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short leg
noun
- cricket
- a fielding position on the leg side near the batsman's wicket
- a fielder in this position
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Example Sentences
Brook survived a very tough chance to short leg off Sajid, yet was driving nicely.
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Carse edged Noman to slip, Jack Leach inside edged to short leg and, next ball, Shoaib Bashir was caught at silly point to end England’s four-Test winning run in Pakistan.
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When Ben Stokes was caught at short leg off Noman Ali, England had lost four wickets for 14 runs in the space of 24 deliveries.
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But after Mathews patted Bashir to mid-off, Atkinson got the big wicket of Chandimal, caught at short leg.
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Chris Tremain is having a chat with Lewis McManus and now Justin Broad dons the helmet and moves into forward short leg.
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