someblokecalleddave
Well-Known Member
Wrist Spin & Captaincy
One of the things that is omnipresent in a wrist spinners lot is the fact that his involvement in the game rests in the hands of his captain, team and club. The wrist spinners success rate is either enhanced or thwarted by the perception of the rest of his team primarily the Captain. If the captain, team and club have no appreciation or culture of spin within their club, the wannabe wrist spinner faces an impossible task that in most cases leads to them giving up the art.
Shane Warne once said............
"You need to be about best friends with the captain as he's the one that's going to be trying to keep you on. You need a lot of love from everybody because it's hard and it can be embarassing sometimes and you've got to have a bit of courage".
Even then if you overcome all of those problems it seems that you're seen as a secondary option when the seamers have failed you're then brought on for a 'trundle'.
How do the captains on here or those that you've played alongside really view the role of wrist spinners in their club games?
1. Does your club actively encourage Wrist Spinners.
2. Do you give your wrist spinners a chance to bowl even if you're aware that in doing so you put the outcome of the match in jeopardy.
3. Do you have coaches that can teach wrist spin and can bowl the 4 basic deliveries
4. Do you use wrist spinners as openers.
5. Do you acknowledge that good wrist spinners are the 'Jewell in the crown' of your team (Bob Woolmer).
6. Do you as a captain know about wrist spin and it's potential.
Let's here some feedback about captains and their roles and responsibilities to their 'Jewells in the Crown'.
One of the things that is omnipresent in a wrist spinners lot is the fact that his involvement in the game rests in the hands of his captain, team and club. The wrist spinners success rate is either enhanced or thwarted by the perception of the rest of his team primarily the Captain. If the captain, team and club have no appreciation or culture of spin within their club, the wannabe wrist spinner faces an impossible task that in most cases leads to them giving up the art.
Shane Warne once said............
"You need to be about best friends with the captain as he's the one that's going to be trying to keep you on. You need a lot of love from everybody because it's hard and it can be embarassing sometimes and you've got to have a bit of courage".
Even then if you overcome all of those problems it seems that you're seen as a secondary option when the seamers have failed you're then brought on for a 'trundle'.
How do the captains on here or those that you've played alongside really view the role of wrist spinners in their club games?
1. Does your club actively encourage Wrist Spinners.
2. Do you give your wrist spinners a chance to bowl even if you're aware that in doing so you put the outcome of the match in jeopardy.
3. Do you have coaches that can teach wrist spin and can bowl the 4 basic deliveries
4. Do you use wrist spinners as openers.
5. Do you acknowledge that good wrist spinners are the 'Jewell in the crown' of your team (Bob Woolmer).
6. Do you as a captain know about wrist spin and it's potential.
Let's here some feedback about captains and their roles and responsibilities to their 'Jewells in the Crown'.