umbrella fielding

umbrella fielding - umbrella fielding,this is a type of fielding which was used by australians against zimbambwe. finally they won this match. the variety in this fielding is keeping 10 fielders in the slip area just for slip catches.
China
August 13, 2007 5:53am CST
umbrella fielding,this is a type of fielding first started by australians under the captainship of steve waugh against zimbabwe. finally they won the match. the speciality of this fielding is keeping 10 fielders just in slip area. u can see the photo also of the umbrella fielding. do u think it is great ? start discussion with me
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innocent_dr
@innocent_dr (539)
• Pakistan
13 Aug 07
According to my knowledge, this type of umbrella fielding was a common thing in past in Test matches. All 10 players were kept to have catches ratehr than stoping runs..But STEVE WAUGH do introduce this concept in ODI's.. Well, If u see the current aspect of the game, its becoming batsmen friendly. Pitches have been made flat. Runs are building and Boundaries are coming at a faster rate. In these circumstances, you can't set up a umbrella type fielding. It will be a completely foolish decision. If you remember,Steve Waugh do set this type of fielding against minnows and especially when the tailenders were there and the match was eventually won by Australians. So, this was more of a fun rather than a fielding tactic..