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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Pitbull on April 14, 2014, 08:54:49 AM

Title: Bowlers big toes
Post by: Pitbull on April 14, 2014, 08:54:49 AM

I'm sure many bowlers suffer from this, your big toe on your front leg when bowling slamming into the end off your boot and basically smashing it to pieces. I have the dame problem every year it bruises terribly and the nail ends up coming off. Other than cutting a hole in your boot does anyone have any tips/ ways they prevent it? Peronally I tape a bit of sponge to the end of my toe and it sort of stops the issue but not entirely.

Title: Re: Bowlers big toes
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on April 14, 2014, 09:15:11 AM

Bowl spin  ;)

Title: Re: Bowlers big toes
Post by: El Nino on April 14, 2014, 09:20:34 AM

I wear two or three pairs of socks, but for some reason it doesn't really affect me too much.

I'm certain i've just jinxed the rest of my life.

Title: Re: Bowlers big toes
Post by: Pitbull on April 14, 2014, 09:44:47 AM

After how my legs feel from running in on Saturday I wish I did bowl spin!

Title: Re: Bowlers big toes
Post by: tim2000s on April 14, 2014, 11:52:34 AM

Know the problem well. Typically my big toenail on my landing foot falls off once per year. Has done ever since playing on an artificial in a pair of crap rubbers at the end of which my toe was bleeding....

Comes with the territory I'd say. Many of the international fast bowlers of yore cut a hole in the toe of their bowling boot to save their own.