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A Plyometrics Blog Hi all, This close season (UK) I am planning on doing a course of plyometrics to improve my explosiveness. I am mainly focusing on the legs, but to ensure an all round fitness level will include upper body exercises. The reason for doing this is I had an ACL...

Slower balls What type of slower balls do people use and why? My main slower ball is an off cutter by running my fingers down the outside of the ball. I use this as I find it is easy to bowl and get in the right areas. Also my grip is the same as my stock ball so harder to detect. The hardest...

This boy is special Check this dude out. He is awesome!! YouTube - Young Little Master 3 - Outstanding Cricket Shots

Artificial Wickets What are peoples thoughts on artificial wickets? I play at quite a traditional and picturesque ground with a grass square of around 10 strips. As the club is beggining to become bigger and better, and increasing number of juniors there is the possibilty of adding a plastic...

Be The Umpire I had a strange umpiring decision in our cup game on Friday evening. The ball was hit and the non-striker ran to the strikers end. The striker did not leave his crease and it ended up that both batsmen were in the strikers end. The ball was thrown in and the bails were taken off...

Inspired decisions Thought I would open a thread for everyone to share those moments of inspired genius, that decision to try something different that pays off. I'll start with mine this weekend. While fielding we were against a guy who liked to drive through mid-on. As we had our off...

Power Plates Has anybody tried out Power Plates? My gym recently got some and I have only just started using them. So far I think they are good and there is some theory behind the concept. However I am still a little unsure if it is just a fad. Hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able...