General hints on fielding
1. Always keep
your eyes on the ball - whether fielding a ball on the ground or catching it.
2. Move quickly behind the line of the ball and as far as possible
towards it even as it is coming to you.
3. Get your body in behind the line of the ball as second line of
defence to your hands.
4. Whenever any fielder throws the ball to the keeper or to the
bowler's end, fielders in suitable positions should provide a backup to
prevent overthrows.
5. For close-in fielders, the body should be balanced and ready to
take off in any direction to catch the ball. Stay down half-crouched until the
ball has arrived at the wicketkeeper's hands or played away by the batsman.
Keep your head still and watch the ball or, when at first slip or when
wicketkeeping, watch the outer edge of the bat.
6. Fielders in the close-in positions on the leg side, square or in front
of the wicket, must switch their eyes to the batsman just before the bowler
releases the ball.
7. Fielders not in close catching position must walk in with the bowler
when he is running in to bowl. This will get them off the mark to move towards
the ball hit in their direction.
8. Let your hand give with the ball. Don't grab the ball, otherwise the
chances are it will spill out almost as often as it stays in the palm.
9. Bend both hips and knees so that your head is down when you are about
to field the ball.
10. Get quickly into a side-on position, so that the ball can be thrown
to either end for a run out or return to the wicketkeeper.
11. While fielding backfoot should be side-on to the ball.
12. Always try to throw the ball on the full to the wicketkeeper or
bowler.
13. While throwing to the stumps: Aim, get the ball in as quickly and as
straight as possible.
14. Hit the stumps to effect a run out only when there is no time for the
wicketkeeper or the bowler to reach the wicket. Not hitting the stumps may lead
to overthrows or on hitting the wicket the ball may deflect for more runs.
15. When taking a catch, keep the ball for a few seconds to show that you
have it under control. Don't throw it prematurely in the air to celebrate the
catch, you might lose your grip on the ball resulting in a not out decision.
Fielding is sub-divided into the following sub-sections:
Thowing positions
 Vertical overarm throw
Shoulder level throw
Underarm throw
Fielding positions
Fielding positions
Diagram of Fielding positions for
Leg Spinner
Off Spinner Around the
Wicket
Off Spinner Over the
Wicket
Medium Pace Inswing
Medium Pace Outwsing
Fast Bowler
Left Arm Slow Bowler
turning ball towards off side
Fielding actions
Fielding in the deep
Throwing
Catching in the deep
Fielding in the slips
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