Indoor Cricket - Bowl strait or outside off? normally

[MrDucksWorth]

Originally Posted by Simon

yeh i know, was just adding that the odd full toss is alright

oh ok thanks.

So who are you more likely to run out the batter or the non striker?

I went down and watched some indoor cricket where i'll be playing the other day. It seemed like as long as you got onto the ball a little bit and didn't think you hit it strait to a fielder you just run. No time to communicate, just run, lol

[Simon]

Originally Posted by MrDucksWorth

oh ok thanks.

So who are you more likely to run out the batter or the non striker?

Depends where you are fielding, obviously if you are in the back court its easier to run out the batsman who hit it, if you are are cover, point or leg side generally you "slap" the ball at the keeper to effect a run out. Obviously the same as outdoor cricket you use judgement in the heat of the moment and throw to the end you feel you have the best chance of getting them out.

Originally Posted by MrDucksWorth

I went down and watched some indoor cricket where i'll be playing the other day. It seemed like as long as you got onto the ball a little bit and didn't think you hit it strait to a fielder you just run. No time to communicate, just run, lol

Yeh pretty much is the aim, when two reasonably matched teams play each other the difference at the end of the game is who has the least run outs, I generally like to bat with the same people all the time because after a while you can tell if they want to run by body language.

As to hitting the ball, your aim is generally to hit the ball into the ground and get it high on the nets so your partner can get through and make the run easier. Bad balls you look to put away at the back net, but even then a side to back four is your lowest risk shot.

[Son Of Coco]

Originally Posted by Simon

actually depends more on the batsman, i play indoor at a fairly good level so unless it is cramping the batters for room then you usually get hammered.

It's fairly relative though...isn't it? I played Superleague on the coast and there's a lot of nudging going on into the top part of the nets etc but you only get hammered if you bowl a bad ball.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Son Of Coco

It's fairly relative though...isn't it? I played Superleague on the coast and there's a lot of nudging going on into the top part of the nets etc but you only get hammered if you bowl a bad ball.

well generally, i play with and against some guys that play for Australia and it doesnt take much to become a bad ball against them...

[bond21]

its a batsman's game though indoor cricket.

I should hope they can score runs seeing as you can only run in off 3 steps.

[Son Of Coco]

Originally Posted by Simon

well generally, i play with and against some guys that play for Australia and it doesnt take much to become a bad ball against them...

Exactly, so it's relative...I don't think many of us will have to worry about where we're going to bowl to guys that have played for Australia though. Plus, as far as I'm concerned, it's the same as outdoor in the respect that not every batsman is going to come in and have weaknesses in the same areas so saying you bowl in one spot not to get hit doesn't make sense.

It is a batsman's game though (as the person above me said), and you can bowl to some guys who are pretty ordinary and still not get them out as they nudge away. That's why I find it quite annoying to play. That and the fact that a good shot in outdoor can regularly get you out in indoor.

[bugssy]

a simon was saying short in the ribs you cramp him up, if you have a great fielder in close he can slap to the keeper or turn and throw at the bowlers end then when your back nets boys is a gun he just catches and takes the bail off 99% of the time. i played reps for sutho and we won state tittles and that was some of our tactics.

[Son Of Coco]

Originally Posted by bugssy

a simon was saying short in the ribs you cramp him up, if you have a great fielder in close he can slap to the keeper or turn and throw at the bowlers end then when your back nets boys is a gun he just catches and takes the bail off 99% of the time. i played reps for sutho and we won state tittles and that was some of our tactics.

Fair enough...in the ribs it is

[jonny1408]

middle stump bowling over the wicket, yorkers or back of a length intowards the hips