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| By placing the field correctly, captains and bowlers can put pressure the batsmen or keep the run rate down. If a batsmen is strong in a particular area, it should be defended, likewise weaknesses attacked and traps set. Every good Captain should know what positions to set and when! |
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Third Man Used to sweep up the balls coming through or over the slips. If a batsman likes to have a go outside the off stump, the Third Man could save a lot of boundaries and also take a few catches. |
Fine Leg Bowlers need a rest in between overs, so it is not appreciated when your bowling partner gives the batsman a tickle off the legs that must be fielded. Especially if you have to move a couple of yards either way! |
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The Slip Corden Comes into play when the captain wants to attack the batsman. The more attacking the field, the more slips are used, this means that less fielders are available to cover other areas of the field. So the captain must balance the need for wickets with the need to defend and save runs. The slips look for an edge from the bat, either from a false stroke induced by an outswinging delivery or from a careless shot. |
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Square Leg Like Mid Wicket a defensive position off the legs and against pulling. Square leg can be pushed back to boundary to defend against batsmen who can put away a short ball. It is also nice to have a chat with the umpire if he is near by!! - "That one in your last over was plumb." |
Gully Slightly wider than the slips ths is an attacking position, looking for anything upish, from a false or careless shot. |
Mid Wicket A defensive position to stop runs off the leg and would also see action if a batsmen failed to get hold of a short pitched delivery properly. |
Mid On Used to defend against driving, also a catching position if a batsman mistimes the ball and spoons it. |
Mid Off Positioned to defend against driving. Again this can become an attacking position if the bowler can force a miss timed shot. If the Ball is swinging, this fielding position can be removed to encourage a batsman to drive. The Bowler would be looking to find the edge to the slip corden. |
Extra Cover Positioned to defend against Cover Drives, this can be a catching position, if the bowler can force a miss timed drive. |
Silly Mid On Like Silly Mid Off, can be used either by spinners or quicker bowlers to put pressure on the batsman as he can not afford to make any mistakes with close fielders lurking. |
Silly Mid Off An attacking fielder who looks for the ball popping off the bat. Can be used either by a Spinner looking for a bat pad catch. Or a quicker bowler might look to unsettle a batsman by digging the ball in short. The Silly Mid Off is there in case the batsman can not get over the ball and offers a chance. |
Leg Slip Not used very often. If the Captain has a particular game plan in mind, the leg slip can be used to attack a batsmen playing of his legs. Also if a batsmen is not so good at hooking the short delivery, the leg slip might be used to take any top edges. |
Square Cover Point Squarer than Gully, positioned to save runs from square shots off the back foot. |
Cover Point Positioned to defend against Cover Drives, this can be a catching position, if the bowler can force a miss timed drive. |
Wicketkeeper It is the wicket keepers job to catch the nicks from misplaced shots or from the unplayable outswinger as well as keeping down the byes. The Wicket keeper really comes into his own when standing up against spin showing speed and agility to take the turning ball. Unfortunately a diet of Big Macs has not been proven to improve reflexes! |
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Wicket Keeper |
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Slip Corden |
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Gully |
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Square Cover Point |
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Cover Point |
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Extra Cover |
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Mid Off |
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Mid On |
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Mid Wicket |
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Square Leg |
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Silly Mid On |
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Silly Mid Off |
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Leg Slip |
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Fine Leg |
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Third Man |
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