James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1878

CHAPTER III. HOW TO PLACE THE CRICKET FIELD. 1. B owler. 2. Wicket-keeper 3. Short-slip. 4. Point. S. S. Strikers. 5. Cover-point 6. Mid-off. 7. Long-off. 8. Mid-on (extra). U. 0 . Umpires. 9. Longfield-on. 10. • Mid-on. 11. Square-leg. 12. Short-leg. These positions are given to suit the present style of play, and must be altered according to circumstances. A bowler like Southerton, supported by a reliable wicket-keeper, can sometimes, But not if the ground be bumpy or heavy, dispense with short-slip (3) and place him at 8. The fielding on the off side for a slow bowler should be reliable, and the occupants of No. 7, 9, and 11 sure catches. _ The last-named (11) is usually brought very forward to suit the present batting. The most eminent round-arm slow bowlers are Mr. W . G-. Grace, Southerton, Alfred Shaw, and Watson.