long-on

noun

1. cricket
   1. a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler
   2. a fielder in this position

Example Sentences

After the resumption, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell struck two sixes before hitting Adil Rashid’s second ball to long-on and Buttler's catch dismissed Sherfane Rutherford.

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He could have been caught at long-on and long-off, while Atkinson miscued a catch back to left-armer Noman Ali.

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Carse was uncomfortable before he holed out to long-on and Potts somehow bowled through his legs.

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She went on to hit 40 off 27 balls, including a six off Scotland spinner Olivia Bell having skipped down the pitch and elegantly timing a lofted drive over long-on.

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With Jack Leach the bowler, it was a hugely impressive effort for long-on fielder Woakes to back-peddle and attempt the sort of catch that has become common in white-ball cricket.

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