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In [[cricket]] the '''off side''' was, according to a study the [[Fifth Doctor]] once made [[Turlough]] complete, "the side of the [[wicket]] in front of the batsman nearer to his [[cricket bat|bat]] than to his body." It contrasted with the [[leg side]], which was the side of wicket ''behind'' the batsman nearer to his ''body'' than the bat. ([[ | In [[cricket]] the '''off side''' was, according to a study the [[Fifth Doctor]] once made [[Turlough]] complete, "the side of the [[wicket]] in front of the batsman nearer to his [[cricket bat|bat]] than to his body." It contrasted with the [[leg side]], which was the side of wicket ''behind'' the batsman nearer to his ''body'' than the bat. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 17:40, 17 September 2012
In cricket the off side was, according to a study the Fifth Doctor once made Turlough complete, "the side of the wicket in front of the batsman nearer to his bat than to his body." It contrasted with the leg side, which was the side of wicket behind the batsman nearer to his body than the bat. (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria)
