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short leg
noun
sports specializeduk /ˌʃɔːt ˈleɡ/ us /ˈʃɔːrt ˌleɡ/
[ U ]
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 close to and on a straight line with the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) on the left side for a batter right-handed batter and the right side for a left-handed batter:
If you're fielding at short leg, a helmet, box, and shin pads are recommended.
He hit a short ball up to short leg where the fielder took a smart catch.
[ C ]
a player who fields(= tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) at the position of short leg:
The fielders moved in closer, so that the batsman was surrounded by three slips, a short leg, and a silly point.
It's often the junior member of the team who draws the short straw of fielding at short leg.
The captain switched to a short-pitched strategy and posted two short legs.
The short leg ducked but the ball struck him on the shoulder.
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