Fielding practice.7

At the start each hit should be well within the compass of the fielders, but gradually their difficulty in pace, height or direction should be increased; e.g. low, fast catches, hit with cut will be sent to potential covers, extra-covers or third man, whilst, probably at the end  of each session, the deep fields will be catered for at range. This must be done both down and up  wind, even sometimes down sun, and  the importance  driven home of not  moving in to catches hit downwind until their flight has been fully judged. To practice quick sighting and judging of catches a coach may make his fielders stand with their backs to him and not look round until they hear the ball hit and their name called.