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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 | '''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 to cover both the middle and the leg stumps with his bat. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Tides of Time]]'') | ||
On another occasion — when he was playing for the [[Stockbridge Cricket Club]] — the Doctor again called for middle and leg. During the [[run (cricket)|runs]] that occurred as the result of the Doctor's successful bat, [[Don (Autumn)|Don]]'s died on the [[cricket pitch]], having just barely scored the winning [[run (cricket)|run]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]'') | On another occasion — when he was playing for the [[Stockbridge Cricket Club]] — the Doctor again called for middle and leg. During the [[run (cricket)|runs]] that occurred as the result of the Doctor's successful bat, [[Don (Autumn)|Don]]'s died on the [[cricket pitch]], having just barely scored the winning [[run (cricket)|run]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]'') | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] didn't always bat middle and leg. | The [[Fifth Doctor]] didn't always bat middle and leg. He took a [[middle stump]] guard when playing on [[Charles Cranleigh]]'s side. ([[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'') | ||
== 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] | ||
[[Category:Cricket]] | [[Category:Cricket]] | ||
