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Q: If a wicket keeper has the skills and confidence to stand over the stumps to a slow medium pace bowler to create more chances for the team but the bowler doesn’t want like it, should the keeper persist or stay back?
A: We talk about batting and bowling in partnerships. However a partnership between a teams Wicket Keeper and Bolwers is rarely discussed. Bowlers should read cues from the Wicket Keeper. There are things Wicket Keepers observe of Batsmen that Bowlers do not see. I would encourage all Wicket Keepers to Bowlers to foster relationships and partnerships with each other to maximise wicket taking opportunities.
David Wilcox
12 months ago
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Q: As a young coach I’d like to get some guidance on how I should be advising the fast to medium pace bowlers on where they should be looking as they’re running into bowl?
A: For kids I would start with the base of the stumps at the batsman’s end. As they progress then spots on the wicket. A good net training activity is to obtain some flat rubber discs for target practice which can be placed at different lengths.
Anthony Michaels
last year
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Q: I’m 20 and a left arm medium fast bowler and have trouble dragging the bowl down leg side to right handers, especially when I try to bowl in swingers.
A coach has suggested that it because my run up is too straight and I should run in on more of an angle. Is this correct or is there other things I should be trying?
A: Hi Ben,
I played 20yrs of grade cricket in Sydney as a left arm bowler who got pretty good in bowling in swing deliveries. Not knowing or seeing your action or foot splay I would give you 2 simple pointers.
1. front foot on delivery should be towards the off stump of a right hand batsman. If the foot splays toward the leg stump this will make you stray down leg side and the action to impart the swing will force down leg side.
2. Even though you want to get the left arm across the body to impart the swing, it is important you do not drop the right shoulder when you bring the front arm down. I find it helps to pull the elbow into the hip as opposed to the front arm just falling away to the right or leg side.
I see you are in Newcastle but if you happen to be anywhere near Hornsby I would be happy to assist you further.
