reverse swing and the best reverse swinger
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Topic: reverse swing and the best reverse swinger
Posted By: the ZZ factor
Subject: reverse swing and the best reverse swinger
Date Posted: 08 March 2007 at 6:37pm
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I'd like to learn reverse swing and I'm looking for some advice
By the way, who do you think is the best reverse swinger of the ball ?
(Mcgrath, Bond, Vaas, Asif etc )
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Posted By: the ZZ factor
Date Posted: 08 March 2007 at 6:42pm
| please justify your choice ... |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 08 March 2007 at 6:55pm
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Some action helps other to get the ball to reverse more than others! A slingy action for example helps - Malinga, Waqar etc!
As we all know too, a ball that is reasonably old with one side shine and the other side rough - which makes the shiny side the heavy side of the ball and that's why the ball goes in the direction of the shiny side.
Pitching the ball up is a must too. Don't expect to bang in a ball short and expect it to reverse a great deal.
Also, pushing the ball away in the air with the shiny side facing a RHB bat will make the ball reverse back wickedly like the ones that Waqar use to do. I don't know if you know what I mean.
Will give more some other time! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: the ZZ factor
Date Posted: 08 March 2007 at 7:05pm
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Can you success reverse swinging the ball in any kind of pitch ?
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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 08 March 2007 at 7:13pm
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Yes, you can! But it might take a bit more longer on grassy pitches with a lush outfield as the ball won't get weared and teared that easily. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: jhj87
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 2:18am
| you have to bowl at high speeds to reverse it so you will actually notice it. u can get some movement at 70mph but its hardly going to move, you need to really be bowling 80-85mph+ to reverse swing the ball a lot. id say the best reverse swing bowlers in the world at the moment are simon jones, whos probably the best, and shoaib akhtar who is also very good with the old ball mostly because of his slingy action and because he is very quick. |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 4:20am
| unless you bowl at atleast 70+mph then dont really even bother trying to get reverse swing. Also dont fool yourself that just because you can get the old ball to swing to the 'shiny side' (something i have alwas been able to do) that you really are bowling reverse swing. Reverse swing swings very late, thats what makes it hard to play |
Posted By: Rambo_123UK
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 6:49am
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I read an article in a cricket magazine that mentioned that effect (the ball swinging the wrong way at speeds under around 70mph) that called it contrast swing, and it certainly does work. The seam should be straight and vertical. Real reverse swing happens at much higher bowling speeds and you want an angled seam for it to happen. And McGrath hardly swings the ball at all, let alone reverse swings it. ------------- I swing both ways - but only when I'm bowling! |
Posted By: benkola13
Date Posted: 06 April 2007 at 10:01am
simon jones is the best reverse swinger in the world and he is one of the best bowlers, full stop. Itn is a shame he has been injurede because england needed him in the last ashes but he was injured. he played afriendly the other day fior glamorgan and it went well for him. hopefully he will be back into the england team very soon. ------------- "I Need You To Remember One Thing, I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" |