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    Batting in wet outfield

    Just relax and take the singles, or if you really need boundaries, hit the ball in the air.
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    Learning to play Cricket

    There WILL be suitable clubs around, but it might not be immediately apparent which they are. Some clubs might offer some limited free coaching, others might offer games at a very low standard that would be suitable for a beginner. These might not be the same places. TBH, I wouldn't worry about...
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    avoiding nonroundersmanship

    This is actually quite an interesting question. There is nothing worse for a club cricket captain than a team full of all rounders who can't decide what they are and all want to bowl 6 when the opening bowlers have gone off and bowl 2nd change when the good batsmen are out. As someone else...
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    Where to bat in the top 6?

    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...
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    How to see the ball better while batting?

    Once you pick the ball up out of the hand, you actually track different deliveries in different ways. If you imagine focusing on the ball at the moment it comes out of the hand, if that ball stays in your field of narrow focus, you know its a full ball and you automatically move forward. keep...
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    Top 10 Cricket Bats

    bit pricey for amateur players, no? Paying more than £100 for a lump of wood is a mug's game.
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    Top hand grip

    Is the bat turning in your hand or is your wrist itself turning? I have never heard of a bat turning in the hand before, unless you're gripping it incredibly loosely.
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    Which cricket bat?

    I would recommend go to a shop and pick them up, have a good look at them. I look for a light bat but with good thick edges and toe. Most of the specs are largely meaningless. I got a new bat this weekend, I was all set to buy a GM but I just picked up this Kookaburra and went "wow, that feels...
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    Power in the pull

    That's a hook not a pull. A pull is played to a ball between thigh and chest height and is generally played in front of square. Although the initial movement is (generally) back, the weight MUST go forward through the shot. Watch some baseball. A baseball hitter crushing an inside pitch down...
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    Shopping spree

    Footwear: You need one set of full metal spikes for wet weather, and a pair of normal sports trainers for dry weather or astroturf pitches. Personally I tend to prefer to bat in spikes most of the time but bowl and field in trainers unless its actually wet but thats just my personal preference...
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    New Bat!

    If you do shell out on a decent bat, I would strongly recommend saving it for matches and not using it in the nets.The entire value of a decent bat is in outdoor play, but most bats get broken from winter net use. Its not worth it. I normally buy a top quality bat for £80 and only use it in...
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    Sports Direct, UK: Is this real? Can they be trusted for International shipping?

    A couple of points: Firstly, Sports Direct and Slazenger are the same company. (Technically SD owns Slazenger) So any time you buy a slazenger bat, you are buying it from sports direct indirectly anyway. So if you want to buy a Slazenger bat, and they're pretty decent bats, you might as well...
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    Calling when batting - should you ever say "No" to a "Yes"?

    I think as long as you're loud and don't say anything needlessly ambiguous, just treat calling as a conversation and you'll be alright. Good cricketers are constantly yelling stuff to each other about where the ball is and how many runs they might be able to get. If I'm playing with someone who...
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    Calling when batting - should you ever say "No" to a "Yes"?

    Most cricketers in this country (UK) call for everything when they're on strike unless they don't know where the ball went. The non striker is responsible for calling nicks and byes only. This makes most sense: if I'm the striker and I deliberately angle the ball between slip and gully or just...
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    Confidence as a starter

    I had to wear a helmet for one season because it became compulsory. In that season my average dropped from the 40s to the 20s, I got concussion and a broken thumb, and numerous bruises all over my hips, shoulders, chest. I just couldn't pick up the ball and my technique disappeared and anything...
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    Confidence as a starter

    The pace of most amateur bowlers is such that it won't really hurt even if it does hit you. If I had a £1 for every time I've been hit by a cricket ball whilst batting I'd have several hundred quid. None of them every really hurt, and the bruises fade after a few weeks. Just get yer head down...
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    Arm ball or slider

    very few people bowl the arm ball anymore, its just too easy to pick as the angle of the seam is extremely obvious to the batsman. Sliders are far more effective.
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    What, exactly, is the difference between a $70 bat and a $700 one?

    Why would marks and stains affect the performance?
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    What, exactly, is the difference between a $70 bat and a $700 one?

    Sla What do you make of this article? Choosing a Cricket Bat: Peformance vs. Endurance | Cricket coaching, fitness and tips It seems accurate enough to me; I think there is a pay off, pros can quite easily get through 5-6 bats a season because they're sponsored, most people can't afford that...
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    Tips and advice to become a better batsman, highest score only 25 in last 11 years

    Only 5 matches a year? :huh: Do you mean 50?

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