The following diagram shows the rough positions of all of the simply named field positions. In this diagram, the pitch is indicated by three '#' marks; the striker's end is at the top. The bowler is not shown, but would be running upwards towards the bottom end of the pitch. The approximate field positions are marked with numbers or letters, according to the key on the right of the diagram. The three marks: '+', '*', and '~' indicate that the adjective shown at the bottom of the list can be used to describe a modification of that position, as shown in the example.

         ---------------------------------          1  wicket keeper
       /                                   \        2  first slip
      /          e                h         \       3  second slip
     /                                       \      4  third slip
    /                                         \     5  gully +
   /                                           \    6  point +*~
  /                                             \   7  cover +
 /                      2                        \  8  extra cover +
|                     43 1  d                  j  | 9  mid-off +*
|                  5                              | a  mid-on +*
|                6       #        c               | b  mid-wicket +
|                        #                        | c  square leg +~
|                7       #        b               | d  leg slip
|                 8                               | e  third man
|                                                 | f  long off
 \                  9         a                  /  g  long on
  \                                             /   h  fine leg
   \                                           /
    \                                         / +  deep (near boundary)
     \                                       /  *  silly (near batsman)
      \          f                g         /   ~  backward (more 'up')
       \                                   /  eg.
         ---------------------------------   j  deep backward square leg

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