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The batsman can back away to thelegsideto hit through the off side, but can expose their stumps in doing so.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was noted for giving young batsmen a full toss on thelegside, allowing the batsman to hit it to the boundary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, at a particular ground, theleg-sideboundary may be 15 feet closer to the batsman than the off-side boundary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A position on thelegside45 behind square, defending the single.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If they are bowling down thelegside, they put the fielders on the off side and vice versa.
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This may or may not be accompanied by a concentration of fielders on thelegside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With a left-handed batsman, thelegsideis analogous to the half that includes right field and first base.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such a stance would naturally lead to a defensive player who only had strokes on thelegsideand would be dull and ugly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bowled by a yorker just after luncheon, he played flawless cricket, being especially strong on thelegside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From a right-handed batsman's point of view, this deviation is to the left, or from the off side towards thelegside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The deliveries were often short-pitched with four or five fielders close by on thelegsidewaiting to catch deflections off the bat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, in the last two years he has improved hislegsideand bouncer hitting considerably.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A cordon of close-in fielders would be arrayed behind the wicket and on thelegsideto exploit batting errors elicited by this bowling line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thelegsideis the half of the field "behind" the batsman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Strong on thelegside, he is also a very good player of spin.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In one-day cricket, most deliveries that pass the batsman on thelegsidewithout hitting the stumps are now called as wides.
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