Which of these is a fielding position located between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on?
a. Cow corner
b. Cat corner
c. Camel corner
Answers
Question
Which of these is a fielding position located between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on?
a. Cow corner
b. Cat corner
c. Camel corner
Answer
Cow corner
Information
the area of the field (roughly) between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on. So called because few 'legitimate' shots are aimed to this part of the field, so fielders are rarely placed there - leading to the concept that cows could happily graze in that area.
OPTION A
MORE INFO :
Fielding is carried out by the fielders . The fielders include the people who try to collect the ball after the batsman has hit the ball .
Fielding is done by the fielders who are kept in strategic locations throughout the field known as fielding positions .
The fielders are responsible for catching the ball . They can dismiss the batsman by run out or by a catch out .
The camel corner and cat corner are no fielding positions . The cow corner is hence the Answer .
The deep midwicket is the region of the field located far at a straight distance from the umpire at square leg .
Wide long on is situated straight down the field in the left hand side of a right handed batsman .
The cow corner fielder is situated between this two positions.
In case of a sweep , long drive , on drive , or a switch hit , the ball from a right handed batsman has a chance to go to the cow corner fielding position .
