Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Is it possible to bowl a delivery which not only swings but also uses the seam of the ball? For example can a fast bowler bowl a delivery that swings inwards and is also an off-cutter?
It is possible for a ball to swing and then go the opposite direction off the seam but it happens by chance. I dont believe it is a delivery that a bowler could bowl on command.Is it possible to bowl a delivery which not only swings but also uses the seam of the ball? For example can a fast bowler bowl a delivery that swings inwards and is also an off-cutter?
Nah don't think so. Steyn doesn't really use his inswinger, assuming he has one.pretty sure there's a steyn ball like this
edit or maybe he just angled it in, i dunno know
Yes. Inswingeres generally move out after hitting the seam, but there are bowlers who swing and seam it both in. Prime examples are Javagal Srinath and Nuwan Kulasekara. Fanie de Villiers used to do the vice versa.Is it possible to bowl a delivery which not only swings but also uses the seam of the ball? For example can a fast bowler bowl a delivery that swings inwards and is also an off-cutter?
Ha! then have a look at Srinath then.Yeah, I can't see how a cutter would swing. I have seen a few balls move off the seam after swinging though. A recent example would be Anderson's ball to bowl Laxman, second innings at Trent Bridge - swung in and then seamed away.
Yes. Inswingeres generally move out after hitting the seam, but there are bowlers who swing and seam it both in. Prime examples are Javagal Srinath and Nuwan Kulasekara. Fanie de Villiers used to do the vice versa.
Yes, though none of those are off/leg cutters, where the fingers are intentionally rolled over one side of the ball. No one is arguing that after a ball swings, it can't hit the seam and move away or into the batsmen. That happens all the time.Ha! then have a look at Srinath then.
Javagal Srinath's fiery spell of bowling - YouTube - ball to Stewart
another instance: Javagal Srinath 6/21 vs South Africa 1st test 1996/97 Ahmedabad - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBenckVnkqA: Slater gets an inswing-incut ball.
Why is this, in your opinion?Few bowlers today bowl genuine off or leg cutters. They rather do 'a bit off the seam' and concentrate on getting the seam in good positions rather than putting action on the ball.
Good question. Possibly because they take a lot of skill and practice to bowl consistently well. Maybe because coaches now concentrate on a fixed wrist position to keep the seam poud and bowlers are less comfortable with the grip for cutters. It could be that people concentrate on pace and swing and cutters take a few kph off the ball and it will not swing. Also, tracks at the top level are not as conducive to cutting the ball off the seam as they used to be.Why is this, in your opinion?
Yes, Jimmy's had a few like that this series, where he swings one in then hit's the seam away.Nah don't think so. Steyn doesn't really use his inswinger, assuming he has one.
Anderson has one (a ball that swings in and seams away, that is). Asif had one.