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[[file:Cricket middle and leg.jpg|thumb|The Doctor places his bat between the middle stump and the one closest to him, called ''the leg''. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'')]] | [[file:Cricket middle and leg.jpg|thumb|The Doctor places his bat between the middle stump and the one closest to him, called ''the leg''. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'')]] | ||
'''Middle and leg''' was a batting position in [[cricket]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] once asked an umpire named [[Bill (The Tides of Time)|Bill]] for a "middle and leg" guard, to which Bill replied that the Doctor should move his bat towards himself so as to cover both the middle and the leg stumps with his bat . ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'') | '''Middle and leg''' was a batting position in [[cricket]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] once asked an umpire named [[Bill (The Tides of Time)|Bill]] for a "middle and leg" guard, to which Bill replied that the Doctor should move his bat towards himself so as to cover both the middle and the leg stumps with his bat . ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 22 January 2012
The Doctor places his bat between the middle stump and the one closest to him, called the leg. (DWM: The Tides of Time)
Middle and leg was a batting position in cricket. The Fifth Doctor once asked an umpire named Bill for a "middle and leg" guard, to which Bill replied that the Doctor should move his bat towards himself so as to cover both the middle and the leg stumps with his bat . (DWM: The Tides of Time)
On another occasion playing for the Stockbridge Cricket Club, the Doctor would again call for middle and leg. During the runs that occurred as the result of the Doctor's successful bat, Don's died on the cricket pitch, having just barely scored the winning run. (BFA: Autumn)
