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{{Short description|Cricket bowling technique}}
[[Image:Cricket Grip legcutter.png|frame|Leg-cutter grip for a right handed bowler]]{{More citations needed|date=February 2024}}{{Bowling techniques sidebar |expanded=all}}
A '''leg cutter''' is a type of [[delivery (cricket)|delivery]] in the [[sport]] of [[cricket]]. It is [[bowling (cricket)|bowled]] by [[fast bowling|fast bowlers]].
A bowler releases a normal
What differentiates a genuine leg cutter from a seam-up delivery that simply moves away off the seam is that it is deliberately bowled.
Leg cutters do not turn as sharply as leg breaks bowled by a [[leg spin]] bowler, but at the speed of a fast bowler even a tiny deviation can cause difficulties for the batsman. If he is not quick enough to react to the movement, the batsman can edge the ball off the outside edge of his [[cricket bat|bat]], offering a catch to the [[wicket-keeper]] or [[slip (cricket)|slips]] fielders.
A fast bowler will typically use the leg cutter as a variation ball
The most prominent users of leg cutter include [[Alec Bedser]], [[Fazal Mahmood]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Selvey |first=Mike |date=2005-06-03 |title=In search of the leg cutter: gone, missing in action |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jun/04/cricket.comment |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and of late [[Terry Alderman]], [[Carl Rackemann]] and [[Venkatesh Prasad]].
Leg cutters are much more frequently seen in [[indoor cricket]] as the physical arena in which the game is played limits the pace at which bowlers can bowl, and hence they must use other techniques to prevent the batsmen from scoring.
== References ==
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==See also==
* [[Off cutter]]
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