James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

H O WT O P L A C ET H EC R I C K E TF I E L D. 3 7 No. II. A slow or medium-pace left -handed bowler (round-a r m.) 5 4 7 6 3 2 S U S 1 8 1 2. 9 U 1.0 8 1 1 1 .B o w l e r. 2. Wicket-keeper. 3. Short-slip . 4. T h i r dm a n. S. S. Strikers. 5. P o i n t. 6. Cover-point. 9. Long-off . 10. M i d-o n. 7. Cover-point (forward ). 11. Short -leg . 8. M i d-off. U. U. Umpires. Now-a-days long -stop is usually dispensed with , but he should not be re- moved unless bowling is very straight and wicket -keeping very sure . In this case it would be advisable to place mid-off (No. 8) further back, and place No. 9 at long -stop . With a good on-hitter the on-side must be strengthened by the removal of No. 12 to a position on the on-side between 10 and 11 .