In addition, many of these positions may be moved toward the batsman, in which case they are called "short" (e.g. "short forward leg"). A fielder who is position so closed to the batsman that he is at risk of serious injury is said to be in a "silly" position, e.g "silly mid on" and "silly mid off").
This assumes the batsman is right-handed. If he/she is left-handed, the fielding positions are a mirror image of these. The area to the left of a right handed batsman is called the "Leg side", while that to the right is the "Off side".
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