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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Cricket

where does the expression "cow corner" come from ?ssd
  

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Hi, Cow corner the area of the field (roughly) between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on . So called because few 'legitimate' shots are aimed to this part of the field, so fielders are rarely placed there - leading to the concept that cows could happily graze in that area. [1] Best wishes, Clive

  • Hi, Cow corner the area of the field (roughly) between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on .
  • So called because few 'legitimate' shots are aimed to this part of the field, so fielders are rarely placed there - leading to the concept that cows could happily graze in that area.
  • [1] Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
Cow corner
the area of the field (roughly) between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on. So called because few 'legitimate' shots are aimed to this part of the field, so fielders are rarely placed there - leading to the concept that cows could happily graze in that area.

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