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Subject: Re: MW Gatting
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Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 08:10:20 EST
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>A batsman can be hurt by a bouncer even if he does decide to let it go. 
>The choice is not his.  `Silly point'?  I haven't heard that one before,
 >but I think I know what you are talking about.  I think that the
>difference here is that there is more space around to manouever in.

Silly point refers to a fielding position on the popping crease about
6 feet in front of the batsman.  There are also two other "silly"
positions, silly mid-on and silly mid-off, referring to fielding
positions 6 feet in front of the batsman on those respective sides.
-- 
James C. Armstrong, Jnr.	{ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa

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