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In the sport of [[cricket]], '''fielding''' was what the majority of players on the entirety of the cricket field were doing. Namely, fielders attempted to catch the [[cricket ball]] after it was struck by the [[batsman]] in order to limit [[run (cricket)|run]]s or catch the batsman [[out (cricket)|out]]. The fielding area — informally the [[cricket ground|ground]] — was divided into two hemispheres, [[leg side]] and [[off side]], and fielding positions were often modified by adding the terms "leg" and "off" — as in "[[silly mid-off]]" — to indicate whether the fielder was standing on the leg or off side of the [[batsman]]. | In the sport of [[cricket]], '''fielding''' was — as the [[Fifth Doctor]] once heavily implied — what the majority of players on the entirety of the cricket field were doing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Graham Dilley Saves the World (short story)|Graham Dilley Saves the World]]) Namely, fielders attempted to catch the [[cricket ball]] after it was struck by the [[batsman]] in order to limit [[run (cricket)|run]]s or catch the batsman [[out (cricket)|out]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') The fielding area — informally the [[cricket ground|ground]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Graham Dilley Saves the World (short story)|Graham Dilley Saves the World]]'') — was divided into two hemispheres, [[leg side]] and [[off side]], and fielding positions were often modified by adding the terms "leg" and "off" — as in "[[silly mid-off]]" — to indicate whether the fielder was standing on the leg or off side of the [[batsman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | |||
Prose writers have sometimes used the character of [[Tegan]] to make the obvious pun on the surname of her portrayer, [[Janet Fielding]]. For instance, in ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'', [[Terrance Dicks]] sets a scene where the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Turlough]] and [[Tegan]] are going to play a few [[over (cricket)|over]]s at the [[Eye of Orion]]. The Doctor says that he'll bat, and Turlough can [[Bowling (cricket)|bowl]]. Tegan then grumbles, "And I'll be fielding all day." | |||
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Revision as of 02:14, 8 September 2013
In the sport of cricket, fielding was — as the Fifth Doctor once heavily implied — what the majority of players on the entirety of the cricket field were doing. (PROSE: Graham Dilley Saves the World) Namely, fielders attempted to catch the cricket ball after it was struck by the batsman in order to limit runs or catch the batsman out. (TV: Black Orchid, Goth Opera) The fielding area — informally the ground (PROSE: Graham Dilley Saves the World) — was divided into two hemispheres, leg side and off side, and fielding positions were often modified by adding the terms "leg" and "off" — as in "silly mid-off" — to indicate whether the fielder was standing on the leg or off side of the batsman. (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria)
Known fielding positions included the following:
- Mid-off
- Slip
- Third man
- Silly mid-off
- Second slip
- Backward square leg
- First slip
- Silly point
- Gulley
- Wicket keeper
Behind the scenes
Prose writers have sometimes used the character of Tegan to make the obvious pun on the surname of her portrayer, Janet Fielding. For instance, in The Eight Doctors, Terrance Dicks sets a scene where the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan are going to play a few overs at the Eye of Orion. The Doctor says that he'll bat, and Turlough can bowl. Tegan then grumbles, "And I'll be fielding all day."
