on-siden.adj.2
/ˈɒnˌsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈɔnˈsaɪd/, /ˈɑnˈsaɪd/ Cricket.
A. n.
That side of the playing area lying on the left-hand side of a (right-handed) batter facing a bowler, esp. that part in front of the batter's wicket; the equivalent region to the right of a left-handed batter. Cf. offside n.1 3.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > side
leg side?1801
offside1816
leg1833
on-side1833
off1836
on1836
long on1843
long off1854
1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 34 (heading) The best way to play a ball, bowled as wide as your legs on the on side.
1849 F. W. Lillywhite in F. Lillywhite Young Cricketer's Guide 18 A good general will often place three men instead of two on the ‘on’ side.
1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket iv. 188 Let us now turn our attention to strokes on the on-side.
1959 Times 11 June 3/5 Bold strokes, particularly on the onside.
1976 T. Dexter & C. Makins Testkill 174 This man would bat a bit..and made most of his runs on the on-side.
1999 Wisden Cricket Monthly Aug. 2 46/2 His success came as an opening batsman who possessed..an open stance that helped him dismiss bad balls through the on side.
B. adj.2
Relating to or directed towards the on-side of the field. Cf. offside adj.1 2.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > [adjective] > type of play
loose1859
on-side1898
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of stroke
slashing1832
skied1868
on-side1898
agricultural1899
offside1900
skimming1930
slashed1974
1898 K. S. Ranjitsinhji With Stoddart's Team (ed. 4) i. 32 For..excellence of ‘on side’ play he can be compared with the best players.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 23 June 3/1 In all those on-side strokes..Fry is a master.
1989 Independent (Nexis) 5 May David Byas, who looks so powerful an onside player on good surfaces, was again beaten by a seaming ball.
2002 Burnley Express & News (Nexis) 24 June Jex Hope finally removed Higgs when he tried to smash another onside boundary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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