James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

4 0 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L. C H A P T E R I V. H O WT OP L A C ET H EC R I C K E TF I E L D. No. 1. To a slow bowler, either round-a r mor ' lobs ." 6 7 3 2 U S 1 2 U S 8 9 1. B o w l e r. 2. Wicketkeeper. 3. Shortslip . 6 4 .P o i n t. S. S. Strikers. 5. Cover-point. 6. M i d-off. 7. L o n g-off. 8. Mid-on (extra ). U.U. Umpires. 9. L o n g-on. 10. M i d-on. 11. Square-leg. 12. Short-leg. These positions are given to suit the present style of play, and mustb e altered according to circumstances . A slow bowler , supported by a reliable wicket-keeper , can sometimes , but not if the ground be bumpy, or heavy, dis- pense with short-slip (3) and place him at 8. Thefielding on the off -side for a slow bowler should be reliable , and the occupants of Nos. 7, 9 and 11 sure catches . The last-named (11) is usually brought very forward to suit the pre- sentbatting.