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short leg

British

noun

cricket
1. a fielding position on the leg side near the batsman's wicket
2. a fielder in this position

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Australia's Travis Head, fielding close at short leg, was convinced he heard an edge.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

There was the Root drop off Stokes and, later, he fended Tongue to the swooping Pope at short leg off a no-ball.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

Bennett could not repeat his heroics, trapped leg before by Gus Atkinson, while Craig Ervine lobbed Tongue to short leg to leave Zimbabwe 30-2, still 270 behind.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

Off-spinner Washington Sundar had Mitchell Starc caught at short leg and bowled Nathan Lyon, before a superb Nitish Rana slower ball deceived Alex Carey to seal the comprehensive win.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

Milkman rubbed the ankle of his short leg.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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