-------------------------------------------------------------------------- @ _ ,, \\ _ @' ( )_ . _ \\ \\_( )_// / Y | . /--( )_// | Y/-- /\ / . '// \~ \ |_/ _ / o" ( _\ / . - \ _ //\ | | | . \_\\\ . // \\--, /_// / | | | . / \ \\\ . \\ / // /_______|_|_|__________/_/_\ \_______________________________\\______ -------------------------------------------- Play Cricket ---------------- Unknown From: Harish Y S Bowler Batsman Wicket-Keeper Fielder o @ _ ___ \O_ ==/\ \\O ||| \__/O | o // / /\ O A \_~/ / / _/\ T || / O ! |\\ _ \ _/\ ||\\ | | ` O / || \\ | |______ \ || U====(______) ++ | | / -Alan Iwi- || | | / || ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ||/ \ ||_ \ |_ \ /---------------------\ From: Ganesh [...] They belong to a Cricket FAQ available at http://go.to/rsc-faq Help with the FAQ itself also eagerly solicited! ;-) For a Right Handed Batsman(RHB) ----- | | | stance of a right-hander | | | / offside<----| | | / | ||| |/ | |--->legside --' --' or onside For a Left Handed Batsman(LHB) ------- | | | stance of a left-hander | | | / | | |---/-------->offside | | || | / legside<-------| | / or onside `-- `-- FIElDING Positions Square / |/ * * * | * wider<--------. * \ | * \ * \ cover | * \ * \ p| 3rd* \ * off \ | gully man * | * \ | * | * ||-----\---|| * V *------------------|| \ ||wk---------------* finer * ||------/--|| * * / | * finer * on / mid- | leg * ^ * / wicket | * | * / | * | * / | * / / * * * | * / forward<---|--->backward wider<--' squ|are ONE MORE FIELDING DIAGRAM GLOSSARY .---------------------------------------------. / "off side" \ 1 1st slip | | 2 2nd slip | l- cv cp 3m | 3 3rd slip | ec p g | 4 4th slip | 4 | 5 leg slip | m- 3 | cv cover | 2 | p point | s 1 | g gully | B->> ||-------|| Wk | f forward - | U||-------|| | short leg | f 5 | s silly point | fine | dl deep fine/ | m+ | | square leg | | | 3m 3rd man | l+ mw dl | l+ long on | sl / | l- long off | U / | mw mid-wicket | square | sl square leg | "leg side" | m+ mid on | | m- mid off `\ field positions for RHB X /' cp cover-point `---------------------------------------------' [3.3] Why do batsmen make those marks in the crease? | | | |----------------------- | | | | | | | | | o<---- off stump (of RHB) | | 3 --- o<---- middle stump ---->>ball 2 --- | 1 --- o<---- leg stump / | | / | | / | | / | |<----- Bowling crease / |----------------------- Guard chosen | |<----- Popping crease | 1 - leg 2 - middle and leg 3 - middle stump | |-------- / | | | / / | `------ | | \/ /<---- Open stance `------ -->>ball | | \/ ^ | | | |--------- | | Closed stance [5.1] When is a batsman out LBW? ----- | | | | | | off <-----| | |----> leg stump(for a right-hander) stump --|--|--|-- |__|__|__|__| | | -----|-----------|------- | | | | | | | | |A | B |C | | | | | | | | | A = Outside off stump B = In-line with the stumps C = Outside legstump [5.3] Crease marks defined. | |<----- Popping crease -------| |------- | | | | | | | |<---- Bowling crease | | | | | | | | -------| |-------<--- Return crease | |