Re: Picking Spin
Yes, good points Jim.
Primarily I play off the front foot to most bowls, bar clear shorter ones- just, rightly or wrongly, how I roll. But it has to be said my foot work is minimal, if it is in the slot I drive, else I end up fiddling outside off stump.
So now i am...
Re: Picking Spin
Aye to that. Such a pain running with the tail who are day dreaming up the non strikers end. in a good partnership one can work out areas to target (ie run on the arm of the bald bloke) and can easily tot up the runs.
Re: Picking Spin
Thanks Jim, and very true. My main problem is that as an opener I had no reference to what way he was spinning it and my eye sight is simply not good enough to pick it out of the hand. I am short sighted and take glasses for some things, but it feels strange to wear them with a...
Picking Spin
Afternoon,
I played a T20 game last night and opened the batting, usually it is mostly quicks or med bowlers but the opposition opened with a spinner. I played two balls which decevied me all ends up and managed to get off strike thanks to a bye, at the end of the over I even...
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Ok, thanks. Yes, sorry for the long intro...
I guess that with me not being over prepared to make massive changes to my technique that it could be harder to iron out many faults, but I doubt I would be able to relearn the basics now, or not easily anyho, and...
Re: cover driving
Might be a good idea for a bigger stide next to the ball (not to the ball as used to be coached as that will result in it hitting the pad) and also what balls are you playing the drive to? what sort of length? even something like that can mean you are hitting on the up even if...
Hello, and Good afternoon.
Hi all,
I am Matt or as my handle dicates 'morbers'.
I play 3rd XI cricket down in Sussex as a top/middle order bat and occasional bowler on a sunday when the other fielders fancy a laugh. I bowl natural off breaks with a leg spin action which is a little...
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