Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Three)
when you watched Warne in a test match though he didnt have supernatural abilities to turn the ball 5 feet every delivery. 11 out of 12 leg breaks would be average, probably intentionally. then the giant turner would pop up every few overs (and not always come off). he bowled to plans as well, so he would bowl the deliveries that were most likely to take a wicket. i think we can get too hung up on Warnes highlight reels, and forget that in between them there was some ordinary bowling as well, and that his stock delivery was moderate turn, with moderate drift/dip. the ball of the century didnt exactly turn a mile, the drift was what did Mike Gatting.
also, in T20 im not sure that you can get away with the giant turners. wides are called very easily. and not just that, if it doesnt turn or the batsman reads it then its easy boundaries all day long. controlled line and length is crucial, and with Warnes accuracy thats very easy. but unlike every other spinner in the competition, who just take spin off the ball to achieve that, and rely on stupid variations. Warne has the control and ability to bowl line and length, and still get the ball to do magical things.
his 4th wicket delivery is my stock ball, if i could land that consistently 80% of the time then i should bag wickets all day long this season. my only problem is that my added height means that delivery almost always clears the stumps. more often than not it gets above waist height on the batsman!! il have to take overspin off the ball to clean bowl people, or rely on dusty wickets to take bounce off.
someblokecalleddave;396196 said:
when you watched Warne in a test match though he didnt have supernatural abilities to turn the ball 5 feet every delivery. 11 out of 12 leg breaks would be average, probably intentionally. then the giant turner would pop up every few overs (and not always come off). he bowled to plans as well, so he would bowl the deliveries that were most likely to take a wicket. i think we can get too hung up on Warnes highlight reels, and forget that in between them there was some ordinary bowling as well, and that his stock delivery was moderate turn, with moderate drift/dip. the ball of the century didnt exactly turn a mile, the drift was what did Mike Gatting.
also, in T20 im not sure that you can get away with the giant turners. wides are called very easily. and not just that, if it doesnt turn or the batsman reads it then its easy boundaries all day long. controlled line and length is crucial, and with Warnes accuracy thats very easy. but unlike every other spinner in the competition, who just take spin off the ball to achieve that, and rely on stupid variations. Warne has the control and ability to bowl line and length, and still get the ball to do magical things.
his 4th wicket delivery is my stock ball, if i could land that consistently 80% of the time then i should bag wickets all day long this season. my only problem is that my added height means that delivery almost always clears the stumps. more often than not it gets above waist height on the batsman!! il have to take overspin off the ball to clean bowl people, or rely on dusty wickets to take bounce off.
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