmy Adams, running for Dan Christian, scrambled the leg-bye that tied the scores.

Youngsters guide Hampshire to thrilling win in Twenty20 final Vic Marks at the Rose Bowl 2010

Actually it's not a run, it's a leg-bye, and it brings up the fifty partnership from 115 balls.

The Ashes 2010: Australia v England - live! | Rob Smyth 2010

The ball is a very swift one, and rises fast, catching Jack on the outside of the thigh, and bounding away as if from india-rubber, while they run two for a leg-bye amidst great applause and shouts from Jack's many admirers.

Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971

He had already signalised himself too on the cricket field, having scored one run (by a leg-bye) in the never-to-be-forgotten match of First Form, First Eleven, against Second-Form, Second Eleven; and he had annihilated the redoubtable Alfred Redhead in the hundred yards hopping match, accomplishing that distance in the wonderfully short time of forty-five seconds!

The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Talbot Baines Reed 1872

Better from Anderson, a bumper which Hughes ducks underneath, before the Aussies pick up a leg-bye.

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Wide then a leg-bye, but still a good over for England: six off it and a wicket.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Alan Tyers 2011

The ball strikes him on the thigh - you know what, that was a pretty close LBW shout if anybody had bothered to shout for it - and bobbles away for a leg-bye.

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Tremlett's over, a leg-bye, and he's now bowled six overs for nine runs.

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Tremlett gets a couple to dart back at Watson and there's a leg-bye, five minutes to lunch...

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