James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

H O WT O P L A C ET H EC R I C K E TF I E L D. 2 1 7 9 No. III . To an ordinary m e d i u m-pace bowler. 8 2 3 10 S 1. B o w l e r. 2. Wicket-keeper. 3. L o n g-stop. 4. Short-slip . S. S. Strikers. 5. T h i r dM a n. 9. L o n g-on. 6.P o i n t. 10.M i d-o n. 7. Cover-point. 11. Short-leg. 12. Long-leg. 8. M i d-off. U. U. Umpires. Medium-pace bowling of the present dayusually foregoes a long-stop when accuracy can be relied on. In this case long-stop mayjudiciously be placed at long -on, though obviously the positions must be altered according to the speciali ties 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.