long-on

British  

noun

1. cricket

   1. a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler

   2. a fielder in this position

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Example Sentences

With 78 needed, Wolvaardt went for broke - but her lofted hit off Deepti Sharma was skied to long-on.

From BBC

But Kerr threw her wicket away, caught at long-on off Capsey - who performed brilliantly as a part-timer in the absence of Ecclestone - and Plimmer was trapped on the crease which prompted England's shift in momentum.

From BBC

He punished an uncharacteristically sloppy New Zealand fielding performance - Jimmy Neesham put down a simple chance to dismiss Brook at long-on - and rendered the Black Caps bowling helpless when in full flow.

From BBC

The left-hander finally holed out for 104 to long-on off Noman, where Shaheen Shah Afridi took a low catch, ending a 208-minute innings containing 10 fours and two sixes.

From Barron's

Her innings ended off the penultimate ball, when she miscued Udeshika Prabodhani to long-on, but the damage had long been done.

From Barron's