1A fielding position far behind the bowler and towards the on side.
Example sentencesExamples
- The first two balls were hit hard and high over long on and mid-wicket.
- Ponting cracked 25 runs square on the leg side, and another 26 in the arc between midwicket and long on.
- Razzaq smacked it with the finesse of a slugger towards long on; it was a stroke that resounded visually but was actually a miscue.
- 1.1 A fielder at long on.