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- noun cricket A
fielding position on theleg side ,square of thebatsman 'swicket , between leg gully andmidwicket ; afielder in that position.
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bilby commented on the word square leg
Cricket jargon - a fielding position directly behind the batsman and approximately twenty-five metres away. One of the two field umpires usually stands at square leg.
December 2, 2007