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Fielding Positions III: Examples

To finish this mini-series on fielding positions, I thought we’d take a look at the pitch as a whole and perhaps take a brief look at why we might change the overall field for different bowlers. We’ve seen why we … Continue reading

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Fielding Positions II: In Detail

Hopefully you’ve read the previous article about basic fielding positions and, seeing as how you’ve read this far, presumably you want to know more. Excellent. I mentioned a couple of general descriptors at the top of the last article, and … Continue reading

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Fielding Positions I: The Basics

Quite a few players have asked to me to write something about fielding positions. Our fielding is generally quite good, but we often have to resort to pointing at where we want fielders to go rather than, say, asking cover … Continue reading

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How To Judge A Wide

The Cavaliers are not renowned for our knowledge of the Laws of Cricket, nor for their close attention to tactics and skills. This is one of a series of posts intended to explain the game in the hope that we … Continue reading

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It’s Hit Him On The Pads…

The Cavaliers are not renowned for our knowledge of the Laws of Cricket, nor for their close attention to tactics and skills. This is one of a series of posts intended to explain the game in the hope that we … Continue reading

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How To Shell A Catch

The Cavaliers are not renowned for our knowledge of the Laws of Cricket, nor for their close attention to tactics and skills. This is one of a series of posts intended to explain the game in the hope that we … Continue reading

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