Wayne Shorne
New Member
There is a lot on here about spin bowling, but can't find a lot about one very important thing that can either help or hinder a leggie learning his craft - the captain.
Every leg spinner needs a brave captain that understands the pros and cons to leg spin bowling. You can quite often go for runs, but will also get wickets.
Unfortunately the way I see it is I have a captain that only has eyes for economy bowlers.
I bowl nicely in the nets with plenty of reward, but have bowled probably 20 overs in my life out in the middle. With match practise I am confident I can replicate my training "bowling". But how do I do that when the captain won't accept (or understand) the short term pain.
I bowled twice at the start of the year, for figures of 1-20 of 2 overs and 3-40 of 5. (They were all genuine wickets too -not caught on the fence) And never got a bowl again for the rest of the year.
What are your thoughts/experiences on your captains?
Every leg spinner needs a brave captain that understands the pros and cons to leg spin bowling. You can quite often go for runs, but will also get wickets.
Unfortunately the way I see it is I have a captain that only has eyes for economy bowlers.
I bowl nicely in the nets with plenty of reward, but have bowled probably 20 overs in my life out in the middle. With match practise I am confident I can replicate my training "bowling". But how do I do that when the captain won't accept (or understand) the short term pain.
I bowled twice at the start of the year, for figures of 1-20 of 2 overs and 3-40 of 5. (They were all genuine wickets too -not caught on the fence) And never got a bowl again for the rest of the year.
What are your thoughts/experiences on your captains?