{
  "name": "Cricket fielding positions, for a right-handed batter",
  "source": "https://thirdman.pages.dev/field",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Third Man, thirdman.pages.dev, CC BY 4.0",
  "convention": "Bearings are measured from the striker's stumps. 0 degrees is straight down the pitch toward the bowler; positive bearings swing toward the off side, negative toward the leg side. Distances are yards from the striker's stumps. For a left-handed batter, negate every bearing.",
  "geometry": {
    "boundary_yards_from_pitch_centre": 70,
    "pitch_length_yards": 22,
    "fielding_circle_yards_from_each_middle_stump": 30,
    "deep_fielders_yards_from_pitch_centre": 65.5
  },
  "positions": [
    {
      "position": "Wicketkeeper",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": 170,
      "distance_yards": 8
    },
    {
      "position": "1st slip",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": 152,
      "distance_yards": 14
    },
    {
      "position": "2nd slip",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": 144,
      "distance_yards": 16
    },
    {
      "position": "3rd slip",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": 136,
      "distance_yards": 18
    },
    {
      "position": "Gully",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": 120,
      "distance_yards": 20
    },
    {
      "position": "Silly point",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": 104,
      "distance_yards": 9
    },
    {
      "position": "Backward point",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": 110,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Point",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": 88,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Cover",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": 66,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Extra cover",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": 46,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Mid-off",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": 22,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Third man",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": 150,
      "distance_yards": 55.7
    },
    {
      "position": "Deep backward point",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": 114,
      "distance_yards": 60.3
    },
    {
      "position": "Deep cover",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": 74,
      "distance_yards": 67.7
    },
    {
      "position": "Deep extra cover",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": 46,
      "distance_yards": 72.7
    },
    {
      "position": "Long-off",
      "side": "off",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": 20,
      "distance_yards": 75.7
    },
    {
      "position": "Leg slip",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": -158,
      "distance_yards": 14
    },
    {
      "position": "Leg gully",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": -132,
      "distance_yards": 20
    },
    {
      "position": "Short leg",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "close",
      "bearing_deg": -104,
      "distance_yards": 9
    },
    {
      "position": "Backward square leg",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": -110,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Square leg",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": -88,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Midwicket",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": -62,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Mid-on",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "inner",
      "bearing_deg": -22,
      "distance_yards": 27
    },
    {
      "position": "Long leg",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": -168,
      "distance_yards": 54.7
    },
    {
      "position": "Fine leg",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": -142,
      "distance_yards": 56.5
    },
    {
      "position": "Deep square leg",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": -106,
      "distance_yards": 61.6
    },
    {
      "position": "Deep midwicket",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": -66,
      "distance_yards": 69.2
    },
    {
      "position": "Long-on",
      "side": "leg",
      "ring": "deep",
      "bearing_deg": -20,
      "distance_yards": 75.7
    }
  ]
}