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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: GarrettJ on May 09, 2013, 12:27:18 PM
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Good read that!
Some excellent points, those struggling (and not struggling) this season would do well to read it and practice it.
I have got into the habit of saying "watch the ball" to myself as the bowler runs in. I read that this is what Martin Crowe used to do and it's a technique that I have seen Eoin Morgan use too. It definitely helps me focus more. I have always tended to get myself out in games (not saying I'm particularly good mind!) but I could always look back on poor shot selection, not knowing where fielders where etc etc...this has helped me massively.
Thanks for that...
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Likewise, my routine is to say "watch the ball" as the bowler runs in. After playing the shot, i then count the balls faced in the over, getting an update from the umpire if unsure, as it gets me concentrating on smaller elements within the game.
The way i "down focus" between balls is to look at square leg or watch the keeper and slips to see if any banter can inspire me to up my resolve.
If i'm at the non strikers end, i try to get in the ears of the bowler but telling my partner how solid he looks and how the ball is hitting the middle of his bat. This tends to unsettle the bowler by taking his focus away from his task and worrying about my comments. This works particularily well, when you have a nervous young batsmen trying to settle in.
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"Watch the ball" and "be positive" are the two things I say to myself before each ball I face. As soon as the play is over from a delivery I switch off and relax, then as the bowler is at his mark I refocus and tell myself those two phrases. I find this works best for me - I'm not getting too intense or mentally getting drained, nor am I too relaxed or blase at the crease; a good mix and it helps. At non-strikers end I'm the same as vividgreen - if they play a good/solid shot I tell them, if they get a good ball and look flustered by it I tell them to shrug it off and refocus on the next ball.
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I hope it is of use to fellow batsmen
i have a 55,000 word document with similar articles on it, mainly batting but some bowling ..... dont want to help the bowlers too much!!
i will post one a day rather than flood the blog with so many posts nobody can be bothered to read it!
Bowlers have a whole host of techniques too... ;)
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That's quite an interesting read John! Cheers for that! I often adjust the wrist strap on my gloves after each delivery just to help with nerves etc
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Agree with the statement that 99 times out of a 100 the batsman gets himself out. How much is mental is an interesting point. Some of the time it is lack of basic technique. other times poor discipline but also basic concentration. The latter 2 I would call mental but technique and discipline are as much to do with the individuals make-up as the thought processes he goes through. I might consider some shots a no-go early in my innings while others might see them as go-to shots. Some batsman are more risk adverse early in an innings compared to others. Whether that's a mental choice or a preference for style of play would make an interesting discussion.
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Some batsman are more risk adverse early in an innings compared to others. Whether that's a mental choice or a preference for style of play would make an interesting discussion.
It might be neither. You may very well find that the risk averse batsman is also a risk averse person and the way they play is as much about their personality as it is is about anything that they think about.
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Kind of where I was going. Was going to add that batsman get more risk adverse the older they get, or "experienced" depending on how you look at it :)
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...a big tip here is if you are an opener the chances are the bowler will bowl 6 stock deliveries in his first over to get into his stride ...
As an opening bowler, this is why I'll always chuck something different in in my first over (usually an offcutter or slower ball) ;)
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Kind of where I was going. Was going to add that batsman get more risk adverse the older they get, or "experienced" depending on how you look at it :)
And there was I thinking that as they got older it was simply that they couldn't move and couldn't see as well, so simply don't try and play those shots ;)
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Thanks for the article Garrett. I cannot spot the seam even though my vision is perfect. I can only see the seam when it pitches or gets to 3/4 th of the pitch.
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Thanks for the article Garrett. I cannot spot the seam even though my vision is perfect. I can only see the seam when it pitches or gets to 3/4 th of the pitch.
I fid it easier to pot the seam, on a new ball to an old ball. It's alright when we use a new ball each innings, but when the same ball is used for a whole game, the seam becomes very hard to pick... (One of the reasons I prefer to bat up the order!)
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A number of years ago I arrived at a match, we batted first i was batting at 5 or 6, after the loss of a wicket I went to my kit to start getting ready and was horrified to see that my mrs had written the word F@*% on the toe of my left boot & You on the right. This followed me arriving way late & way smashed after a work function 2 nights prior. The 'message' was written in a permanent maker which meant I had no time to do anything about it. I should also add that I was playing just my 3rd or 4th match with a new club in a new area. When my team mates saw what was on my boots I said it was to help me concentrate and it was my way of trying to dominate a bowler. I scored 60 odd that day & decided to leave the message until it wore off. During that time I scored as well as I ever have so I guess it worked, not the desired effect my wife was looking for but that's cricket ehh.......
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That is completely brilliant! Hahaha! :D :D :D