Darth what were your figures like in the game and is that your first game this season? I'm on 14-1-61-3 after three matches? What are your figures like so far?
Ha ha - you're not counting then? Strike rate of 18's pretty good, I'd be happy with that. Here's a question, if you were the captain of your team how many overs would you bowl? How would you handle the bowling generally - e.g. if you had a team stuffed with bowlers all looking for a chance for a spell, would you distribute the bowling fairly evenly or would you stick with the bowler who's bowling tight - but perhaps not taking wickets at the expense of another bowling not getting a bowl?
it is all up on my club's website so it's easy to keep track of. Yeah, I am happy with 18. It's not something I really have control over, with dropped catches and other variables. All I can do is try and bowl as best as I can. i seem to be the guy who they turn to when a partnership needs breaking, usually when a number 3 or 4 is well set. I would love a go at the tail at some point but it's usually the top order I'm bowling against.
I'm definitely counting
So if I was the captain I'd have a go at the tail! I think you have to give every player a chance as everyone pays subs and gives up their weekend, but you have to take the context of the game into account as well. The captain is there to guide the team to a win so choices will need to be made in a 40 over format like ours. There was one guy bowling slow/medium in our game who was taken off after one over, but he bowled a few wides and was hit for an enormous 6 and another 4, so he was taken off. But then he batted high up the order. I would give myself the usual 6 overs I'm given for a 40 over match, but probably have a go at the tail for a change. That said if the other guys couldn't get a good batsman out or break a partnership I would have a pop at him myself, as that's what the leg spinner is there for.
I think the best combo would be leggie + best seamer at the other end, if on the attack.
I like the advice at the end there, I was reviewing what had happened on Saturday and I thought the same, combine the seamer and the spinner and see how that works? Have you ever heard of anyone using really odd approaches - trying capitalise on the 'Not letting the batsmen settle'. Such as bowl with 3 bowlers at the start of the game, so when it comes to the 3rd over a 3rd bowler comes on and bowls in a completely different way and then mix the three around so there's no sense of knowing what to expect next? You ever heard of that being done? I know there's going to be the point that the bowlers themselves are not going to be able to settle into a rhythm, but that might even play into your hand as the captain? Is that creative or nuts?
"It is not that Clarke needs to be replaced; rather he just needs to be encouraged to play a brand of cricket that creates doubt in opposition teams and makes their planning more guess than guarantee." From http://www.backpagelead.com.au/index.php/cricket/8114-clarke-undone-by-lack-of-creativity
Not necessarily, there's the old adage "Crap bowling gets wickets". The inconsistency might create chances? Batsmen tend to have a look at you in the first over, see what you're doing and then create a plan once they get a sense of having the measure of your bowling?