THE CRICKET CLINIC!!!

Originally posted by Blitz I will try advancing down the pitch use a nice wrist shot

also remember theres nothing wrong with not playing an attacking shot when you get down the wicket if the balls not there to be hit, you can always just block it if its not the right ball to slog

sorry fishcake, oh yeh about that 43 you scored in a match, did u dread that, or was it the amount of runs you went for in one bowling over :P

I hear coaches always telling youngsters not to play across the line - they drill it into kids like a taboo and it becomes a cardinal sin to play across the line.

Now thats ok but when kids grow up and play the adult game against good bowlers who bowl to the field it become difficult to get the ball into gaps and scroe runs. It is then that you wish you could play across the line and score runs against the set field.

I feel that kids should not be told to stop playing across the line but to help them perfect the art. Azarauddin of India was a master of playing across the line.

What do you think?

I agree with Akkers 1000%!! I'm not the best of batsman but I do get a lot of runs by flicking balls on my stump through the legside were there aren't much fielders. Anyways, there was a smart side that put 5 guys on the leg side and I was a bit useless!!

I am having problems with playing spin, I just can't guess what the next ball will be. And wait for the ball to pitch and spin but then its too late for me to take the correct stance and shot.

Also i am having problem with my feet movement, i can't decide to go back foot or front foot because i can't guess if the bowler will be pitching short or full ?. How do i improve this ?.

Any tips ?

Originally posted by STNOOR Also i am having problem with my feet movement, i can't decide to go back foot or front foot because i can't guess if the bowler will be pitching short or full ?. How do i improve this ?.Any tips ?

Hi guys i am new to this site but i have read alot of the posts here and they are very helpful so i was hoping you could all give me some advice.

Originally posted by Smack Speed can increase with age as the muscles for example of a 17 year old are not as developed as the muscles of a 23 year old. However if your a medium pacer then a couple years are not going to make you into an extreme pace bowler, unless you modify your action.

Got it. So that means if i develop my muscles through exercise (push up etc.) my speed can increase ?. My action is like Shoaib Akhter with just a little difference. I am too skinny so that might be the reason of my medium speed ?.


Regarding my second problem of playing spin, i can summarize from the solutions posted that i should keep moving while at crease and not stand still ?. and watch the bowler hands as he release the ball. Thanks for the tips, i will give em a try and see if i can hang on the crease for long .

If you're front on action works, then that's what's right for you. Don't bother changing anything if it works for you!

Edited by fishcake14 - 02 August 2007 at 9:10am

Originally posted by legsidewide  i am 6'1" and quite heavily built (15st +) with big shoulders and suspect that i may better off bowling more front on (was always told to bowl side on as a kid "look over your arm"etc)

since when did having a low strike rate make you a bad player?

if your getting out less often, you will definalty get higer scores in the long run.

having a low strike rate but being dependable can be a good asset for a team, for example when looking to rebuild an inning, or when supporting somebody else

and if needs be you can switch to more unorthadox shots when you need to, like when your chasing alot of runs, or just need to get more runs quickly

 

so i say stick to your good tequnique, try and build on it in nets, and use your unorthadox shots when its the right time to

how do i play extreme pace? What trigger movement should i use,

Originally posted by Sledger If a ball has pitched outside off stump , you CAN hook it! Try it in the nets and roll your wrists - just hope your teammates aren't too quick for you!

Laxman is a master at scoring on the legside off bowls which are outside the off stump!

Originally posted by inswinger I naturally inswing the ball as a right handed bowler to the right handed batsman, but i need an outswinger to get more wickets and so people cant get used to my inswing and smack me everywhere even with slower ball. ive tried grip. a more side on action than i already have and folowing throung under my armpit but it just doesnt swing out. even on the best of swinging days can anyone help me?

well being a left hander, its easy for me to bowl inswinger than outswinger, it feels so natural and i think bowling outswinger for a right hander is easy than an inswinger. But you are entirely opposite :D.

Anyway what i did to learn bowling outswing was, i position the ball for bowling outswinger and without going through my bowling action, just release the ball like chucking it. Then when bowling with my bowling action, i tried to remember how i did it while chucking and kept feeling my hands till i release the ball. It worked for me.

I think somebody else will guide you better than me, cause i have less experience of the game than most of members here