long leg

noun

1. cricket

   1. a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the batsman's wicket

   2. a fielder in this position

Example Sentences

The second, a hook to long leg off Tongue on 40, should have been swallowed, but Dawson lost track of the ball.

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The recalled Sudharsan was making England pay for wicketkeeper Jamie Smith's drop until he hooked Ben Stokes to long leg for 61.

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He played some outrageous strokes and looked set for a century on his home ground until he top-edged a hook to long leg.

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Joe Root replaced Crawley and became the fifth batter to reach 13,000 Test runs when he moved to 33, then pulled Muzarabani to long leg.

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Ben Duckett, dropped on 23 by Latham, took on the short ball after lunch, only to hook the pacey O'Rourke to long leg and fall for 46.

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