| 词汇 | short-leg |
| 释义 | 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. Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |
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