| 单词 | leg glance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleg glance leg glance n. a stroke in which the batter holds the face of the bat at an angle in order to deflect a ball pitching on or outside leg stump behind square leg; cf. glance n.1 1b. The terms glance and glide are usually used synonymously, though sometimes glance refers specifically to this stroke when it is played with a quick turn of the batter's wrists as the ball comes onto the bat, whereas glide more strongly suggests a simple deflection. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke long ball1744 nip1752 catch1816 no-hit1827 cut1833 short hit1833 draw1836 drive1836 square hit1837 skylarker1839 skyer1840 skyscraper1842 back-cut1845 bum1845 leg sweep1846 slog1846 square cut1850 driver1851 Harrow drive1851 leg slip1852 poke1853 snick1857 snorter1859 leg stroke1860 smite1861 on-drive1862 bump ball1864 rocketer1864 pull1865 grass trimmer1867 late cut1867 off-drive1867 spoon1871 push1873 push stroke1873 smack1875 Harrow drive1877 pull-stroke1880 leg glance1883 gallery-hit1884 boundary-stroke1887 glide1888 sweep1888 boundary1896 hook1896 leg glide1896 backstroke1897 flick1897 hook stroke1897 cover-drive1898 straight drive1898 square drive1900 edger1905 pull-drive1905 slash1906 placing stroke1907 push drive1912 block shot1915 if-shot1920 placing shot1921 cow-shot1922 mow1925 Chinese cut1937 haymaker1954 hoick1954 perhapser1954 air shot1956 steepler1959 mishook1961 swish1963 chop- 1883 Cricket 19 Apr. 39/1 Horan came in after lunch, and soon commenced to score in his own peculiar style, leg glances being his favourite stroke. 1926 J. B. Hobbs Test Match Surprise xvi. 171 What he intended for a leg glance was nothing more than a ‘mow’ between square leg and mid-on. 1993 Cricket World 3 Apr. 24/3 It's tempting to remember the game as all style and elegance, as symbolized by Ranji's leg-glance and Denis Compton's cover drive. 2014 Guardian 29 Dec. Looking for a feathered edge off a leg-glance, perhaps? < as lemmas |
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