Definition of "long-on" []

• Same as long-field-on. See long-field. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "From 41 for two Glamorgan slipped to 54 for three, Mark Cosgrove holing out to long-on off Waller having scored just nine from 15 balls, and with Kartik virtually unplayable on a spin-friendly surface Mark Wallace found himself stumped down the leg-side to leave Glamorgan 72 for four."
• "Barnwell's slog sweep was a steepler and Hales took it at full gallop from long-on, ignoring the proximity of Stokes."
• "Hampshire were in trouble at 97 for six after Afridi had perished to a catch at long-on, but the seventh-wicket pair of Pothas and Dimitri Mascarenhas ensured a competitive total with a stand of 40 from 21 balls."