Andrew Bourne
Member
After reading a post from a big contributor in the forums (cheers Dave) it really got me thinking about the difficulties of bowling leg spin to a left handed batsman. No leg spinner i know really enjoys it, and many struggle to combat it, however chinaman bowlers seem to make life tough for right handed players.. so it should be more than possible for us leggies to make the left handers day tough as well!
Wondering what bowling tactics/deliveries/field settings the leg spinners us against lefties.
Personally, i like to give them a big gap in the ring through the covers/cover point and really try to turn the ball hard. Getting some drift away from the left handed batsmen always helps, drawing bat away from pad, and leaving a gap at cover point can really add to the chances of enducing the drive against the spin and the chances of getting one through the gate.It also brings a slip/stumping chance into play for the slider/topspinner or just natural variation outside their off-stump. The biggest problem i have with lefties is that they sweep me very well.
Wondering what bowling tactics/deliveries/field settings the leg spinners us against lefties.
Personally, i like to give them a big gap in the ring through the covers/cover point and really try to turn the ball hard. Getting some drift away from the left handed batsmen always helps, drawing bat away from pad, and leaving a gap at cover point can really add to the chances of enducing the drive against the spin and the chances of getting one through the gate.It also brings a slip/stumping chance into play for the slider/topspinner or just natural variation outside their off-stump. The biggest problem i have with lefties is that they sweep me very well.