short leg

noun

1. cricket
   1. a fielding position on the leg side near the batsman's wicket
   2. a fielder in this position

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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