| When fielding during cricket there are many things to | | | | slips, gulley or short leg, make sure you stance is |
| think about and consider depending on where you | | | | correct with your feet shoulder width apart or slightly |
| are fielding. This brief article will look at a few | | | | wider. Spread your weight evenly across both feet, |
| essential cricket fielding tips which you can | | | | resting lightly on the balls of your feet, with your |
| incorporate into your game to improve your fielding. | | | | knees flexed. Keep your hands together, close to the |
| Where ever you are fielding you should always be on | | | | ground with your fingers pointing down. Keep your |
| the balls of your feet so you can react and change | | | | head up with your eyes level and stay alert. |
| direction quickly. If you are caught flat footed you'll | | | | When catching the ball in close, watch the ball all the |
| be slower off the mark and potentially give away | | | | way into your hands, allowing the ball to come to |
| more runs. | | | | you; don't try to snatch at it. 'Give' with the ball as |
| Try to anticipate where ball will go; you can do this | | | | you catch, cushioning the impact. When catching in |
| by carefully watching the batters shape and | | | | the deep, try and catch the ball at eye level and |
| movements. This may be a little difficult at first but | | | | cushion the ball into your chest. |
| after a bit of practise will become second nature and | | | | The ball can come to you at any time so it is really |
| you'll react much quicker to any shots coming your | | | | important you stay alert and awake so you can stop |
| way and field better as a result. | | | | that vital run or take a match winning catch. |
| When you are fielding close to the boundary and | | | | These are just a few cricket fielding tips that you |
| have to throw from the deep, try to aim your throw | | | | can incorporate into you game; there are many more |
| just above the keepers head and the ball should drop | | | | cricket fielding tips for specific aspects of fielding. |
| nicely in to his gloves, provided you have a relatively | | | | However these are the general cricket fielding tips |
| strong throwing arm. | | | | I've found to be the most useful when fielding |
| When catching close to the wicket, such as in the | | | | myself. |