"short leg" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-short leg.ogg Forms: short legs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} short leg (countable and uncountable, plural short legs)
  1. (cricket, uncountable) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cricket Synonyms: Boot Hill [slang]
    Sense id: en-short_leg-en-noun-2vXqni~O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cricket, countable) A fielder in this position. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-short_leg-en-noun-kXvbmov2 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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