James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

H O WTO PLACE THE CRICKET-FIELD. 3 5 No. III . To an ordinary medium-pace bowler . 8 3 4 2 U S 1 0 12 1. B o w l e r. 2. Wicket-keeper. 3. L o n g-stop. 4. Short-slip . S. S. Strikers. 5. Thirdm a n. 6. P o i n t. 7. Cover-point. 8. M i d-off. U. U. Umpires. 9. Long-on. 10. M i d- o n. 11. Short-leg. 12. Long-leg . Medium-pace bowling of the present day usually foregoes a long -stop whenaccuracy can be relied on . In this case long -stop may judiciously be placed at long -on, though obviously the positions must be altered according to the specialities of each batsman. Long-leg (No. 12) is often brought forward to a line parallel with the umpire at batsman's end, but if the striker hit late , he should remain sharp . C 2