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Wicketkeeping
- Thread starter Anna
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I've kept quite a bit. Here's my top points
1. Establish your stance. One which you're comfortable with.
2. Pre-match stretching exercises. Have fielders throw you the ball.
3. Watch the ball. From the bowlers hand onwards, follow it and move into position.
This is the single-most important rule.
4. Remember to yield slightly for catches so they stick, not pop out.
5. For run-outs, dont get overly excited. Position yourself, calmly gather and break stumps.
6. If in doubt, break stumps first, ask qs later.
7. And of course, yell HOWZZAT as loud as you can and with conviction
Good Luck !
1. Establish your stance. One which you're comfortable with.
2. Pre-match stretching exercises. Have fielders throw you the ball.
3. Watch the ball. From the bowlers hand onwards, follow it and move into position.
This is the single-most important rule.
4. Remember to yield slightly for catches so they stick, not pop out.
5. For run-outs, dont get overly excited. Position yourself, calmly gather and break stumps.
6. If in doubt, break stumps first, ask qs later.
7. And of course, yell HOWZZAT as loud as you can and with conviction
Good Luck !
Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
I have never kept in my life. Open the batting and have the occasional bowl
bond21
Banned
I kept in my early junior years, since then i was a moron and took up fast bowling lol.
Anyway, when you're keeping up close pretend the batsman is not there, if you do and he misses, youll be surprised when the ball comes to you. Dont worry about what the batsman does, just take the ball like theres no batsman.
And wear keeping inners, dont be stupid and wear only gloves.
Anyway, when you're keeping up close pretend the batsman is not there, if you do and he misses, youll be surprised when the ball comes to you. Dont worry about what the batsman does, just take the ball like theres no batsman.
And wear keeping inners, dont be stupid and wear only gloves.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
No your gun.I have volunteered to 'keep for the uni team this season having never done any before. Am I stupid?
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Yes, of course you're stupid. If you were sane you wouldn't have said yes.
Keep as low as possible as long as possible - stay down until it pitches. Particularly if you play on crap pitches.
Personal #1 tip is ensure you don't close your hands too early on catching as that will lead to finger-enders and breakage, which hurts.
Keep as low as possible as long as possible - stay down until it pitches. Particularly if you play on crap pitches.
Personal #1 tip is ensure you don't close your hands too early on catching as that will lead to finger-enders and breakage, which hurts.
Unspinable
Cricket Spectator
I play state titles goalkeeper for soccer and while its not the same when diveing keep your elbowls tucked in or you might break your arm
Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
Or you could've just practiced on grass for a long time.
Cameron-Moss
U19 12th Man
Lol I'm cool.
shortpitched713
International Captain
Yeah, don't dive on concrete.
Huh ? What gives ?
You can practise your diving in the house (which is what I did), bkyard, basement, whatever it dont matter. Have someone throw a ball and dive for it. In fact you can do it solo. The point is when you've done this many times, it becomes that much easier to do on the field than if you dont practise beforehand.
As for the injury bit, so what ? You play sports, you get injured. I did all the time.
You can practise your diving in the house (which is what I did), bkyard, basement, whatever it dont matter. Have someone throw a ball and dive for it. In fact you can do it solo. The point is when you've done this many times, it becomes that much easier to do on the field than if you dont practise beforehand.
As for the injury bit, so what ? You play sports, you get injured. I did all the time.
Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
But injuries in sport aren't usually self-inflicted. They are almost always accidental.
I have never injured myself from diving, winded yes, injured no. Trust me. You will not get injured from diving.
The worst injury was when I stood up to a fastie. The batsmen swung on a ball on middle/leg, missed it, and I got hit in the face.
The point of practise is to make it more difficult than the match situation, so that you could handle the match situation easily, i.e. if you have a swimming pool, that's not the place to practise your diving
Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
Did you learn anything from that?
