Fielding may refer to:
- Fielding (cricket), the action of fielders collecting the ball in cricket
- The action of fielders collecting the ball at any of the nine baseball positions
- Fielding, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Fielding, Utah, United States
- Fielding Bradford House
- Fielding Graduate University, a graduate institution in Santa Barbara, California
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Fielding or Feilding is the surname of:
- Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh
- Amanda Feilding, Countess of Wemyss, artist and scientific director
- Charles Fielding, British naval officer
- Daphne Fielding, English actress
- Emma Fielding, English actress
- Frank Fielding, English football goalkeeper
- Helen Fielding, English author of Bridget Jones's Diary
- Henry Fielding, English author of Tom Jones
- Janet Fielding, Australian actress
- Sir John Fielding, 18th century English magistrate, brother of Henry Fielding
- Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress
- Keith Fielding, British rugby footballer
- Maia Fielding, fictional character in 'Journey to the River Sea'
- Michael Fielding, English comedian and actor
- Noel Fielding, English artist, comedian and actor
- Roy Fielding, one of the principal authors of the HTTP specification
- Sarah Fielding, English novelist
- Steve Fielding, Australian senator
- William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh, naval officer and courtier
- William Fielding (bowls), New Zealand lawn bowler
- Xan Fielding, British writer and author
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Fielding (surname)
Fielding or Feilding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fielding (cricket)
Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the batsman, in such a way either to limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or to get the batsman out by catching the ball in flight or running the batsman out. Cricket fielding position can be broken down into offside and legside parts of the field.
A fielder or fieldsman may field the ball with any part of his person. However, if while the ball is in play he wilfully fields it otherwise (e.g. by using his hat), the ball becomes dead and 5 penalty runs are awarded to the batting side unless the ball previously struck a batsman not attempting to hit or avoid the ball. Most of the rules covering fielders are in Law 41 of the Laws of cricket.
In the early days of Test cricket, fielding was not a priority and many players were sloppy when it came to fielding. With the advent of One Day International matches, fielding became more professional as saving runs became more important. A good fielding side can often save 30+ runs in the course of an ODI innings.
