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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The diminutive middle-order batter took two sensational catches at short leg against the Proteas in Johannesburg.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

Karun Nair was greeted by three slips, a gully, a short leg and a leg gully, the most popular man in north London.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

Then he has me stand and lean my short leg on a big block of wood.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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