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Q: My son is 15 and loves cricket. During the off-season last year, he worked really hard on his batting.
He was opening the batting and really enjoyed it and wanted to get a lot better. But after two games and he scored 33 and 41 the coach said he batted too slow and for the rest of the season he was batting down the order and didn’t get many chances.
No, he says what’s the point of training this off season. It’s sad as he really does love batting and the game. What advice could anyone offer?
A: Firstly, without knowing what format you are playing (T-20 obviously very different from longer form), I would say in general you can’t score runs sitting in the shed.
The ability and hunger to occupy the crease is a huge asset. Many young players go through this, I did.
The art of building an innings is something that needs to be learnt.
In short, the best players look to score off every ball. Work on having a positive mindset every ball, even when defending or leaving deliveries. Look to rotate and get off strike as much as possible.
Pressure the field by running hard between the wickets. This positive mindset will help you put bad balls away when they do come.
Your scoring rate will improve if you work on these things.
Drew Sommersby
7 months ago
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Q: Who is the one player from Sydney Grade Cricket who played between 1980 and 2000 you’d want as the first player selected if you had the opportunity to start your own NSW Premier first grade cricket team?
A: I'm going Ken Hall
CricConnect Fans
10 months ago
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Q: I’d like to ask why there seems to be a big push for Travis Head to be opening the batting in Test cricket.
He’s such a valuable player and scored all his runs at No 5. Just wondering why, the push to open?
A: I’ve heard people suggest he be used as opener in sub-continent maybe but not elsewhere. Too valuable counter punching at 5 and no point weakening 2 positions to fill one.
