Where to bat in the top 6?

[zacky1699]

Hey everyone,

I'm a batsman for my local club (Z Grade) in my 3rd year.

Being a new player, I got placed in nearly every single batting position available over the last 2 seasons. I'm now at the stage where the club recognises me as a batsman and as such want to nail down a top 6 spot.

Thing is, due to my style I'm not too sure where to bat. I'm the sort of player that pushes it around for ones and twos mostly but always have the temptation of being aggressive. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't.
When I opened a few times last year, I stuck around for a while (10 overs minimum) but made very low scores (5-10), when I batted at 5 and 6, I scored more (15-25) but was out in the blink of an eye (3-4 overs) Never batted at 3 or 4.

It's pretty much when I open, I stick around but don't score, completely the opposite when I'm at 5 or 6.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[SLA]

Hey everyone,

I'm a batsman for my local club (Z Grade) in my 3rd year.

Being a new player, I got placed in nearly every single batting position available over the last 2 seasons. I'm now at the stage where the club recognises me as a batsman and as such want to nail down a top 6 spot.

Thing is, due to my style I'm not too sure where to bat. I'm the sort of player that pushes it around for ones and twos mostly but always have the temptation of being aggressive. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't.
When I opened a few times last year, I stuck around for a while (10 overs minimum) but made very low scores (5-10), when I batted at 5 and 6, I scored more (15-25) but was out in the blink of an eye (3-4 overs) Never batted at 3 or 4.

It's pretty much when I open, I stick around but don't score, completely the opposite when I'm at 5 or 6.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Opening is largely the same job from week to week. You see off the opening bowlers, and try to build a foundation, all at a rate of 3-4 an over. your job is to bat solidly through 20 overs, and then accelerate, anything more is a bonus. So if you're good at scoring solidly and consistently against seam bowling, this is the place for you.

The further you get down the order, the more varied your role will be from week to week. Sometimes you will be looking to come in and attack and score quick runs, sometimes you will be coming in to play a support role for a well-set batsman, sometimes your team will be in real trouble and you will have to dig in. You may be flexible and good in any of these scenarios, in which case you can bat anywhere from 3-6, or you may be a specialist for one particular scenario, in which case your captain might want to send you in to do a job in certain situations.

 

[YorksLanka]

absolutely agree with the comments above but all i would say is play YOUR natural game irrespective of what number your batting at...that is the only way that you will find your true position and then be the most successful that you can. good luck..