She Knows The Rules

She Knows Cricket

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:57:00 +1000

In case you think this breakdown of cricket is a little too basic, consider this. An American once said “cricket - that's the game with the mallets, right?”. For the record, Yanks, that’s croquet!

jasnick

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:28:35 +1000

How about a list of all the field positions? You know, all those funny names .......

Sarzie

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:38:08 +1000

Field positions are complicated!! Silly mid-wicket, gulley, slips... the only one I know for sure is wicketkeeper!!

Cricket Expert

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:34:21 +1000

I know all the fielding positions in Cricket.

Wicketkeeper, 1st Slip, 2nd Slip, 3rd Slip, 4th Slip, Fly Slip, Gully, leg slip, leg gully, short third man, Backward point, point, cover point, cover, extra cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket, square leg, backward square leg, short fine leg, silly point, short leg (bat pad), silly mid off, silly mid on, deep midwicket, deep square leg, deep backward square leg, fine leg, deep fine leg, long leg, third man, deep point, deep cover, deep extra cover, long off and long on.

I've left out some of the unorthodox fielding positions.

Dave

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:12:11 +1000

in my travels i saw the rules of cricket explained on a tea towel - it was humorous and insightful. You'd do well to get it, I've been in search for it ever since and you may well be the closest thing to it. Go Girls!

Rochelle

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:42:26 +1000

Feild positions - yes i know the names of them and yes most of where they are but best way I learnt was to ask who in the Australian team stands there ( most of them are good looking) so very easy to remember

Jen

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:47:18 +1000

You can generally learn the names of most of the fielding postitions after watching a few matches and listening to the commentators describe where the shot is hit to and so on..

Popeye

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:39:02 +1100

Best explanation I have ever come across...
Cricket - As explained to a foreigner
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Lynda

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:25:43 +1100

I wish the TV media would expand more about who is in a particular field position and point it out on the TV screen, as undoubtedly the different field placements (other than the obvious 3 slips and a gully) are the hardest thing about cricket to come to terms with.

I guess I wouldn't mind also knowing the reasons why they chose a particular field placement ie what the rationale behind it is. In particular what field placements to have with the different bowling styles or dependent on conditions of the pitch or the batters individual playing style.

Zinger

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:36:30 +1100

Here's a link to a pdf with all the fielding positions on it. Note that these positions can be reversed dependent on left hand/right hand and whether the bowler is bowling around the wicket or not.

Robynn

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:54:24 +1100

I like Popeye's explaination of cricket to a foreigner.....very clever!