Question

V3. You are observing the cricket playground. Work in pairs or groups. Pick up the words from the brackets and fill the words in the appropriate boxes. (long off, point, cover, extra cover, mid-off, bowler, sightscreen, long on, mid-on, batsman, mid-wicket, silly mid-on, squire leg, deep square leg, slip or short fine leg, long leg, deep fine leg, wicket keeper, sightscreen, slips, gully, silly mid-off, third man).find out in diagram

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Answer 1

Explanation: (THE DIAGRAM MAY LOOK DIFFERENT FOR YOUR QUESTION) Diagram: Wicket Keeper

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Third Man | Gully

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Slips | Square Leg

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Mid Wicket | Mid On

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Silly Mid Off | Long On

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Splice Leg | Extra Cover

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Point | Cover

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Long Off |

Explanation: The positions are filled as follows:

Wicket Keeper: The wicket keeper is the player who stands behind the wicket and catches the ball when the batsman hits it.

Slips: The slips are the fielding positions that are close to the wicket. There are usually 3 slips, who stand behind the batsman, and a gully, who stands in front of the slips.

Gull: The gully is the fielding position that is in front of the slips.

Third Man: The third man is the fielding position that is on the off side, between the slips and the long off boundary.

Square Leg: The square leg is the fielding position that is on the leg side, opposite the wicket keeper.

Mid Wicket: The mid wicket is the fielding position that is in the middle of the wicket, between the square leg and the long on boundary.

Silly Mid Off: The silly mid off is the fielding position that is very close to the batsman, on the off side.

Long On: The long on is the fielding position that is on the on side, behind the long off boundary.

Mid On: The mid on is the fielding position that is in the middle of the on side, between the long on and the square leg boundary.

Long Off: The long off is the fielding position that is on the off side, behind the boundary.

Extra Cover: The extra cover is the fielding position that is on the off side, between the cover and the long off boundary.

Point: The point is the fielding position that is on the off side, near the boundary.

Cover: The cover is the fielding position that is in the middle of the off side, between the point and the extra cover boundary.

The other positions are not shown in the diagram, but they are:

Deep Square Leg: The deep square leg is the fielding position that is behind the square leg boundary.

Short Fine Leg: The short fine leg is the fielding position that is very close to the batsman, on the leg side.

Deep Fine Leg: The deep fine leg is the fielding position that is behind the fine leg boundary.

I hope this helps!