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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.
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