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In [[cricket]] the '''leg side''' was, according to a study the [[Fifth Doctor]] once made [[Turlough]] complete, the side of the [[wicket]] behind the batsman, nearer to his body than his bat. It contrasted with the [[off side]], which was "the side of the [[wicket]] in front of the batsman nearer to his [[cricket bat|bat]] than to his body." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'')
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In [[cricket]] the '''leg side''' was, according to a study the [[Fifth Doctor]] once made [[Turlough]] complete, the side of the [[wicket]] behind the batsman, nearer to his body than his bat. It contrasted with the [[off side]], which was "the side of the [[wicket]] in front of the batsman nearer to his [[cricket bat|bat]] than to his body." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]'')


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Leg side

In cricket the leg side was, according to a study the Fifth Doctor once made Turlough complete, the side of the wicket behind the batsman, nearer to his body than his bat. It contrasted with the off side, which was "the side of the wicket in front of the batsman nearer to his bat than to his body." (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria)