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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 a [[bowler]] named [[Bill (The Tides of Time)|Bill]] to bowl "middle and leg" to him, to which Bill replied that doing so would mean bowling more ''towards'' the Doctor.  Indeed, during the exchange the Doctor was clearly seen guarding the middle and leg stumps with his [[cricket bat|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]]'')
== External link ==
== External link ==
* [http://www.pitchvision.com/how-to-take-guard Graphical explanations of the three basic batting/guarding positions in cricket]
* [http://www.pitchvision.com/how-to-take-guard Graphical explanations of the three basic batting/guarding positions in cricket]
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Revision as of 14:30, 20 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)

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