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For a century and more, umpires were notoriously wary of giving players out leg-before-wicket, which requires an umpire to assess whether a ball that hits a batsman's pad would have gone on to hit the stumps.

Beware the Doosra Destroyer Jonathan Clegg 2012

At its best, medium-paced swing, as opposed to fast-medium, ought to conjure up the simultaneously bewitching and sinister theme tune of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected in the batsman's head.

Praveen Kumar's rare style of swing bowling is as bold as it is old | Rob Bagchi 2011

The ball itself could arc out, jag in, scuttle under even the most dead-eye dick batsman's bat or knock his ruddy block off.

Fred Trueman: the good, the bad and the grouchy | Rob Bagchi 2011

Another is the Shot Selection Fallacy—the idea that every dismissal is a result of the batsman's bad choice of shot, which is easy to talk about, rather than bad execution of that shot, which is harder.

Cricket Commentary Veers off Target Richard Lord 2012

The famous slope helps compel the ball to change direction in mid-air, messing up a batsman's technique.

The Greatest Story in Cricket Jonathan Clegg 2011

The former batsman's accusing glare told of a deep sense of betrayal.

Salman Butt, a man who had everything, faces a life of ignominy 2011

As a batsman's average came up on screen, the presenter read it out and added: "That's the number of runs he normally scores."

What is it about the English and their obsession with ghosts? David Mitchell 2010

Larwood's technique of bowling straight at the batsman's body led to accusations of unsportsmanlike behavior and strained relations between England and Australia.

This week's new theatre 2011

I would think initially that the cricket bowler's ability to run the ball off the ground adds an extra dimension of difficulty to the batsman's task.

Arizona Diamondbacks v Milwaukee Brewers - live! | Steve Busfield 2011

Uncovered pitches and the perils of sticky wickets had bred caution among those raised on them and a determination not to throw their wicket away when conditions were in the batsman's favour.

Pakistan's Azhar joins Barnacle and Boycott as new kid with the block | Rob Bagchi 2012