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Saturday, March 8, 2008

How did the fielding positions get their interesting names?


How did the fielding positions get their interesting names?

Although the fielding positions sound strange, it is a logical and highly flexible code that helps to describe with considerable accuracy any position occupied by a fielder covering the entire field. It consists of two distinct elements. The first element comprises of a set of basic markers which are related with the area and direction with respect to the batsman. Square and fine, backward and forward, wide and straight, deep and short are examples of this. The second element is a finite set of elements which denote precise positions in the field. These names have been evolved in an ad hoc way over the years and seems to lack any logic. Slips, cover, gully, mid-wicket etc. can be classified into this group. Combining both elements, we are able to pin-point to any particular part of the ground.



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