Sunday, August 12, 2007

Fielding - Modifiers

  • Deep, long
    Farther away from the batsman.

  • Short
    Closer to the batsman.

  • Silly
    Very close to the batsman.

  • Square
    Somewhere along an imaginary extension of the popping crease.

  • Fine
    Closer to an extension of an imaginary line along the middle of the pitch bisecting the stumps.

  • Wide
    Further from an extension of an imaginary line along the middle of the pitch bisecting the stumps.

  • Forward
    In front of square; further towards the end occupied by the bowler and further away from the end occupied by the batsman on strike.

  • Backward
    Behind square; further towards the end occupied by the batsman on strike and further away from the end occupied by the bowler.

Additionally, commentators or fans discussing the details of field placement will often use descriptive phrases such as "gully is a bit wider than normal" or "mid off is standing too deep, he should come in shorter".

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