Batting against Legspin

[Tom Halsey]

Basics - concentrate and focus - try picking it out the ground and watch it all the way.

Try and keep light on your feet for late and frequent adjustments if you misread it - you're not a power player - and try working it around you, dabbing and deflecting - a la Thorpey.

OH MY GOD.

Neil is giving batting tips.

:O :O :O :O

 

[Tom Halsey]

Charge down the wicket and hoik it!

It may not work, but at least it'll be fun!

Yup. That's what I do.

 

[Langeveldt]

Extending the question a little, any advice on left-arm offies ? It's strange how some batsmen have huge issues playing slow-left-orthodox but can manage leg-spin very well -- I wonder why that is. I haven't faced too many and I'm not sure how to approach them. Should they be treated like a leg-spinner coming from a funny angle? Or is there another way to play them.

Amazing, I ooze confidence against SLA bowlers (my dad and coach are SLA so thats mainly what i face)... But leggies seem a whole different propostition...

What i usually do is a forward press just as the bowler bowls, get the pad into line with the ball, and your head in line with where the ball pitches... If they drop short there is usually loads of time to cut

 

[Blewy]

Charge down the wicket and hoik it!

It may not work, but at least it'll be fun!

Marc, Doesn't work... I tried it on the weekend and got stumped...

Not before i hit 25 from 6 balls... :P :P

 

[Tom Halsey]

Lol.

Sounds more like one of my innings...real slogger. :P

 

[Armadillo]

Yup. That's what I do.

Yeah right Halsey you can't bat to save your life!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Get back to the playground..