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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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Rew top-edged a pull and should have been caught at long leg by Rachin Ravindra, then gloved another attempted pull that ended in the hands of first slip.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

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

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

A long leg stepped over the rope, and the person it belonged to turned and walked away.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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