Am I throwing?

marshy1983 · 19-04-2011, 02:41 AM

Hi guys,

I am new on here and also cricket, watched it for years, love sitting in the eric hollies at edgebaston and having a sing song!! But the football team I play for have started a small cricket team which I am well up for. Batting seems good as I have a natural eye for the ball but I want to make sure my attempts at bowling are not no balls as it is only 15 8 ball overs, giving away runs is a big no no and there is a risk an umpire wouldn't let me bowl. I attach a link to youtube of me attempting to bowl, please feel free to take a peak, any constructive critisism is really appreciated. The reason this was brought up was that one of my mates who already plays Sundays said when I try to bowl too fast its looking a bit like a throw.

Thanks in advance.

YouTube - Legal Bowling Action?

Neil Pickup · 19-04-2011, 04:35 AM

Hmm. It looked fine on the first run through, and I have a track record for calling out chuckers when nobody else has said anything. I slowed it down afterwards and tried to look through frame-by-fram and (i) it looks more like involuntary hyperextension/adduction than a throw and (ii) it's certainly within 15 degrees regardless.

Basically, if Saeed Ajmal's allowed to bowl in Test cricket, you'll be allowed to bowl in midweek cricket.

Daemon · 19-04-2011, 04:45 AM

It looks fine

Howe_zat · 19-04-2011, 05:44 AM

Hi Marshy. Seems perfectly legal to me.

marshy1983 · 19-04-2011, 05:53 AM

thank god, i'm relieved after the comments guys, thanks a lot for responding and taking a peak. Just got to work on line, length, variation, consistency and all the other good stuff now!! Enjoying the new challenge though.

Cheers

Shri · 19-04-2011, 10:00 AM

Wouldn't it be safe to look at the action front-on too?

keeper · 19-04-2011, 10:07 AM

That's fine I reckon.

Certainly better than your camcorder technique

cricpk · 06-06-2011, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

Hmm. It looked fine on the first run through, and I have a track record for calling out chuckers when nobody else has said anything. I slowed it down afterwards and tried to look through frame-by-fram and (i) it looks more like involuntary hyperextension/adduction than a throw and (ii) it's certainly within 15 degrees regardless.

Basically, if Saeed Ajmal's allowed to bowl in Test cricket, you'll be allowed to bowl in midweek cricket.

You are jealous

19-04-2011, 02:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
marshy1983 Cricket Spectator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 2	Am I throwing? Hi guys, I am new on here and also cricket, watched it for years, love sitting in the eric hollies at edgebaston and having a sing song!! But the football team I play for have started a small cricket team which I am well up for. Batting seems good as I have a natural eye for the ball but I want to make sure my attempts at bowling are not no balls as it is only 15 8 ball overs, giving away runs is a big no no and there is a risk an umpire wouldn't let me bowl. I attach a link to youtube of me attempting to bowl, please feel free to take a peak, any constructive critisism is really appreciated. The reason this was brought up was that one of my mates who already plays Sundays said when I try to bowl too fast its looking a bit like a throw. Thanks in advance. YouTube - Legal Bowling Action?

19-04-2011, 04:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	Hmm. It looked fine on the first run through, and I have a track record for calling out chuckers when nobody else has said anything. I slowed it down afterwards and tried to look through frame-by-fram and (i) it looks more like involuntary hyperextension/adduction than a throw and (ii) it's certainly within 15 degrees regardless. Basically, if Saeed Ajmal's allowed to bowl in Test cricket, you'll be allowed to bowl in midweek cricket. __________________ MSN Messenger: minardineil2000 at hotmail dot com \| AAAS Chairman CricketWeb Black \| CricketWeb XI Captain ClarkeWatch: We're Watching Rikki - Are You? Up The Grecians - Exeter City FC Completing the Square: My Cricket Web Blog

19-04-2011, 05:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,911	Hi Marshy. Seems perfectly legal to me. __________________ Maybe we wouldn't be so quick to fill buckets with filth if we knew they had a soul. Or maybe that's what they're into. Ain't no way to get inside a bucket's mind.

19-04-2011, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Shri Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,937	Wouldn't it be safe to look at the action front-on too? __________________ RIP Craigos. Owe you a beer.:( http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/2186298-post7381.html 4-0; 5-0; 4-0; 3-0; 4-0 Banter is a two way street. Deal with it.

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19-04-2011, 04:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Daemon Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: . Posts: 8,793	It looks fine

19-04-2011, 05:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
marshy1983 Cricket Spectator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 2	thank god, i'm relieved after the comments guys, thanks a lot for responding and taking a peak. Just got to work on line, length, variation, consistency and all the other good stuff now!! Enjoying the new challenge though. Cheers

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keeper U19 Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: England Posts: 527	That's fine I reckon. Certainly better than your camcorder technique

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