A
fielding position in
cricket, the gully is situated in the 'gully' between the
slips and
point.
Originally called backward point, or occasionally short third man, the player in the gully stands in a crouched position during the bowlers run up, and should be on his toes when the batsman plays his shot, as most of the catches made at gully are the result of a thick edge which carries past the players in slip.