square leg
Americannoun
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the position of a fielder on the left of the batsman and almost on the opposite side of the wicket.
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the fielder occupying this position.
noun
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a fielding position on the on side approximately at right angles to the batsman
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a person who fields in this position
Etymology
Origin of square leg
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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On the second day in Faisalabad, Rana was at square leg when he appeared to halt the game to object to one of England captain Mike Gatting's field placements.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Jos Buttler thrashed Marco Jansen's ball over square leg and on to the balcony of the hotel behind the stand at Old Trafford.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The 27‑year‑old Sri Lanka opener was outstanding in manipulating the leg‑side field all game, scoring 26 runs through mid‑wicket and another 20 through square leg.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
He slog-swept Liam Dawson to deep square leg for 24 - one of six batters to wastefully pick out fielders in the deep.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Henry Lamb gave the boy one of his sweetest and most lamb-like smiles, and proceeded to drive the ball two hundred yards straight down the middle of the course—to square leg.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Horace G. Hutchinson
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