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Etymology
The term refers to the ball crushing the foot of the batsman, if not played with their bat. sandshoe|Sandshoe is not literal though, batsmen wear sturdy boots, not sandshoes, when batting.
Noun
en-noun|sg=sandshoe crusher
- cricket A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.
#: 2002: Tony Greig was Australia's main stumbling block to victory. 'Thommo' worked out a solution to the problem, dismissing Greig in the 2nd innings with his famous 'sandshoe crusher'! — w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC TV| Cricket in the 70s 1
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