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Topic: batting fuller length

Posted By: SYEDADNAN
Subject: batting fuller length
Date Posted: 26 November 2006 at 8:23am

Hi,

Need immediate advise before the next match.

Last match I was out with a delivery off side off stump fuller length.

I approached to the ball and drive towards cover and mid off , but failed and got snick out to WK.

I tried and done some practice but failed to get connected to the ball in the practice and found same problem repeated.

What shall I do bring foot and bat together or what?

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SPORTSMAN SPIRIT/LEFT HANDED BATSMAN -RIGHT HANDED BOWLER - OCCASSIONAL WK

Replies:

Posted By: SYEDADNAN
Date Posted: 26 November 2006 at 8:24am

Forgot to tell Iam left handed batsman.

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SPORTSMAN SPIRIT/LEFT HANDED BATSMAN -RIGHT HANDED BOWLER - OCCASSIONAL WK

Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 26 November 2006 at 8:52am

Leave the ball.

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Posted By: RightHandBat
Date Posted: 26 November 2006 at 9:07am

Leave the ball, or drive it through the mid off region, if you're going to play at it, make sure you get your foot to the pitch of the ball.

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Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 26 November 2006 at 12:12pm

This is if you decide to play a stroke. You should keep your head still and over the ball. Watch the ball very, very closely and do not play off the back foot. If you are having too many problems then you should play with a short backlift too so you can get to the ball quickly. As a leftie make sure you play a shot infront of square - otherwise you would just be inducing an edge of you drove behing square.

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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 26 November 2006 at 7:16pm

In your case mate, you should do like Gayle. Try the flat batted shot straight over mid off.

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Posted By: Leezy
Date Posted: 28 November 2006 at 12:27pm

Well, being a fellow lefty, I would suggest that you should be playing much straighter than through the covers to a ball on off stump, especially if the bowler is coming over the wicket to you. What guard do you take?

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The Paceman

Posted By: SYEDADNAN
Date Posted: 30 November 2006 at 11:17am

Guard--Middle stump

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SPORTSMAN SPIRIT/LEFT HANDED BATSMAN -RIGHT HANDED BOWLER - OCCASSIONAL WK

Posted By: Leezy
Date Posted: 30 November 2006 at 12:28pm

In that case, unless you're completely opening the face of your bat up, I dont see how you can hit it towards cover if its on an off stump line.

I would suggest there may be an issue with your footwork, how are you coming forward? because the only way you could get it to cover coming forward is if you completely open the face of your bat up, or you're taking guard on or outside leg stump.

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The Paceman

Posted By: Chin Music
Date Posted: 30 November 2006 at 12:56pm

If you're struggling to play a shot I wouldn't think to much about where to hit it, just try and get your head over it and your footwork right and see where it ends up.

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Turnham Green CC
Fast bowler & middle/lower-order bat

Posted By: prasmp
Date Posted: 23 December 2006 at 7:50am

the thing is not to play across the line before you settle in.

Posted By: slogger72N/O
Date Posted: 29 December 2006 at 9:08am

Why would you try and drive a good ball like that, wait until the bowler drops one wider then play a cover drive. AS others have said though, play straight to that kind of ball and drive it through mid off

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