Pete Sutcliffe
New Member
I have just started to play cricket and played a couple of sunday friendlies last season and bowled some overs of what i thought to be off-spin. I did get some hammer but managed to bowl someone through the gate!! Never played at school and was never coached in bowling until last week. I had a session with a very good coach who showed me a basic technique required to bowl off-spin. We did not get onto spin itself- next week. I have pretty small hands though and was wondering if you can grip the ball a different way- perhaps with the seam pointing DOWN the wicket slightly towards leg-slip? There is no way i can spread two fingers widely ALONG the seam with my small digits. Then is it a case of a quick clockwise rotation while bowling against a braced left leg while pivotting? And the first finger doing most of the work pulling on the ball. Any help appreciated- thanks in advance.