Recently I found out there is no online repository for field settings in different situations.

Under the influence of Richard, the CEO of the company behind PitchVision, I have decided to collate together every field setting for any match situation. It's going to take a while.

Lucky for me I have the excellent PitchVision – Coach Edition on my PC. It allows me to set any field then pass the results onto you, which I will do over the coming weeks.

A note about the field settings. Each setting is defined by:

• The type of bowler
• The ball
• The wicket
• The format of the game (long, limited over, Twenty20)

A note about "long format". This is a bit vague as it applies to a number of formats including: 2, 3, 4 day and Test cricket. It also includes one day declaration cricket (as played by most English clubs).

If needed the field will also explain the match situation. Unless the field tells you otherwise, each field assumes bowlers are mostly bowling a good length on off stump.

Each field also has an 'Attack Rating' out of 100. 0 is the most defensive, 100 is the most attacking. This allows you to compare the relative attacking or defensive nature of different types of bowlers.

1. The basics of setting the field
2. Adapting the field in the middle
3. Basic tactics for setting the field for spinners

• Right arm fast, outswing, new ball, fast wicket, long format
• Right arm fast, inswing, new ball, fast wicket, long format
• Left arm fast, limited over death
• Fast/Medium pace, new ball, any wicket, Twenty20
• Fast/Medium pace, old ball, club wicket, long format
• Fast/Medium pace, old ball, fast wicket, long format, leg theory
• Medium pace, some movement, old ball, club wicket, long format
• Medium pace, some movement, slow wicket, limited overs
• Off spin, old ball, good wicket, long format
• Off spin, Twenty20 middle overs (IPL conditions)
• Off spin, old ball, turning wicket, limited overs
• Slow Left Arm spin, old ball, turning wicket, long format
• Slow Left Arm spin, old ball, club wicket, limited over
• Leg spin, old ball, any wicket, long format
• Leg spin, old ball, turning wicket, limited overs
• Leg Spin, tail ender and set batsman

Appendix A: Fields from previous articles

• Field settings for spinners including:

1. Right arm off spin, old ball, turning wicket, long format
2. Orthodox left arm spin, old ball, turning wicket, long format
3. Left arm spin, old ball, any wicket, any format, defensive leg stump line
4. Right arm leg spin, old ball, any wicket, long format

• Fields for bowling yorkers in Twenty20

If you know of a field setting that is missing you can suggest it here. Chances are I will use it because I am trying to gather as many as possible, no matter how strange!

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