How Do You Play When You Bat?

right on, i dont wanna impress anyone let alone 70_ds

As opener i usually watch first 10-20 balls and put away bad balls and get few runs than once i think im in i start playing more aggressive and take aerial route which can be risky benefits of runs is there.

70 degree spin, you're an idiot. I play with this guy who averages about 370 (look up the stats). And he did make a hundred. Off about 40 balls. and we still lost.

When I was 18, I played all sorts of things. Cricket was my favorite, but it was so time consuming. Rugby was OK and it's the sport of choice for us in P.T. sessions. I am not that thorough with techniqes, but I was a ferociusly rough defender who was always asking for plenty of contact. My "well built" frame packed 100kg so I was "something" on the local circuit (now I am bit slimmer or wasted) and I played few matches at U-19 level for my school which is the premier and leading school of the country.

So most of people here are aware about it, but coaching is not that great I have to say. Only rich scools like mine could afford a coach of inernational or even national standards.

Edited by Vipera russelli - 01 February 2007 at 5:30pm

Yeah! it's like a flu, catching everybody. Most of Schools in big cities are involved in some keenly contested rugby. There are about 16 clubs in upper division tournament. Kandy, CR & FC and Navy teams are the leading at the moment.

Unfortunately we are bit low on body mass, but there are lightening quick movers. What we fail is on defence. Frontline is not that effective when plenty of direct contact is used!
Well only now we see half of a particular team being six footers!

Edited by Vipera russelli - 01 February 2007 at 2:57pm

I was a awful batsman for most of the time. But I hit one of the puplest of patches any one would have. I was a strong slogger early on, but turned in to a player palying super-straight. I used to hit everything on the up some times advancing to the bowler unless it is very short. Lot of muscle from rugby helped in the course. My favorite shot was the pick up on the leg side using a straight bat. Used to hammer fast bowlers to the stands when this was coming off.

Whereabouts in the country do you play? You might be near me, I play in the Middlesex leagues

Originally posted by 70_degree_spin Unless he's the next Don Bradman or something, he will not have that average combined with that strike rate plus you cant just gett hat good in a year, especially how he was ok the year before he has suddenly transformed in to the don, the guys a liar and is sad for lying on a cricket forum.

The quality of the bowling in Under 13's isn't all that special, so it's a possibility. Getting lot's of Not Outs helps that aswell.

Could only happen with alot of NOs.

Hey Guys This Is My First Post In This Forum and i am a left hander and 2 weeks ago (6/01/07) i opened for the first time in a 20/20 and batted through making 66 no off about the same amount of balls hitting only 3 boundrys i generly play each ball on its merits if i think it needs to go i will try and make it go and my average is like 27 but i made 1 last week so it would have droped now

I'm extremely defensive and once Ive opened up I like to advance down the wicket and play through the offside trying to keep the ball down, I'm an opener so I rarely need to open up unoless Ive played some wonder innings or something. I think in a 50 over game it is OK for an opener to have a 60 strike rate as I think you need a guy like that to stabilise the side. Thats my role hopefully. 

Originally posted by thongale I am a restrained player who loves to occupy the crease as long as I can. I bat no 6-7 in 3 day cricket and at no 3 or 7 in 40 over cricket depending on the opposition. My side had lot of dashing players and I was the stabiliser for them. I am a good nudger of the ball, and I just love the backfoot square drive. Not a good sweeper, but I use the feet to spinners whenever I can. Once I hit Piyal Wijetunga for three sixes in one over but hit a return catch against Murali, way back in 1990 when we played against St Anthony's Kandy in school season.

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To be honest, I try to play myself in, but if there is a a bad ball there, don't be afraid to hit it. I know from watching a couple of lads down at the club I play for, the first ball of the innings have been hit for six. It just depends on where the ball is, the confidence you have etc

I am a restrained player who loves to occupy the crease as long as I can. I bat no 6-7 in 3 day cricket and at no 3 or 7 in 40 over cricket depending on the opposition. My side had lot of dashing players and I was the stabiliser for them.

I am a good nudger of the ball, and I just love the backfoot square drive. Not a good sweeper, but I use the feet to spinners whenever I can. Once I hit Piyal Wijetunga for three sixes in one over but hit a return catch against Murali, way back in 1990 when we played against St Anthony's Kandy in school season.

Im defensive, simple as that. I take sooooooo long to get my eye in that the rest of the team is usually out by the time im ready to start playing some shots