In his novel Netherland, Joseph O’Neill describes the rhythm of fielding in cricket as ‘pulmonary’ — the fielders converging as one as the bowler runs in before reverting to their positions after each ...
Cricket has a lot of fascinating fielding positions, with a lot of interesting names. The sport, invented in the 18th century, has provided the fans an infinite amount of memories to re-live and ...
It will not be an exaggeration to say that for a cricket fan in the 1990’s, the word ‘fielding’ was synonymous to ‘Jonty’. In fact, for this generation, the existence of fielding in cricket can be ...