FreddieFan
International Coach
Hi all
As some of you will know, I have recently started University and naturally, joined the cricket club. I've been going to nets for about a month now and I'm enjoying it, both the cricket and the social side.
However, on Thursday, I met a guy I hadn't faced before, who is a left arm fast bowler. Now, I'm not a great batsman, but like to try my best and improve, and I've played a couple of important supporting knocks for my club over the last season. Anyway, I was having real trouble dealing with his short ball. My main response to bouncers from right armers is to sway back out the way, but I couldn't do this becuase of the way the ball was angling into me as he bowled left arm over. My reluctance to hook (it's a risky shot for a good batsman, let alone me) meant I was a sitting duck - I got hit on the hand, the back and the elbow, after the last of which I had to stop the net as I couldn't bend my arm to bat.
Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with the short ball from left arm quicks and hopefully save me from such a battering next week?
As some of you will know, I have recently started University and naturally, joined the cricket club. I've been going to nets for about a month now and I'm enjoying it, both the cricket and the social side.
However, on Thursday, I met a guy I hadn't faced before, who is a left arm fast bowler. Now, I'm not a great batsman, but like to try my best and improve, and I've played a couple of important supporting knocks for my club over the last season. Anyway, I was having real trouble dealing with his short ball. My main response to bouncers from right armers is to sway back out the way, but I couldn't do this becuase of the way the ball was angling into me as he bowled left arm over. My reluctance to hook (it's a risky shot for a good batsman, let alone me) meant I was a sitting duck - I got hit on the hand, the back and the elbow, after the last of which I had to stop the net as I couldn't bend my arm to bat.
Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with the short ball from left arm quicks and hopefully save me from such a battering next week?