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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. 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 |