fine leg
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He hit three successive sixes off Arshdeep - a pull, a handsome on-drive and a whip that was almost caught at fine leg.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
A 66-run partnership ended when the left-handed Bethell on 32 helped a leg-side delivery from Oliver Davidson into the grateful hands of Brad Wheal at short fine leg.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Opener Phil Salt perished off the first ball from Sher Malla, top-edging the spinner to short fine leg.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
When Stokes returned late in the day, Tom Lawes picked out Ollie Pope in the leg-side ring before the aggressive Jacks found Jofra Archer at fine leg.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
A very imposing personage was this Sir Anthony, standing with one arm akimbo, and one fine leg and foot advanced, evidently with a view to the gratification of his contemporaries and posterity.
From Scenes of Clerical Life by Eliot, George
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