Re: What's your favourite Fielding Position?

by Henry on Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:29 am

You like a third man?

by Merlin on Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:54 am

Gully, point or in the covers ... in any event, always on the off side.

by PeterCS on Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:10 am

Anywhere but short leg or any of the sillies.

The bowling was never good enough for that.

by eowyn on Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:21 am

backward point after thirdman, either hide or get punished, what else is there?

by horace on Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:47 pm

Henry wrote:I remember my high school first XI had a game on during school time, and it was the school lunch break, and lots of students were down by the oval watching the game. I was on the fine leg boundary and made an absolute Allan Mullally of the stop on the slightly bumpy outfield, allowing the ball to go through for four. The sarcastic cheering rang out and I was as embarrased as f*ck.

...i would have thought this was a condition of being for a hooray henry

by Basil on Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:25 pm

I didn't have the strongest throwing arm, so I volunteered for short-leg/silly point. Loved it actually - could be a bit iffy and I usually kept a bruise going on my shin for the whole season (before shin-pads!).

Otherwise out of the way, where my throw would not be exposed.

by philcric on Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:47 pm

fine leg(s).

by Brass Monkey on Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:17 am

Mid-wicket. In early season England pitches, there was hardly any work for me.

by taipan on Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:21 am

Usually covers.

by Yorkie Jill on Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:42 am

mid wicket or as a 'drive (wo)man'. Really close for crapola oppo against our spinners.

I hate the bobbly outfield misfields. Ultra embarrassing. I usually sook about the ones that whiz past and I daren't stick a hand out to, too.

by doremi on Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:31 am

Love keeping to spinners. Otherwise anywhere within the 'circle' except slips. Hate fielding at the boundary.

by philcric on Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:42 am

Point and Covers.