Definition of square leg in English:

square leg

noun

Cricket

1A fielding position level with the batsman approximately halfway towards the boundary on the leg side.
Example sentencesExamples
- Umpire Peter Wright consulted with his colleague Mike George at square leg before sending a disappointed batsman on his way.
- The fifth-wicket pair were finally parted by a moment of carelessness, Sutton turning for a second after Bresnan misfielded at square leg, but the batsman could not beat Bresnan's throw to the wicketkeeper.
- Stuart Parkin, back from Australia, ran from deep square leg to mid-wicket to take a superb catch.
- After lunch, Marvan Atapattu swung the initiative toward Sri Lanka again with a sensational catch at deep square leg that saw the end of Cullinan at 38 runs.
- He should have completed a five-wicket haul when Lara, on 68, swept him to deep square leg where Makhaya Ntini got into perfect position but spilled the catch.
1. 1.1 A fielder at square leg.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Owens followed shortly after for 39, pulling a rank long hop into the hands of square leg, and Rob Walker also fell before the total was reached.
  As with his 50, Vaughan went to his century in the grand manner, sweeping Brown over square leg, but the next ball had him lbw as he pushed forward.
  Partnered by talented teenager Ravinder Bopara, Grant Flower continued at his leisurely pace until he pulled a short ball from Matthew Hoggard in front of square leg and was well caught low down by Michael Lumb.
  The first ball was directed over and beyond square leg.
  Later in the over he was fortunate to get away with a mistimed hook which lobbed over the head of square leg.

单词	square leg
释义	Definition of square leg in English: square leg noun Cricket 1A fielding position level with the batsman approximately halfway towards the boundary on the leg side. Example sentencesExamples Umpire Peter Wright consulted with his colleague Mike George at square leg before sending a disappointed batsman on his way. The fifth-wicket pair were finally parted by a moment of carelessness, Sutton turning for a second after Bresnan misfielded at square leg, but the batsman could not beat Bresnan's throw to the wicketkeeper. Stuart Parkin, back from Australia, ran from deep square leg to mid-wicket to take a superb catch. After lunch, Marvan Atapattu swung the initiative toward Sri Lanka again with a sensational catch at deep square leg that saw the end of Cullinan at 38 runs. He should have completed a five-wicket haul when Lara, on 68, swept him to deep square leg where Makhaya Ntini got into perfect position but spilled the catch. 1.1 A fielder at square leg. Example sentencesExamples Owens followed shortly after for 39, pulling a rank long hop into the hands of square leg, and Rob Walker also fell before the total was reached. As with his 50, Vaughan went to his century in the grand manner, sweeping Brown over square leg, but the next ball had him lbw as he pushed forward. Partnered by talented teenager Ravinder Bopara, Grant Flower continued at his leisurely pace until he pulled a short ball from Matthew Hoggard in front of square leg and was well caught low down by Michael Lumb. The first ball was directed over and beyond square leg. Later in the over he was fortunate to get away with a mistimed hook which lobbed over the head of square leg.
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