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Long off
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the fielding position in cricket deep on the off side, typically towards the boundary
Example
The captain placed a fielder at long off to prevent easy singles.
The bowler bowled a full delivery and the batsman drove it to long off for a boundary.
The batsman lofted the ball straight down to long off for a single.
The fielder stationed at long off took a brilliant catch near the boundary.
The team's strategy involved keeping long off and long on deep to restrict big hits.