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long-on

noun

  1. cricket
    1. a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler
    2. a fielder in this position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Iyer, having already been dropped, flicked to short fine leg and Axar tamely punted to long-on to give Santner and Bracewell a further wicket each.

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Santner had Klaasen caught at long-on in his next over and from game on in the 23rd over, it was game over in the 29th.

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Kohli - the master of such chases - looked to be easing his side to victory, only to slap to Adam Zampa at long-on when 40 runs were needed from 45 balls.

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England should still have won – they needed 17 from 14 balls with three wickets left – but they fell away after Jamie Overton hit to long-on for 32.

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Livingstone nicked the seamer behind for nine and Bethell mis-timed a slower ball to long-on for six.

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