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If I were you, I would just bowl the ball very full, on and around off-stump and slowly bring the ball wider. If you think about it, as you widen the ball, it gets further away from the batsman so it ends up acting as if you're bowling it shorter, hopefully the batsman won't pick up on this and...

Dear all, I managed to film a quick batting session that took place the other day and was wondering if any of you have any feedback on it. Thanks, Tom

I'm still riding my great run of form with my best ever bowling figures whilst playing this weekend for my school 2-0-2-4. I got three stumped and one bowled - being on a hat-trick twice. Whilst I was on a hat-trick, I had a slip, gully, silly mid-off, silly mid-on, leg gully, short mid-wicket...

Got another three wickets today in front of the district coach. It was my first match for the Speldhurst U13's and we bowled them out for 50 something before reaching the total with ease. The leg-breaks are coming out nicely and I'm noticing a lot of drift as well.

Oh, and I've also been picked for the district team as well.:eek::eek::eek:

Our astroturf nets are grass for the run-ups which is nice (if you remember to bring spikes) but still very little turn. What I do find is that the backspinners turn like a googly - something that Peter Philpott mentions in his book. So far this season I've played three senior matches and one...

Been picked for the school A team as well as the village 1st XI (albeit in a friendly), life is good with four matches this weekend and the leg breaks coming out well...

Through the first part of the opposition's innings, I'll be watching how the batsmen play - I might pick up a couple of things but I don't rely on this too much as they usually play a whole lot different against seamers than they do against the likes of us. When I get to bowl, I'll start of just...

I feel that some kind of ball like this would definitely be useful because, with the wrong 'un, there are three main ways to get the batsman out: An inside edge which would probably only carry to someone if they were at short leg which, at least at our village team level, is not allowed to be...

Also have a look at this thread: http://www.bigcricket.com/community/threads/inability-to-get-top-spin.184000/

Have you been bowling before with a different type of bowling? Being a leggie, I probably can't help you out much with the technical side of things. One thing I will say is that to get dip you need to get top-spin or over-spin on the ball so try coming over the top of the ball - you don't want...

Oh... I guess it's just that playing 2nd XI cricket means you get all the younger people and also the over 45's so I don't really experience the superior reflexes of the mid-20 year olds.

I have started playing senior cricket at the age of 12 and I find that there are certain advantages: Being younger we have slightly superior reflexes - so you know that however fast they bowl, the only thing that you might struggle to cope with is your own lack of technique (which probably...

I talk myself loads whilst batting - if I have played and missed then I'll blame it on something else like saying to myself 'That moved away a bit' even if that may not strictly be true. After the match I would then analyse what I was doing wrong when I played and missed at that ball. If I...

I've managed to get outside during one of the few sunny spells of recent times and got a bit of film of my bowling action. It is only the side-on view as the front-on view was somehow deleted and it is now too wet to re-film it. Also I can't bowl in my back garden for the next few weeks as I...

You can find loads of at least half-decent tutorials on youtube... I have a problem in which I don't actually have the strength to hit the bat hard enough with the mallet (I am only 12) and most adults aren't willing to give up several hours to hit a bat hard when they aren't even going to use it.

That's a bit like the fact that about 10% of people benefit from negative self talk more than positive self talk.

I had that problem once, and found that I was taking too short a step forward when playing front-foot shots. You don't need a massive stride but make sure your feet end up at least 1 and a half shoulder widths apart.

It's all about routines, if you have set routines that you do before matches stretching all the way to the night before, then this will increase your confidence and consistency massively. I like to pack my bag the night before with all the items packed in a certain order, in a certain area and...

Not only play the ball late but move your feet late as well