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Fielding Tutorials

Watching the ball in the slips

As with anything in cricket, success depends on the ability to watch the ball. For batters, it is important to watch the ball onto the bat, and equally important for fielders is the ability to watch the ball into your hands when taking a catch.

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Positioning of the slips cordon

The first thing to remember when in the slips cordon and trying to determine where to stand, is to look for where the wicketkeeper is standing. Ideally, the wicketkeeper will be standing far enough back to take the ball at waist height as the ball gets to them.

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Stance in Slips

Have you ever watched slips fielders and wondered why they stand still, waiting for the ball, not moving in with the bowler like the rest of the fielders do?

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Watching the Bat

We have already examined how the footwork, and therefore the body position of the player may indicate where they are trying to hit the ball, so now, we need to look at the role the bat plays in the shot.

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The Crow Hop

The crow-hop is an effective technique for gathering the ball and getting it back to the stumps in an attacking way. Gavin Robertson and Graeme Rummans take us through the moves.

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Moving to Take Catches in the Slips

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When fielding in the slips, great mobility is needed to effect some of the truly great catches.

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Catching in the Slips

The main difference when catching in the slips is that the ball comes very quickly to you, and you must rely on reflex action to get your hands in the correct position to catch the ball.

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The Field and it’s Positions

Do you know the names of the positions and where they are?

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