How to get Wickets
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Topic: How to get Wickets
Posted By: Rifat
Subject: How to get Wickets
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:13am
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I opened this thread to know other people's experience on getting wickets. You can tell us the most effective way to get wickets by bowling different line and lenghts. My experience is to ball at different line and lenghts every ball and not ball at the same place, the batsmam is then uncertain and there is a chance to grab a wicket. ------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
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Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:34am
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I always bowl Flipper's every 6th ball,8 out of 10 times it works and gets me a wicket ------------- Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though... |
Posted By: Rifat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:43am
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When did you learn to ball the flipper AK?
------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:44am
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At age? about 11 or 12 ------------- Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though... |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:45am
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I bowl on Off Stump or just outside the line of Off Stump at a fixed speed, then last ball, I put in a fast yorker to destroy the base of their stumps. This usually works because the batsman gets used to the pace of the first five deliveries and might not be expecting a yorker at a faster speed.
------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: crownmethod
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:49am
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At every 12th ball or 13th ball, I always bowl a split finger yorker, or a slower ball that comes out the back of the hand. It always works, thats how I get wickets. ------------- |
Posted By: Rifat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:54am
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I sometimes like to ball wide so that the batsman pokes his bat out to cut and sometimes edges it. It is a new tactic I have found out recently, I saw many batsman in the international arena getting out caught behind for trying to hit a bowl wide off the stumps.
------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 10:57am
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Sometimes rolling the ball off your index finger works as a slower ball. I've also gotten many wickets with it.
------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Rifat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:06am
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Is there are a big difference in speed of your slower ball RightHandBat?
------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:11am
Not really. I have four different slower deliveries.  ------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Rifat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:15am
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The batsman then must have a hard time facing you
------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:18am
I don't know. I'm a part time bowler. I'm just a batsman who opens the bowling sometimes. ------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:37am
| What I like to do is start off bowling my natural line and shape which is swinging in to the right handed batsmen then just when they think they have the hang of it I will change line and bowl one that moves away off the pitch, and that creates uncertainty for the batsman from there on in |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:39am
Are you a Left Hand bowler? ------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Rifat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:45am
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Can you swing the ball Clobber?
------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:47am
Read his post again and you'll see.  ------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Rifat
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 11:53am
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You need to be accurate when swinging the ball clobber to get wickets. ------------- You can't win unless you learn how to lose. |
Posted By: Lekkasport
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 12:01pm
| 3 away swingers followed by a quicker inswinger.Works most times.Element of surprise. |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 19 May 2006 at 12:03pm
Yes I am |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 20 May 2006 at 1:45am
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When bowling spin, i prefer to bowl an over or 2 of stock deliveries, and then on maybe the last ball of the 2nd over, or 1st bowl of the next over, through in a quicker ball, which i will either pitch on a good length and hopefully extract a little bit of turn, or try and york the batsmen. Works a treat When bowling medium/fast though i like to throw in an off cutter which is generally a bit slower than my stock ball, it doesn't always work, but on the odd occassion it does. ------------- 5-0 You Beauty!!!!! Thanks for the many fantastic memories Marto, Langer, Warney & Pidg |
lefties rule 
Posted By: dips_december
Date Posted: 20 May 2006 at 6:13am
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I normally bowl the first over without experimenting ,being a chinamen bowler i bowl an outside the off stump or a off stump line usually and once in a while slip in the googly or the flipper ,still learning the googly though .I am not an expert in bowling it ------------- |
Posted By: Warne in making
Date Posted: 20 May 2006 at 9:02am
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I just hit the mark with my leg breaks, and if i get a long spell of bowling to the same batsmen, then ni can use a variation to fox him with him being used to it.
I dont thing having a set plan like a flipper every so many balls is a good idea. I actually thing it is a very bad idea sas you will get sussed very quickly. |
Posted By: mazzybabe.uk
Date Posted: 21 May 2006 at 10:57am
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my secret? something different every ball I have 5 different slower bowls which help and my action gets natural and quite big inswing. I put in a yorker or bouncer every over usually after a subtle slower ball and mix up my inswingers with a scrambled seam delivery so no movement. Oh and a little gift to make sure the batsmen stays interested one every two overs will do ------------- The First Century I ever saw was Heschelle Gibbs' 228 against Pakistan |
Posted By: cricket_mstr
Date Posted: 21 May 2006 at 12:03pm
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Changing the field, bowling partner and approach are big weapons.
------------- Cricket watcher but tennis player :) |
Posted By: eaglechip
Date Posted: 24 May 2006 at 10:34am
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i try to bowl wicket to wicket, with slight movement(away mostly with the other 1 every now and then) the slower ball is also usefull. but i like to study the batsman, you can pick up his/her tells(poker term) from how he/she stands, grips the bat, general batting make up. after you know these things you can decide to bowl at their strengths or at their weakness' then set a field to where you will be bowling, a well delivered slower ball no good with out a well thought out field. a regular change in the field(even if it is slight) can create the vital uncertainty in the batsman. for example after no more than 2 balls at me any bowler or captin worth his weight should have done away with his extra cover and placed him in a second gully. due to me playing with half the bat when the ball is outside off stump.
------------- monty is the new king of spain!!!! |
Posted By: Mark the offy
Date Posted: 26 May 2006 at 9:44pm
| I bowl off break just outside offstump and then bowl the arm ball on the same line on the fifth or sixth ball. Sometimes gets a wicket. Also Have a man square boundery on the Leg side and temp them to sweep. Then bowl toppy top edge or glove. Also variating pace sometimes works as well. I usually bowl one end while the pace guys rotate at the other end. The pace guys get most of the wickets but I slow the run rate. And frustrate them. Its a team plan |
Posted By: slogger72N/O
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 7:36am
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Well I don't bowl very often (being more of a batsman). But I just aim outside off stump, and every once in a while I bowl a yorker on the stumps, sometimes it even gets them out. I also occaisonaly bowl legspin, but my only variation is a straight ball (like Kumble). ------------- |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 7:45am
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When bowling to left handers (when i bowl off spin) I bowl a few just putside off stump spinning away from the batsmen, then after about 4 balls I will bowl a faster arm ball t his legs... 9 times out of 10 I bowl the batsmen around his legs, I always have a little giggle abt it too. ------------- |
Posted By: Hugo
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 10:29am
| i find a slower ball gets alot of people out caught as the go for it and tend not to middle it |
Posted By: cricket_mstr
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 12:51pm
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You can't get wickets against the top batsman just by spinning the ball in differant directions. Think of the batsman's point of view, they aren't blind, they can see where the ball is going, so do something differant. Change lengths, change field, bowl slower, change bowling apporoach or bowl from a differant angle. ------------- Cricket watcher but tennis player :) |
Posted By: Warne in making
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 5:53pm
| Try bowling slightly wider of the crease aswell for variation. A different angle can completely cut him up |
Posted By: JANNI
Date Posted: 18 March 2007 at 10:34pm
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well i am a fast bowler and i really open the bowling and im a strike bowler for a reason. so what i do is first ball i ball middle and offstump full delivery, 2nd ball- short pitch delivery to get the batsmen expecting another the next delivery, 3rd ball i ball abit wide of off-stump,4th delivery always good i ball a good full delivery in-swinging into right hand or if left hand-batsmen i go around the wicket and attemp a off-stump yorker works alot if not , 5th ball i give another short pitch delivery give the batsmen some! confuse him abit more with my last ball which is my brilliant slow ball usually batsmen dont no how to play it so they get out LBW or bowled off stump and i gt a caught and bowled work alot, you need to show a variety in your bowling.
what you fink of that.
well i ahve been training with wasim and waqar and ima good friend of mohammed asif so i get tips and coachign when everi go back home to pakistan or when ever they come over to east london.
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Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 5:44am
Keep it simple, mate. Off Stump Line on a good length will create problems for most batsman. ------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Pietersen Fan
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 10:32pm
not saying i dont believe you dont get the wickets, but ull never make a good bowler if you bowl to a pattern ------------- check out the ultimate spinners guide - spinny.co.nr |
Posted By: Pietersen Fan
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 10:33pm
see above post ^^^ ------------- check out the ultimate spinners guide - spinny.co.nr |
Posted By: Kerm
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 10:58pm
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Bowling at the stumps and waiting for a mistake is always a good way
although personally I try to bowl it across them and moving away to go
for the nick.
------------- Kerm |
Posted By: Pietersen Fan
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 11:03pm
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its just the fact that hey have a set pattern in thier mind, its not good because you cant react to the way the batsmens playing you etc. ------------- check out the ultimate spinners guide - spinny.co.nr |
Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 20 March 2007 at 6:21pm
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As a spinner i just try and hit the same spot 6 balls in a row, varying the flight and spin on each ball hoping for the batsman to make a mistake.
More often then not, if i keep the line tight, the batsman struggle to score runs and do something stupid. ------------- Offspinner, Right Arm Bat |
Posted By: 70_degree_spin
Date Posted: 20 March 2007 at 7:05pm
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I personally doubt very much that AK can bowl the flipper. I'm not saying he's a liar but I think he is thinking of a slider.
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Posted By: robbie
Date Posted: 20 March 2007 at 7:28pm
| im a left hander and all i do is go for off stump everyball i sometimes bowl slower and yorkers i usually get about 2 wickets a game i am a fast bowler but i am more of a batsman so i dont mind about getting wickets |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 22 March 2007 at 6:52am
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I just keep mixing it up, a few back a length balls, a few slightly fuller length balls, the odd bouncer, a slower ball, leg or off cutter, inswing or outswinger. Then i just pray the fielders hold onto the catches. Batsmen in our grade have very very sound techniques so its very difficult to bowl anyone, and even more difficult to get an LBW out of the umpire. |
Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 22 March 2007 at 9:17am
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I think if you do what most people are saying here, you're bound to stuff up. There's no point in bowling different balls unless you're going to bowl a bouncer or a yorker, if you keep bowling in the off stump channel on a good length, and then let seam movement and uneven bounce do the trick, batsman will undoubtedly have enough problems to contend with.
------------- "His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century. |
Posted By: Pietersen Fan
Date Posted: 22 March 2007 at 1:23pm
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bowl your stock ball 90% of the time, you only need to bowl a variation once every 2 overs at most ------------- check out the ultimate spinners guide - spinny.co.nr |
Posted By: Rambo_123UK
Date Posted: 22 March 2007 at 6:53pm
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At the level I play at, you just try and bowl a good line and length. There's usually enough in the wicket itself to keep the batsman guessing. If you don't try too hard to get something to happen by trying to bowl too many different types of delivery (and thus inevitably give away a four ball at least once an over) you'll get results. ------------- I swing both ways - but only when I'm bowling! |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 24 March 2007 at 12:59pm
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Most mportantly, do not try and bowl that wicket taking ball every ball but be patient. Keep and good line and length and watch the pro's...........
McGrath and Pollock are who you want to mirror. Peole like Lee and Akhtar are freaks who do imposible feats. Most of us need to be realistic. ------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: Jamie
Date Posted: 25 March 2007 at 7:21pm
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Simply just bowl and good line and length, stave a batsman of runs.
99% of the time a batsman will get themself out playing a poor or average shot. It's very rare that a bowler will produce a ball that will get a batsman out, and what most batsmen lack is patience.
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Posted By: NewBowler
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 12:10am
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As a batsman I love bowlers that have a plan on what they bowl. They bowl this or that every so many balls and most batsman love it.
Those that mix it up are better because they keep batsman on their toes. This also has a down side as the batsman becomes much more aware of everything around them.
The hardest to bat against, for me at least, are those bowlers that bowl the consistent line and length. The batsman knows what's coming but with variations in pace and a change in the field it's very effective.
My one weakness, and I know this rings true for other batsman, is when a spinner is bowling to them, Have men crowding the bat. It puts huge pressure on the batsman and they are more likely to make a mistake. Silly point, Bat Pad are good for adding pressure but also save runs. You make a batsman reluctant to step out to the flight just in case it beats them. In essence you make them face the full force of the spin.
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Posted By: scuudz
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:26pm
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I can only rely on my accuracy to do the job rather than pace. So, I focus on keeping the batsman quiet bowling wicket to wicket and setting the appropriate field. I dont beat the bat as often as I would like but I try not to give them much room to get runs off me. Eventually, they will make a mistake.
Once I am settled in line and length, I bowl an off-cutter now and again.
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Posted By: BlarneyArmy
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 9:18pm
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i bowl offspin and them every bout 4th ball a bowl legspin and it works! ------------- Ireland For The World Cup! |
Posted By: cmoney
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 11:35pm
| I have an action similar to Murali's and if the big offbreaks dont get a result, I just throw in the doosra and that always catches them out. |
Posted By: Freddie
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 9:11am
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I usually mix up my off-breaks in an over with some straight balls and leg breaks but I always change my pattern every over so they don't know what's coming next, I know some people who just stick to the smae pattern every over so the batsman knows what's going to happen.
An example of an over to a right-hander is to bowl off-breaks in the first 3 balls, then in the fourth ball I pitch it in the same area as the other three but don't put any spin on it so it goes straight on and doesn't turn, then I bowl an off-break on the fifth ball and from the final ball I may bowl a leg break so it completely foxes the batsmen and gets them out sometimes.
If I'm really struggling to get a wicket I sometimes throw in a really quick straight ball with my normal run-up so the batsmen isn't expecting it and it could dismiss him. ------------- On extended leave... |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 12:06pm
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I have reasonable pace around the low 120's which is medium for my standard. My bowling changes for every batsman. Some it is wise to attack the stumps and put pressure on that way. Others are suspect against chin music while others it works to starve them of runs. As Pieterson fan said, a pattern will be worked out by the dumbest of batsman. ------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: benkola13
Date Posted: 05 April 2007 at 6:40pm
could you please PM me on how you bowl this flipper as i am learning but i am not positive on how to do it.
Many thanks, Ben  ------------- "I Need You To Remember One Thing, I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" |
Posted By: benkola13
Date Posted: 05 April 2007 at 9:27pm
added to the above, i bowl legspin and just put it on the same area just on middle and leg, then, i bowl one just outside of offstump. next ball, i bowl a googly on that last leg spins spot which they try to drive and it usually bowls them. ------------- "I Need You To Remember One Thing, I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" |
Posted By: lightning quick
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 5:28am
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i bowl around 120 so when i play u/15's im just about the fastest bowler most of these kids have faced so consistant line and length works there but in seniors i bowl with variations like slower balls swing and cut ------------- Northern Socials CC/ North Metro Rep Side, Carlton...Please finish better than 16th |
Posted By: Northern_social
Date Posted: 20 April 2007 at 6:55am
120kmh, look i know you're a cocky cricket player but you're pushing it. I know i find you fast and am really bad at facing you but let's not go over board
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Posted By: blaster17
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 8:26pm
| constant yorkers do it for me and slower balls :D |
Posted By: cricketchampion
Date Posted: 15 August 2007 at 8:09am
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I bowl slow, bouncing and flighted deliveries! The bounce is around shoulder height outside or just on off stump.It is very difficult to score of them because I bowl them really slow.I even add some spin to it!It makes it even more difficult!The batsman will get frustrated and will loop one up in the air!Thats how I get my wickets!I also have another style, bowl fast and try to swing the ball! The main problem in my bowling is wides and over height bouncers being called no balls!I only give away 3-4 runs usually without extras. |
Posted By: inswinger
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 9:04pm
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slower balls and inswinging yorker (either constantly or as a vary ball) i usually bowl normal inswing then throw in a yorker and gets the wicket...slower balls or leg cutters also are very good wicket takers
------------- RightFastMedium RightHandBat |
Posted By: BackFoot Master
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 2:02am
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At least you don't have your name for nothing.
Smart boy.
Send a viseo to england odi team of your bowling and tips. ------------- August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more |
Posted By: Monty
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 1:24pm
ooohhhhh i love bowlin my leg cutter, use my fingers a lot, takes abouthalf mty pace out, pitches outside leg stump and they normally get bowled from takin a swing, my favourite ever was whn i pitched it literaly a yard outside leg stump, the batsman played a bacfoot defensive, and it took out his off stump  ------------- Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!! Sitting under a tree! |
Posted By: inswinger
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 3:13pm
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mmm i bowl it like i would bowl a leg spiner (i move leg spin quite abit) but with a normal runup. i only lose a bit of pace luckilly! good for u...lol...ive never rele got a great wicket from leg cutters jsut edges rele.. ------------- RightFastMedium RightHandBat |
Posted By: Ali Malik
Date Posted: 27 September 2007 at 12:29pm
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my cutters get lots of wickets........ when i use them.
------------- The worlds fastest bowler |
Posted By: Punch
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 8:47am
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Watch the batsman. That is going to be your key, to take the wickets. Especially the good batsmen - watch their grip, their stance, do they like to play forward, or back. And the best time to observe all this, is when you are not bowling. At least, that's how it works for me. You cannot have a set pattern of variations as has been mentioned here, to take wickets consistently. It'll work against, bits and pieces batsmen, no doubt. But against quality batsmen, you need to set them up. And for that, you need to use your variation, very sparingly. Get your stock ball to be one on or around off stump. And for an over at least, against the good batsman, use this same line, and maybe, if you want, use the crease, to change your angle. When the batsman has gotten comfortable against you, then, and only then, use your prized variation. You'll nail most good batsmen that way, and also more importantly, earn their respect as well. Variations are very effective when they are a surprise. If you bowl 3 variations in an over, then it's stops being a surprise. You wont be able to get the good batsmen this way. |
Posted By: bond21
Date Posted: 15 October 2007 at 6:33am
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lower grades you can get wickets off absolute pus deliveries.
Higher grades you have to starve the batsmen of runs and you have to do something with the ball like swing it or cut it.
Also pace means nothing really, It makes it a bit harder for the batsman but really a quality batsman does not care about pace one bit.
Also the place to aim is the top of off stump, thats where McGrath aimed all his career and he is the best ever
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Posted By: legspinner102
Date Posted: 17 October 2007 at 6:51pm
Well I'm a leg spinner (hence my name) and I always find that if I keep teasing the batsmen with ordinary leggies then start adding toppies and sliders/flipper nearer to the end, there's about 6/10 chance they will come steaming down the wicket, take a uncontrolled drive and then miss making either a outside edge or a stumping from the keeper. CAUTION: Do not try this with the more defensive of batsmen as this will mean more runs for batsmen, less wickets for you
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Posted By: The Tyke
Date Posted: 17 October 2007 at 8:07pm
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I'm normally behind the stumps but towards the end of the season I have been in the field and have been bowling my Left Arm spin.
Depending on which I'm asked to use more of, orthodox or chinaman, I can be a containment or wicket taking bowler.
I found that switching between orthodox and chinaman has brought me a few wickets. I randomly chuck in a chinaman here and there and they play down the wrong line. Or as a psyche out I'll bowl a wrong'un just to mess with their heads. ------------- Minn hugur er minn sverš (My mind is my sword) |
Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 17 October 2007 at 10:15pm
You get a lot of people who can pick spin in club cricket, don't you?  ------------- |
Posted By: STNOOR
Date Posted: 18 October 2007 at 8:23pm
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How to get wickets ? a tough question, hmm make the batsmen get under pressure, swing the bowl, bowl good line and length. I use Bouncer or Shorter Delivery as my weapon, bowl right at his head and if he gets hit, wow you got the job done  next bowl a slower one or a good line,length ball and you get a wicket cause he will be angry at you losing his concentration . I Bowl medium or fast medium i think, didn't measured but i am sure i am not much fast :((.------------- The Future Shoaib Akhter with the difference being that i will be a left hander and reverse swinging like Waqar Younis even in the early overs...hahaa :P. |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 19 October 2007 at 12:07am
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How to get wickets? Be aggressive! If you're a spinner, flight them up and set some fielders close in like short covers and short mid wicket. Bowling with guys around the bat makes you want to bowl more flatter and quicker so that takes away from your attacking option which is to get the man driving but if you're Warne or Murali so can bowl on the spot and pitch it up on target, then fine but for people at our level, we're not that good!
As for you fast bowlers, kill them with pace and aggression. Don't be afraid to bounce them and set the man deep backward square and long leg/deep fine leg. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: inswinger
Date Posted: 19 October 2007 at 8:15pm
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yorkers, inswinging yorkers and slower balls. use the bouncer to distract them. ------------- RightFastMedium RightHandBat |
Posted By: MP12
Date Posted: 20 October 2007 at 4:58am
You and your "Bodyline" tactics.
But Spin Wizard's right, attack the batsman and put the pressure on. If you can dry up the runs then the batsman will be more likely to make a mistake. |
Posted By: The Tyke
Date Posted: 12 November 2007 at 6:38pm
Like some seamers do for their slower balls I can change my grip while running in.
I also have a straighter ball which looks like a chinaman until it pitches. I bowl it with the same action and the ball gets plenty of revs but it just pitches and goes straight on.
Release the ball with your hand about half way turned between your break (Leg or Off) and a top spinner. To the batsmen the revs will appear to be sideways so they think that it will spin but, when it pitches it just carries straight on. If the batsmen have seen you bowl this before it instils doubt in their minds. If they haven't then they aren't ready for a straighter ball. ------------- Minn hugur er minn sverš (My mind is my sword) |