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Davisons day out
- Thread starter Mr. P
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Andre
International Regular
Wrong. Ashley Mallett, one of the most respected cricketing authorities on spin bowling, rates him as a potential Test cricketer.furious_ged said:
You watch - he was given a defensive role in Victoria which doesn't suit him. He'll be far better in South Australia as an attacking off-spinner.
T.C what are you're impressions of Shaun Tait , looks like he's got a lot of potential to me, was swinging it both ways early on & he's quick enough , just reckon he needs to improve his control & straighten out that action , he bowls across him self & twists his back around ATM , I reckon if he keeps that action he's gonna have huge back problems.
Andre
International Regular
Although I'm not Corey, I agree with you 110%. That action just does not look smooth to me - while he's got cleary so much potential, until he sorts his action out he might just very well be the kind of player that follows up a strong match with a very poor one.
Consistency might just be a problem until that action is sorted - it just puts too much strain on his body.
Consistency might just be a problem until that action is sorted - it just puts too much strain on his body.
Yeah , he actually reminds me of Damien Flemming in the early 90's , he used to be guenuinely quick aswell , then he had injury problems & changed his action (which was very similar to Tait's) & became a just above medium swing bowler.
I dont see Tait doing that though.
They will also have to consider Damen Wright for Australia A , superb form with bat & ball.
I dont see Tait doing that though.
They will also have to consider Damen Wright for Australia A , superb form with bat & ball.
Gaijin-san
Banned
True, as an attacking off-spinner he's done fine for SA in the shorter version, but I don't think he's going to have much reward on the first class scene. A lot of the time batsmen seem to have him worked out pretty well, and I don't think he's got a lot to penetrate their defences.Andre said:
Gaijin-san
Banned
It's not that bad is it? Cleary's has got to be worse!
Tait probably puts more strain into his action though with a few yards more pace.
Tait probably puts more strain into his action though with a few yards more pace.
Gaijin-san
Banned
Very true. It's a nice action to watch, though, I think. The 9 commentators today were talking about how it's not very good though.
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Shaun looks great to me. He can be a bit hit-and-miss as far as the radar goes but when he gets it right, he can rip through most batting orders. I saw him get clocked at 144km/h in the nets when he was 17 so I reckon he could go quite a bit quicker.
As for his action, I think his problem stems from his collapsed front leg. His run-up is good and he generally does swing through his action nicely (except when he slings the ball a bit) but when he hits the crease, he's bowling far lower than he should be and tends to skid onto the bat. That shouldn't happen with a bowler who's around 6'3". Once the way he doesn't stand up in his bowling stride is fixed, I think the rest will fall into place because as far as basics go, he does most things really well.
I wondered this as well and checked out my footage of the 1995 Sheffield Shield final and yep, Mark Cleary's action is VERY reminiscent of one Jason Gillespie at 22 years of age. Similarly paced too. The similarity is quite striking. All you young'uns might not remember Gillespie from the early days but he's not always been very quick at all. I'll be interested to see if Cleary develops the same sort of pace Gillespie did in his third season.
Gaijin-san
Banned
From memory his bowling was solid against Victoria?
Recent Matches
Davo has done very well, at least bowling wise, in South Australias recent loss to the Vics. He picked up 4 wickets in the second innings.
Summary:
1st innings
Bat: 28 runs (3 sixes:O
)
Bowl: 0 wickets
2nd innings
Bat: 13 runs (3 fours:P )
Bowl: 4 wickets 
8D
Davo has done very well, at least bowling wise, in South Australias recent loss to the Vics. He picked up 4 wickets in the second innings.
Summary:
1st innings
Bat: 28 runs (3 sixes:O
)Bowl: 0 wickets
2nd innings
Bat: 13 runs (3 fours:P )
Bowl: 4 wickets
8D