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I have bought dozens of bats for kids and seniors in my team. They all come brand new with immaculately glued toe-guards that look rock-solid. However. I have found that the toe-guards always falls off after 5-6 weeks of bat use and there is nothing you can do to keep it intact. I am not sure...

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Bowling tactics We are going to face a (junior) team soon where their main batsman tends to work the ball around. He is not very good at pull shot or aggresive drives but just works the ball around at angles, edges, glances etc to pick up his runs. His main area is working the ball towards fine...

Unfair bowling I was at an important match yesterday. 'Our' team was batting first and lost early wickets. Then one of my kids went in to bat. He got set in and was there for 3-4 overs when this happened. The spin bowler was taking about 4-5 paces run up and bowling. In this particular...

Chest drive I am teaching a youngster bowlingand trying to put across Ian Pont's chest drive. I told him that he needs to imagine a rope attached to his chest that is being pulled by the batsman. The youngster understands what needs to be done but just cant do it in practice. Are there are...

Reverse swing? I was training a youngster the other day. He was bowling with 2 balls (alternating each ball); one was a new ball and the othe a really old one with both sides rough. With the new ball he was getting consistent out-swing and with the old ball he was getting very little swing...

Practice slogging (!) How would you practice big hits? If you practice in the nets, you just cant judge elevation etc. If you practice out on the field, the how do you find the fielders or stop losing balls? Whats the best way to practice this art? I am sure Chris Gayle, Owais Shah and Kevin...

Improve reaction time We have a young player who is rather 'slow' in moving his feet when batting, slow in fielding. Are there drills we can use to improve his reaction time for batting and fielding?

Eye exercises I believe there are professional drills that they use at county grounds to train professional and upcoming young players on how to use their eyes. Obviously we do not have access to such facilties. Are there any simple and safe eye training methods that we can implement ourselves?

Balance drills Are there any drills there that I can use with a youngster? He tends to be very unstable when batting and keeping and keeps almost falling over.

Problem playing leg side balls I have a youngster who is very strong on off side and even plays a good pull shot. However he is very poor at playing low leg-side balls. He just cant make contact and bowlers repeatedly send down balls down leg side when they see him. How can he improve this...

How to stop Wides I have a youngster who bowls a lot of wides. Are there are drills to make his line more accurate?

Coaching swing Are there any methods to coach swing bowling to youngsters? I mean to break it own to individual coaching points and take it a step at a time. The hardest part is the movement of the wrist. How do you teach this and get the kids to practice?

Batting on cemented wicket We recently played abroad on a cemented wicket and found it hard to bat and bowl. There was a lot of bounce off the wicket. Bowling was very hard to control with the extra bounce and pace. The opposition were hitting balls out of ground at will, we struggled to...

Field setting I have a youngster who is setting out to be captain. He is keen to learn on how to set the field and how to vary it. Unfortunately I have no experience of that so cant help him. Is there any help out there or any textbooks etc.

Playing across Youngsters are taught to play straight and into the Vs. Playing across the line of the ball is frowned upon. However, when the pressure is on and runs are needed fast, the only way to get them is to play across the line. When the bowler is bowling a tight line and to the...

Power Balls Do Power Balls help batting or bowling at all. Some claim that these things strengthen your wrists hence more power when bowling and batting. I am a little suspicious. Does anyone have practical experience of these toys?

Bowling problem - video This young kid has problem pitching the ball up; he always bowls short and cannot get his line right. YouTube - Bowling action Video has not been approved. Please bear with it for a while.

Young boy bowling short We have a 11 year old in our junior team who is consistently bowling short. No matter what we tell him, he can't pitch the bowl up. He is a fast bowler. What problem could he be having? Are there any excercises he should he do to get him to pitch the ball up?