James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

53 htgrams of the Jfieto- Bv Y. E. WALKER. POSITION OP THE MEN IN THE FIELD TO FAST BOWLING ( as ALLAN HILL, M r . H. ROTHERHAM, or HARRISON). Long Slip. * Long Leg. * » a . Long Stop. * Short Slip. * Cover Point. * Wicket Keeper. * Point. * Short Leg. * * Middle Wicket. Mid-on 4 * (or Third Man) Bowler. * —---------------- —---------- ----- -----------i—---- *• — ; * ' Long Blip and leg should assist each other in ‘‘ backing up ” tne long-stop to prevent byes and snicks. It is the fashion now, if the bowler can be relied on, and with a good wicket-keeper, when the ground is slow, todispensewith long-stop, there­ by getting a “ third man ” as well as « mid-on,” but great care should be used in this matter : the doing away with long-stop is more applicable to those bowlers who are not much above medium pace. All the diagrams are for right-hand batsmen.