where did all the names in cricket come from. like fine leg, silly mid point?

Answer 1

The names are all positions relative to the batsman - since the object of the fielders is to catch or at least stop the ball when the batsman hits it, it's sensible to have fielding positions which have names relative to the batsman. The names themselves generally come from the fact that the batsman stands side-on to the bowler. If the bowler stands at his wicket and looks towards the other wicket, then generally the batsman will stand so that his bat is in between the two wickets, and consequently his legs will be to one side. For a right-handed batsman this will be to the bowler's right. This is therefore called the "leg side".

The opposite side to this is known as the "off side", and generally speaking the leg side can also be known as the "on side". In terms of fielding positions, however, on and off are only used for positions where the batsman would have to play the ball forward - if the ball goes behind the batsman then either "leg" is used, or the positions have a specific name which is only used on that side of the pitch.

So you get "long on" and "long off", meaning the fielder is on the on or off side and standing a long way away. "Mid on/off" is a fielder in the same direction but standing nearer the batsman - midway (very roughly) between the batsman and long on/off. "Short" is used to describe a position nearer the batsman than the conventional position, and "Deep" to describe a position further away (hence "short mid-off" for example).

The term "silly" just means that it's a silly place to field because you're likely to get hit by the ball, since you're so near the batsman you won't have time to get out of the way. So silly-mid-off is a fielder placed in the same direction as long-off and mid-off, but standing very close to the batsman (how close this is of course depends on how fast the bowler is and how good the batsman is).

"Third man" I imagine is so-called because it's the next most likely place for the ball to go after behind the wicket and straight back to the bowler, and therefore that would be next on the list of fielding positions to fill. (Nowadays there are so many slip fielders that teams often play without a third man).

"Square leg" is a position at right angles ("square") to the pitch and on the leg side, in other words directly behind the batsman. "Point" is the mirror position in front of the batsman, presumably because that's where the batsman is facing ("pointing").

Answer 2

hay paul guard your silly~ mid ~ point ,first

Answer 3

they come from a person who made rules of cricket

Answer 4

From dictionary of course.

Answer 5

Where do they all come from. Someone makes them up.

Answer 6

i think some from england or australia made it up

Answer 7

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