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Fielding positions explorer
Explore the off side and leg side, switch the batter’s handedness, and see why each position is there.
On the off side, in front of square. Often there to stop the cover drive and make a quick single harder.
Start with the batter’s stance
The off side is the side in front of the batter’s chest in the usual stance; the leg side is behind the batter. For a left-handed batter those sides switch. The diagram mirrors its markers when you change handedness. It is an orientation aid, not a complete legal field: ten named positions are shown together so you can learn them, rather than as a suggested eleven-player team.
Three words do most of the work
Square means level with the batter across the pitch. Fine means closer to the line extending behind the batter. Deep means farther from the batter, nearer the boundary. These are relative descriptions, not surveyed coordinates. A captain can move a cover fielder several metres without changing the familiar name.
Watch a field change
In an illustrative passage, cover starts close enough to discourage a single. The batter then hits a lofted drive. Moving that fielder towards deep cover may protect a boundary but open a single. Write down both changes. “More defensive” loses the useful detail: which run was made easier and which shot became harder?
The limit of the picture
The inner dashed line is schematic, not an exact measured restriction circle. Powerplay limits depend on the format and competition. Some field positions can be illegal in a particular combination. This tool teaches names and orientation; it does not certify a field or predict where a batter will score.
For restrictions consult the applicable ICC playing conditions and the relevant competition regulations.