Long-leg – Like
Long-leg
A fieldsman deep on the on-side, behind the batsman.
Long-off
A fieldsman deep on the off-side, in front of the batsman.
Long-on
A fieldsman deep on the on-side, in front of the batsman.
Long-slip
A fieldsman deep on the off-side, behind the batsman.
Long-stop
The fieldsman who stands behind the wicket-keeper to save byes; now dispensed with in good class matches.
Lost ball. A ball hit away which cannot be recovered. [See LAW 34.] Maiden over. - An over from which no runs are scored off the bat.
Lamp-irons
The irons projecting from the body of the coach and fore boot into which the coach lamps are placed.
Lapping Traces
- Passing the inside trace of a leader round the inside trace of his partner and taking it back to his own bar.
Leaders
The two front horses in a four-inhand are called leaders, and referred to frequently as "before the bars." Leading-bars.- [See SWING-BARS and WHIP- PLE-TREES.]
Lozenge
The slang term for a circular piece of leather with a hole in the centre to fit round the mouthpiece of the bit and having a slit from circumference to centre, which enables it to be slipped over the bit. It is used for horses which bear away or hang off (q.v.).
Lie
The position in which a ball rests on the course after it has been played.
Lift
To take a ball out of a hazard or from the green, according to the rules.
Like
To play the like at a given hole is to play a stroke which equalises the number played by the opposite side.