The perfect Length
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Topic: The perfect Length
Posted By: Tiger
Subject: The perfect Length
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 2:02pm
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winter practice starts next week, can't wait. anyway the reason for posting here is to ask a question about length as i've been asked by the captain to coach some of the juniors. from batting and bowling i have a relatively good idea of what a good length is, however i'd like to put some lines down on the wicket to help both bowlers and batsmen. Now i understand this changes due to the pace of bowler/pitch, but my question is does anyone know for a club medium pacer what the perfect length is in metres/yards from the popping crease. Also what distance from popping crease is short of a length or full length/half volley appreciate your help |
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Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:13am
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6 to 8 metres from te stumps if you bowl over 130 kph, a little fuller if you bowl slower. You have to adapt to conditions with bounce, etc. ------------- |
Posted By: Warne in making
Date Posted: 07 January 2006 at 3:41pm
| Dont forget its the length to the batsmen. The perfect mength is different to Sachin Tendulkar then it is to jason gilespie, its in there height. The england openers have a very similar perfect length for example |
Posted By: Big Josh
Date Posted: 07 January 2006 at 6:56pm
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I agree with "Warne in the making" like the saying goes "one man's meat is another man's poison".I think once a batsmen gets to the crease just bowl the standard line and just outside off-stunp and vary your lenghts and line and attack his pads,bowl at his body.And if he still survives then send me a PM.But surely the average batsmen will get out to the normal liine and length ------------- josh |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 7:33pm
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I bowl just short of full or full or yorker length on the middle stump. I suggest the same for you tiger. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Big Josh
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 8:12pm
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You must be joking man!!When you bowl that you are just simply asking to hit.But about the yorker length thats a good idea especially early on in a batsman's innings but you will have to perfect that delivery else you end up bowling knee hieght full tosses which every batsman can put away or juicy half volleys or you my be the next rett Lee by bowling these ilegal deliveries ------------- josh |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 9:50pm
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Trust me, I have great control over my yorkers. I can do it almost at will. And I try to bowl one in the legs or on middle stump every single ball. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Big Josh
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 10:10pm
Well i will have to face you to believe it.Get ready to be disciplined by a 16yr old Zim boy ------------- josh |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 4:06am
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How do you think I will ever face you...you're 16...I'm 14...unfair. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 12:31pm
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Yeah, for different batsmen it varies depending on their heights, footwork and technique. But believe me there is no such thing as perfection. You can only strive for excellence; perfection is God's busienss. ------------- "Excellence is something we can reach for; perfection is God's business." |
Posted By: Big Josh
Date Posted: 13 January 2006 at 1:25pm
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well you must joking about you bieng 14???lol.with all that knowledge about hte game and after viewing your arguements some peolpe you are defiantely not 14 ------------- josh |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 14 January 2006 at 4:32am
you've got to be kidding me! You think I am hiding my identity? I am a 14 year-old. Trust me, I don't know much about cricket at all. I just try and learn as much as I can from the Internet and books. Ask Sledger, he remembers the stupid comments I use to make when I was very new to cricket. 
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Posted By: cricketluva
Date Posted: 14 January 2006 at 5:05am
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HAHAHA ------------- See you later Gilly! Thanks for the memories! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 15 January 2006 at 3:03am
| Yea, I try and bowl a yorker every singal bowl and its because I don't agree with the traditional fast bowling theory of bowling 'fast and short'. I agree with Waqar Younis's theory of bowling 'fast and full'. |
Posted By: Warne in making
Date Posted: 15 January 2006 at 12:19pm
| Well, your a bit predictable and easy to play then. If you nonly bowl that you wont advance very far in the game |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 15 January 2006 at 1:49pm
| Well, that's not what I only ball but its what I usually bowl. If it doesn't work, I try different things. |
Posted By: charliemacko
Date Posted: 16 January 2006 at 11:01pm
| a spinners length is different to a seamers. and each variation in a spinners bag requires a different length again. what would you say should be fuller, an off spinner pitching just outside offstump, or a legspinner pitching on middle and off. i would say a leg spinner, as offies are easier to drive. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 17 January 2006 at 5:54am
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So, what are you?
A legspinner? |
Posted By: charliemacko
Date Posted: 17 January 2006 at 1:00pm
| yeah im a leggie! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 17 January 2006 at 1:40pm
| That's cool! |