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long leg noun sports specializeduk /ˈlɒŋ ˌleɡ/ us /ˈlɑːŋ ˌleɡ/ [ U ] in cricket, a position of a fielder (= a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) which is behind the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) on the left side for a right-handed batter or on the right side for a right-handed batter: He was tempted to hook the ball and was caught at long leg. [ C ] in cricket, a player who fields(= tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) at the position of long leg: They tried bowling short-pitched deliveries with two long legs. She scored a lot of her runs through long leg. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |