James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

2 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL, C H A P T E R V . H o wto place the Cricket Field . No. I. To a slow bowler, either round-armor ' lobs .' 1 3 S U S 1 2 8 1 0 9 S. S. Strikers . 1. B o w l e r. 2. Wicket-keeper. 6. Mid-off . 3. Short-slip . 4. P o i n t. 5. Cover-point. 7. Long-off . 8. M i d-on (extra). U. U. Umpires. 9. Long-on 10. M i d-on. 11. Square-leg. 12. Short-leg. These positions are given to suit the present style of play , and mustbe altered , according to circumstances . A bowlerlike Shaw, supported bya 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 theoff -side for a slow bowler should bereliable , and the occupants of Nos. 7, 9 and11 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, Mr. Steel , Alfred Shaw, Watson, and Bates .