leg bye
US /ˈleɡ baɪ/
UK /ˈleɡ baɪ/
1.
a run scored in cricket when the ball hits the batter's body (but not the bat or glove holding the bat) and the batters run between the wickets
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The umpire signaled four leg byes after the ball deflected off the batsman's pad.
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They managed to score a single leg bye to keep the scoreboard ticking.