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fine leg
noun
sports specializeduk /ˈfaɪn ˌleɡ/ us /ˈfaɪn 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) that is behind the batter (= the 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:
The batter couldn't resist hooking the ball and was caught at fine leg.
A diving stop at fine leg stopped what looked like a certain four.
[ C ]
in cricket, a fielder(= a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) who plays at the position of fine leg:
The captain had a very unconventional field with two fine legs.
Fine leg is probably my least favourite fielding position.
As a bowler, she spends a lot of time fielding at fine leg.
With three or four slips and gulleys, a short leg, a third man and a fine leg, there are only two or three men in front of the wicket.
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