Clever Bowling

[shaazthegreat]

Clever Bowling

Guys,
I'm sure almost everyone's heard that bowling know-how is the key to taking wickets. Now I'd like to see a list of ideas. Just add to the thread if you've got more. Most of it requires accuracy, but still add if you have ideas.

1. I always start off to a batsman with outswing. 3-4 balls pitching in the corridor of uncertainty and leaving him. Then I pitch on the same spot, moving in. The batsman often misses it.
2. The McGRath way: Off stump line and length, the batsman always get bored.
3. Sometimes in T20, I bowl 2-3 easy to hit cheap overpitched balls to the batsman if he is not someone who picks line and length and plays accordingly. Then i just send in an outswing good length ball, always edges it!
4. The famous slow ball: I bowl my slow ball in a different manner from the usual bowlers. I grip the ball pretty inside my fingers with extra pressure on certain points. I twist my thumb backwards in order put lots of pressure on the seam with hard middle part of the thumb. I also put pressure on the seam with the hard part under the index and middle finger. Now even if I ball full arm speed, it goes way slower.

5. On bouncy tracks, I like making the batsman play two quick short balls. Usually after two, the bat will be waiting to hook/pull (depends on the batsman, only if he is aggressive - you have to read this from his style of play). I put a yorker in next, and LBW or bowled.


waiting for more.....

 

[mgr989]

Re: Clever Bowling

sounds like you must get millions of wickets if these work every time.

 

[someblokecalleddave]

Re: Clever Bowling

I bowl a unique ball I call a "Gipper" it's a combination of a wrong un and a flipper (I'm right handed) it goes way too wide down the leg side ridiculously slow and the batsman and the umpire think it's a wide as it's almost in the rough but them it turns almost at 80 degrees and hits the stumps. If I'm lucky that is because it's still "work in progress".

 

[mas cambios]

Re: Clever Bowling

Probably repeating but...

1. Outswingers followed by one coming in to the batsman
2. Short ball followed by a yorker
3. Drift 3 or 4 in, then put one out wide of off but staying straight
4. Yorker first ball up
5. Aim the ball full and at off stump or just a bit wide when bowling at the death
6. Setting traps in the field, loading off or leg aiming to have them hitting out on that side
7. Bowling something different each ball
8. Slower balls - have a bout 4/5 grips

 

[JoeLillis]

Re: Clever Bowling

4-5 outswingers on off (or close as possible) then an off cutter McGrath style. Generally seams to end in a mis-timed shot or a bad shot for me and goes upwards. Still a work in progress though, want that ball cuttin like 10-15cm in!

 

[RHULSteve]

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I tend to rely on accuracy and batsmen at my level getting a bit bored. Usually have to work for my wickets, never been able to bowl the illustrious "magic" ball.

 

[king_of_slaves]

Re: Clever Bowling

Hmm... Mine would be pretty much like most of you put up there but I'll add it anyways...

1) Inswingers, when the batsman feels he knows everything about me (ex: Bowls only inswingers), I change it to an outswinger, always induces an edge or leaves the batsman in a worry.
2) At the death, always and always aim for the batsman's toe. You don't want to give them any kind of room outside off or even on off as some batsman also tend to back down the leg side and swing their arms. Bowling on their body, cramping them for room often leaves them trying something special and that's when you have a chance of picking up that all important wicket.
3) If the batsman is way too good on the leg side, I won't try the tactic #2 mentionned above, I'll rather bowl 'em like outside off, keeping it full most of the times and then just bowling a short one to surprise the batsman. If you can't go for the wickets, at least try to save some runs.
4) Attacking field, not allowing the batsman to pick up easy singles. Tempt them to go for the aerial shots with the risk of losing their wickets. (Can backfire sometimes)
5) If the batsman has a higher than his usual backlift, he's more than likely to go for a big hit. (Since he would be looking for extra power by lifting it a touch more than usual) Bowl the slower ball or the yorker.
6) Think from the batsman's point of view - What would you be doing in a situation like this? You might not be a great batsman but even the tail ender knows that if the required run rate is about 7 or 8, you should be looking to get at least one boundary per over. Thinking from the batsman's point of view, make your strategy accordingly.
7) Mind games - Try to disturb the batsman's mental state. A sledging here or there might get the batsman fired up and stupidly lose his wicket. This can backfire sometimes but if you can get it right, it does reward most of the times in a wicket.

 

[storm]

Re: Clever Bowling

i just need to get it straight for colts batsmen, and for mens i like to give them a few balls down off , then a yorker, works when i can get it accurate as im only playin 2nd team mens