Switch Hitters

, Tell us how you go. The only benifit I've had so far from batting left handed is that, you really need to rely on your footwork. Actually it's improved by balance too. Now for left arm bowling, it's well so-so. Left arm feilding pathetic. I'm still practicing though, but let's just hope I don't become left handed, my hand writing is already illegable as it is.

Somebody did that in a rep game we had once, a batsman from our team was on strike, and he bowled with his left hand and suprisingly got our batsman out.

Switching bowling arms. Now there's something i have seen. One guy at rep trials switched from right arm pace to left arm pace during the trial, while his lefties went everywhere, he got an insane amount of swing.

Personally, i have fiddled around with bowling left arm, i can deliver at a medium-ish pace left armed now but pretty rubbish really. I figure its something that should help me work on throwing left handed - something very handy in games.




Edited by NZ_Fast - 09 August 2007 at 11:09am

Left handed seamers are more rare than right armers obviously, but ive faced my fair share this season. I'm getting used to that new angle.

That's true TCA, there aren't actaully any left arm seamers (Or at least ones that bowl fast!) around my level. There's a whole bunch a left arm spin bowlers but I can handle them with ease seeing as they bowl at little slower than right handers.

I played in a friendly 20 over match in which we bowled the other team out for 90 odd. I was the best bowler of my team with batsman swinging and misses rather consistently. The odd thing was though, when I tried bowling left arm pace, my arm extends out to the side more so it looks like Malinga's bowling action. That was the only way I could generate any pace. I also ran everyone out (Not quite what your thinking I ran everyone out in my own team ). I did however showed excellent technique and even proved that I am actually a superb wicket keeper. (Didn't drop a ball, caught two and made one stumping). It was a good day !

I think at club level, being left handed is a major advantage. Kids (like me!) have no idea how to bowl to them. I'm slowly learning though.

I've messed around several times with this in the nets, about the only thing i can do though is slog in the direction of mid wicket. But i figure its got to help coordination right?

when i switch from right to left hand, the only shot i can play is the cover drive.

You don't move your hands for the reverse sweep Monty. You just move your feet to alter the stance and get in position. If you changed hands then it would just be classed as a sweep shot.

Edited by The Tyke - 06 August 2007 at 11:38pm

Originally posted by Smack I'd say you'd have to either be doing it from a very young age or be pretty rubbish to wanna switch hands.

I'd say you'd have to either be doing it from a very young age or be pretty rubbish to wanna switch hands.

It takes some talent to do and a bit of strength. It wouldn't exactly dut the bowlers off but I was thinking that it could be done against spin bowlers. That a player would start of thier batting stance right handed and as the bowler has just let go off the ball you would switch. Takes a lot of practice but I think it would be a good idea. Something tells me that it would be harder to do for right handed batsman though.

Has anyone here ever tried batting the opposite to what they normally do?