Fielding (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, fielding was what the majority of players on the entirety of the cricket field were doing. Namely, fielders attempted to catch the cricket ball after it was struck by the batsman in order to limit runs or catch the batsman out. The fielding area — informally the ground — was divided into two hemispheres, leg side and off side, and fielding positions were often modified by adding the terms "leg" and "off" — as in "silly mid-off" — to indicate whether the fielder was standing on the leg or off side of the batsman.

Known fielding positions included the following: category=cricket fielding positions allowcachedresults=true columns=4