long leg

British  

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

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long leg

Brook drove and pulled his way to a 64-ball half-century, before one pull too many at Smith ended in the hands of long leg.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Cox sparkled for his 53 only to find Wood at long leg in Stokes' afternoon stint.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

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.

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

Gogol sits impatiendy, one long leg jiggling up and down.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri