Cricket formations and positions.
Cricket is played eleven a side on a large oval ground around a central pitch of 20.12 metres between the stumps. One side bats while the other bowls and fields, and the sides swap in innings; limited-overs matches have one innings each while longer formats have two. Runs are scored by running between the wickets or by hitting the ball to or over the boundary. The MCC Laws of Cricket apply, administered in England and Wales by the ECB.
Cricket positions.
| Code | Position | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| WK | Wicket-keeper | Wicket-keeper |
| BWL | Bowler | Bowler |
| SLP | First Slip | Close Catchers |
| GLY | Gully | Close Catchers |
| PNT | Point | Infield |
| CVR | Cover | Infield |
| MOF | Mid-off | Infield |
| MON | Mid-on | Infield |
| MID | Midwicket | Infield |
| SQL | Square Leg | Infield |
| FL | Fine Leg | Outfield |
- Size
- 137 m by 128 m, oval
- Match
- 2 inningss
- Squad
- 11 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a run; the result is in runs.
- Rules
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 Code 4th Edition (2026)
T20 (20 overs) formations.
T20 (20 overs): 2 inningss of 85 minutes, 11 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes, on a 137 m by 128 m pitch.
Positions: Wicket-keeper (WK), Bowler (BWL), First Slip (SLP), Gully (GLY), Point (PNT), Cover (CVR), Mid-off (MOF), Mid-on (MON), Midwicket (MID), Square Leg (SQL), Fine Leg (FL).
No set formations are recorded for this format yet.
One-day (50 overs) formations.
One-day (50 overs): 2 inningss of 210 minutes, 11 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes, on a 137 m by 128 m pitch.
Positions: Wicket-keeper (WK), Bowler (BWL), First Slip (SLP), Gully (GLY), Point (PNT), Cover (CVR), Mid-off (MOF), Mid-on (MON), Midwicket (MID), Square Leg (SQL), Fine Leg (FL).
No set formations are recorded for this format yet.
The Hundred (100 balls) formations.
The Hundred (100 balls): 2 inningss of 65 minutes, 11 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes, on a 137 m by 128 m pitch.
Positions: Wicket-keeper (WK), Bowler (BWL), First Slip (SLP), Gully (GLY), Point (PNT), Cover (CVR), Mid-off (MOF), Mid-on (MON), Midwicket (MID), Square Leg (SQL), Fine Leg (FL).
No set formations are recorded for this format yet.
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