Leg before wicket (LBW) 
a way of dismissing the batsman. In brief, the batsman is out if, in the opinion of the umpire, the ball hits any part of the batsmans body (usually the leg) before hitting or missing the bat and would have gone on to hit the stumps. Leg break
a spin bowling delivery which turns from the leg side to the off side of a right-handed batsman. The stock delivery of a leg spin bowler. Leg bye
Extras taken after a delivery hits any part of the body of the batsman other than the bat or the gloved hand that holds the bat. If the batsman makes no attempt to play the ball with the bat or evade the ball that hits them, leg byes may not be scored. Leg cutter
A break delivery bowled by a fast or medium-pace bowler with similar action to a spin bowler, but at a faster pace. The ball breaks from the leg side to the off side of the batsman. Leg glance
A delicate shot played at a ball aimed slightly on the leg side, using the bat to flick the ball as it passes the batsman, deflecting towards the square leg or fine leg area. Leg side
the half of the field to the rear of the batsman as they take strike (also known as the on side). Leg slip
a fielding position equivalent to a slip, but on the leg side. Leg spin
the style of spin bowling produced by right-handed wrist spin.
Bowlers usually have a single stock delivery and one or more variations. Stodger
a batsman who makes it their job to defend and to score at a mediocre rate. This style is prone to derogatory comments but also compliments on resilience and technique. Stonewaller
An extreme example of a blocker. Straight
Close to the imaginary line between the two sets of stumps (cf. wicket-to-wicket). Used as an adjective, to indicate the direction of a shot, as a modifier to a fielding position, or to describe the line of a delivery. Straight bat
the bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc

Straight up-and-down
pejorative term for a fast- or medium-paced bowler who cannot swing or seam the ball. Stranded
a batsman is said to be stranded on their score if they narrowly miss scoring a century or similar milestone because their teams innings ends, rather than because they were dismissed. Strangled
a form of dismissal whereby a batsman, in trying to play a glance very fine to a leg-side ball, gets an inside edge which is caught by the wicket-keeper. Street
a pitch which is easy for batsmen and difficult for bowlers. Sometimes called a road, highway, and various other synonyms for street. Strike
the position as batsman facing the bowler, as opposed to non-striker. Often, Keep [the] strike, to arrange runs on the last ball of an over so as to face the first ball of the next. Farm the strike or Shepherd the strike: to keep doing this to protect a less skilful batsman.