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long leg

British

noun

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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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

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

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.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

“Don’t know if you saw the news,” he says, folding one long leg over the other.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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