Cricket field placement decides how many runs the batting team scores, and this free planner shows standard fielding sets on a diagram you can share with your team. A captain who sets a field from memory often leaves a gap exactly where the batter likes to hit, while a captain with a clear diagram places every fielder with intent. The tool offers attacking, defensive, and spin plans, draws the fielders on a field diagram, and lists each position by name. The whole team sees the plan before the first ball.
Using the tool is simple. Choose a fielding plan from the menu: attacking for wickets, defensive for saving runs, or spin bowling for slow bowlers. Press the button and the tool draws the fielders on the diagram, with numbered markers for each position, and lists the positions below. Study the diagram, walk your fielders to their spots, and change the plan between overs as the match situation changes. The diagram updates instantly with every choice.
An attacking field hunts wickets by placing catchers close to the bat, especially slips, gully, and short leg, where edges fly fast and often. The risk is clear: gaps behind the fielders leak boundaries if the batter middles the ball, so attacking fields suit bowlers who beat the bat regularly. Captains use attacking fields early in an innings, or when a new batter arrives and is still settling. The planner shows exactly where those catchers stand.
A defensive field saves runs by placing fielders deep on the boundary, especially long on, long off, deep cover, and third man, where big hits are stopped before the rope. The cost is fewer catching chances, since no fielder stands close enough to take an edge, so defensive fields suit the end of an innings when the batting team swings hard. Captains switch to defence when the match is nearly won and the only danger is a sudden burst of boundaries.
Spin bowling needs its own field, because slow bowling invites the batter to attack and creates chances close to the bat. Silly point and short leg stand dangerously close, ready for bat-pad catches, while mid off and mid on stay up to tempt the drive. A good spin field also covers the sweep, since many batters attack spin with that shot. The planner’s spin plan balances those close catchers with cover in the deep, so one big shot does not undo the pressure.
Picture a club captain facing a strong opening batter with a fast bowler. He chooses the attacking plan, and the diagram shows a slip, a gully, a point, a cover, mid off, mid on, and a short leg around the bat. He walks each fielder to their marker, the bowler starts with a catcher behind every edge, and the batter edges the third ball straight to slip. The wicket comes from the plan, not from luck, and the team celebrates a field set with intent.
Set the field before the bowler starts their run-up, not while they are already running in, because late movement distracts the bowler and confuses the fielders. Walk the plan calmly between overs, point to each spot, and check that every fielder knows their position name. A fielder who knows their spot moves there without being told twice, which keeps the over rate healthy and the bowler focused.
Change the field when the batter changes, because a left-handed batter mirrors every gap and a new batter plays different shots. A field that trapped the previous batter may feed the new one easy runs through the same gaps. The planner makes that switch fast: choose a new plan, show the diagram, and move the fielders before the next over starts.
The most common mistake is copying a professional field seen on television without considering your own bowlers, because a field that works for a fast international attack fails for a medium-pace club bowler. Build the field around your bowlers’ strengths, not around famous names. A second mistake is leaving the same field for twenty overs while the match changes around it, which hands the batting team easy runs.