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square leg
noun
sports specializeduk /ˌskweə ˈleɡ/ us /ˈskwer ˌleɡ/
[ U ]
in cricket, the position of a fielder (= a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) which is at right angles to the batter (= a player who tries to hit the ball) on the left side for a right-handed batter or on the right side for a left-handed batter:
She was caught at square leg.
The opener clipped the first ball of the over off his legs and through square 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 square leg:
The legside field consisted of a short-leg, a square leg, and a deep mid-wicket.
A full-length dive at square leg stopped a certain four.
The batter got a top edge and was caught at square leg.
The captain moved a fielder from the off side to square leg.
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