CRICKET BATTING TIPS FOR PLAYING AGAINST SPIN – Part Two
by Laurie Ward of the Complete Cricketer Academy.
www.cca.co.za
Cricket Batting Tips: Attacking The Spin Bowler
A good spinner is an attacking bowler.
He not only can reduce the run rate but pick up wickets. With the correct mindset, concentration and approach a batsman can put the pressure back onto even the best spinner and his captain.
Treat each ball on its merits and look to be positive, both in attack and defence.
Watch the ball, have a clear plan and put the pressure back onto the bowler.
Cricket batting techniques and shots for spin bowling
Using your feet.
This is used to eliminate the spin, aim to hit the ball on the full. It also takes the close catchers out of the equation and can help to get the field moved.
It shows positive intent and can be used to attack.
Do not go early. Don’t give away signals or triggers to the bowler as he will counter this and could get you out.If you don’t get to the pitch of the ball and are beaten in flight, respect that and defend the ball, making sure that you get back quickly to your crease.
Use a positive early stride on the line of the ball. Dip your front shoulder and head (but not your eye-line). This creates the higher backlift. There are two styles of stride: The click: This is where the back foot clicks up to the front foot.
The crossover step: Where the back foot comes around the back of the front foot.The crossover step can tend to open out the batsman’s shape to hit inside out.
The feet, hips and shoulders should line up with the intended shot direction.
If you intend to hit over the top (and have reached the pitch of the ball) the downswing is smooth and through the line of the ball, striking it earlier, in front of the pad with the body weight still forward. For control, aim to maintain the shape of the shot. Do not lean back for elevation.
Cricket Batting Tips: The Sweep shots
The conventional sweep. Played forward or backward of square.
Played on length more than line.
The head/shoulders/front foot move forward onto the line of the ball.
The body weight is forward over a bent front knee (back leg collapses to allow this).
The backlift is high and the downswing is from high to low.Rotate the shoulders.
Contact is made in line with the leg with the head over the front knee.
The head is still on contact.
The follow through is an extension of the shot through the arms.
The slog sweep. Played between long on and deep mid wicket.
Attacking shot over the top. Looking for maximum.The head, shoulder and foot go inside the line of the ball. The front leg moving out of line to allow full downsing through the line of the ball.
The body weight is transferred forward.
The backlift is high.
The hands accelerate through the line of the ball.
Contact is made early, in front of the pad to create elevation.Do not lean back. Momentum and weight remains forward.The head must be still on contact.
Paddle Sweep. Using the pace to guide the ball behind square (<45 degrees)
Played to a ball full in length on leg stump.
Same head/shoulder/foot lead as conventional sweep onto the line of the ball.
Get the bat out in front of you early.
Use the full face of the bat.
Use the pace of the ball to guide the ball fine.
Reverse sweep – Manipulating the field.
Hit as a conventional sweep or run off the blade.
High backlift.
Adjust grip or change hands over.
Lead with either leg. Practice both to have stronger base.
Right leg lead better for power for right hander.
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