square leg

Or square-leg

noun

Cricket.

1. the position of a fielder on the left of the batsman and almost on the opposite side of the wicket.

2. the fielder occupying this position.

square leg

noun

1. a fielding position on the on side approximately at right angles to the batsman

2. a person who fields in this position

Word History and Origins

Origin of square leg¹

First recorded in 1850–55