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mid-on
noun[ U ]
sports specializeduk /ˌmɪdˈɒn/ us /ˈmɪdˌɑːn/
in cricket, a position of a fielder (= a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) which is in front of the batter on the left side for a right-handed batter and in front of the batter on the right side for a left-handed batter:
His throw from mid-on hit the stumps.
She finally went for 94, caught at mid-on.
On Friday he spent 48 overs fielding at mid-on and watched Jones take four catches behind the stumps.
Running forward from mid-on she failed to get a hand to the ball.
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