Most common cricket fielding positions Slip - Slips stand next to the wicket-keeper and are generally placed in an arc formation – you’ll see more of these in Test cricket. Fly Slip - A fly ...

Even better news, we have a wonderful handwritten drawing of the field by cricket broadcaster Alison Mitchell to help you visualise the positions as we describe them. RadioTimes.com brings you a ...

Fielding is a crucial part of cricket and there are many areas where a fielder will be placed. The position names can seem a little strange to the untrained eye. You can field in the slips, at gully, ...

From wicket-keeper to first slip and long off, there are a lot of fielding positions in cricket, and with The Ashes upon us, you better get used to them. Cricket is unique in that at any one time ...

Let us try to see the origins of some of these funny names of cricket fielding positions. Or should we use the term ‘silly’ names? Not to be confused with a switch, and not applicable in case ...

Unique to cricket, the captain of the fielding team has complete control of their team’s fielding positions. In all, there are 35 different fielding positions and the captain can utilise every ...

Cricket Fielding Positions:The origins of field placement names in cricketIt is one of the tacticsthat most captains of modern cricket have used to get set batsmen out. However, these tactics aren ...

Cricket has a lot of fascinating fielding positions, with a lot of interesting names. The sport, invented in the 18th century, has provided the fans an infinite amount of memories to re-live and ...