long leg
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When Baker's first wicket-taking over was complete, perhaps with the emotion bubbling, he initially headed the wrong way, turning for deep third rather than his fielding position of long leg.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
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
Brook can be excused for his flying drop of Jamal at gully, but Shoaib Bashir’s miss of the same man at long leg was a dolly.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024
Stuart Broad took two, with the second - Travis Head hooking to long leg - making him only the fifth bowler in Test history to reach 600 wickets.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023
But the truth is it is scary to look down at your foot that is no longer yours and see attached a long long leg.
From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
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