My slower ball.

I've experimented quite a bit with slower balls, I do use something similar to what you do, the offcutter style one but I use that more as a stock ball as I can get a fair bit of movement off the pitch with it but if I bowl a particularly fast delivery for me then i'll follow it up with a split finger slower ball, same action, different speed.

The one i found most effective for me, eg not able to be read was slightly splaying the fingers you hold the seam with, and when i bowled the ball keeping my wrist cocked back, rather than flexing it forward when you release the ball like you do (or should do) when you usually bowl.

I love my slower ball. If i don't get wickets, you can always rely on it to do the buisness.

Edited by wolves f c1 - 23 May 2007 at 7:01pm

I think he means the sensor equipment to tell you how fast you're bowling.

hey wicket-taker

i am a fast bowler and usually my slower balls are my wicket  taking delieverys, i usually roll my fingers across the ball for like a offspinner bit with the seam up, and  i also bowl out of the back of my hand :) everynow and then i do bowl with the split fingers, but the ball tends to ocme out slow so i dont use it as much



what i do is bowl 3 balls normally, slip in a yorker maybe, then a slower ball, i usually get the batsman to nick it :D

what about leg spinners how shud they disguise the slower ball?

Have to agree with wolves their. If you were to bowl a slower ball, it should only be a touch slower, just enough to get the batsmen playing early, all you would have to do is just slow your arm down a tiny fraction for that effect.