Recent content by parbs1980

A problem i had with a captain last season was that as soon as a bowler went for a few runs, the fielders were immediately put back offering protection. All this did was give singles everywhere and allowed the batsmen to play themselves in - i watched so many chances go wanting with no fieldsmen...

my last 5 were 3x caught, 1x bowled, 1x lbw - with approx 5 dropped catches (very takeable) and 3 missed stumpings. I think at low club level the major problem for a leggie is the keeping - they're simply not used to the deliveries that spin viciously and produce alot of pace off the wicket, the...

Good insight into bowling and confidence levels here in this interview with Harbhajan. http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/522530.html

I'd probably have to say confidence is the main thing. Keeping the fingers working in the overs coming up to when id bowl, making sure i got my hand on the ball a few times throughout the innings - and instead of tossing it on i'd bowl it lightly on the full to the next guy. I say confidence...

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This article is about Ishant Sharma and fast bowling, but i think it applies 100% to bowling spin. I had exactly the same experience when i was younger and trying to emulate warne http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/522154.html

That's usually the sign for me that it's all coming together, batsmen having problems with stock deliveries. Sounds like the seam presentation is helping you get alot more loop and zip off the pitch - having seen your bowling action id say the more pronounced wrist will work well in the longrun...

I had a similar problem when i bowled googlies with my old action, and it never got better because i was hyperextending my shoulder to get it around far enough for a googly. I think you need to post a video of you bowling one - if it hurts then you're probably not dropping your front shoulder...

Sounds promising mate, i posted something earlier about getting used to the one release and then being able to spin it more in time - my exact experience from bowling leggies growing up. I actually removed the post because although i did figure a way to spin it more in time, i still didn't have...

Yeah, it's all about wrist position at the release point. If you're more front on, you'll have to cock the wrist alot to achieve the correct release point. Getting side-on at release is quite important even if you approach from a front-on look eg. warnie. If you pause it when he releases the...

Probably sydney barnes with his in-dipping fast legbreaks! Apparently he got them to dip and race off the pitch, with inwards drift - this pretty much implies he had a method of producing overspun legbreaks at a medium pace with a 'twist of the finger' as he described it, imagine facing that! By...

Sounds like a good read dave, i guess kumble or afridi are good examples of this, maybe they had guys bowling those fast offspinners like collingwood was doing for england. I'd wager it was even more effective on the old 'sticky dogs' and such back then - there seems to be a focus on getting...

Took a week off to let the advice from Ray sink in, combined with a bit of shadow bowling in front of the mirror. Starting to feel like i have some good control now that i have my front arm directing my weight forwards towards the batsman - nice drift and spin, without trying to turn it too...

I think speed is a bit of a misnomer, if you're deadly accurate it's not so bad to bowl slowly, Clarrie Grimmet would have been barely pushing them past 40-45 in my estimation - and also by reports from players of the time. It's also true that he didnt bowl a single wide in his entire test...

Hey jim, perhaps try something i do when approaching to bowl. Just before you enter the 'loadup' steps or '4th' and '5th' as you described, look at the crease momentarily, then back to where you usually look when you bowl. I found this helped by allowing me to estimate 'on the fly' the amount of...