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Fielding positions, quickly

Off side = the batter's bat side; leg side = behind their legs. Slips wait beside the keeper for edges. Point and cover patrol square and forward of the batter on the off side; midwicket and square leg mirror them on the leg side; third man and fine leg guard behind; long-on and long-off patrol the straight boundary. 'Deep' before any name = pushed to the boundary.

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