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Title: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: peplow on January 01, 2010, 09:24:44 PM
Always get bowled through the gate to a ball that is swining in (but also sometimes when its just straight!) to right handed bowlers. I am left handed. Any tips or things to really watch to make sure this doesnt happen as easily??

cheers
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: ianbuchanan on January 01, 2010, 09:26:27 PM
get a bigger stride in, will get you closer to the ball so it cant move as much after pitching. also helps you from not playing down the wrong line of the ball.
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Colesy on January 01, 2010, 09:34:20 PM
by any chance do you lose balance after you get bowled?
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: peplow on January 01, 2010, 09:36:08 PM
i honestly dunno mate.. :S usually too pissed off to realise!
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Mr Cricket on January 01, 2010, 09:38:56 PM
bat and pad close together, thats the simple answer!
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Colesy on January 01, 2010, 09:39:30 PM
lol I have a habit of planting my front foot. I agree with Ian though sounds like you need a bigger stride
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Mr Cricket on January 01, 2010, 09:51:47 PM
i plant my front foot, leaves me as an lbw candidate big time! difficult habbit to get out of aswell!
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Colesy on January 01, 2010, 09:54:31 PM
i plant my front foot, leaves me as an lbw candidate big time! difficult habbit to get out of aswell!
LBW 6 times last year, before that I was never LBW lol
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Mr Cricket on January 01, 2010, 09:59:59 PM
umpires in my league arent good enough for the standard of cricket, i had 7 or 8 LBW last year, it just kept on following me
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Colesy on January 01, 2010, 10:03:06 PM
I know what you mean, a couple of times I hit it! lol
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: tommo256 on January 01, 2010, 10:22:41 PM
I have same problem as peplow either get bowled through gate or snick off :/
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Colesy on January 01, 2010, 10:24:11 PM
open your stance and play more legside to right arm over?
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: tommo256 on January 01, 2010, 10:26:12 PM
i am right hander :) I play to much legside :L
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: peplow on January 01, 2010, 10:47:27 PM
i am a left hander and my stance is mega open anyway haha
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Colesy on January 01, 2010, 10:48:57 PM
maybe close your stance and be a LBW candidate :L
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: Apple on January 02, 2010, 01:40:26 AM
dont try and beat the swing, like someone suggested, play the ball as late as you can.
Title: Re: Bowled Through The Gate
Post by: raymond on January 02, 2010, 03:36:19 PM
Its impossible to tell without looking at a video, could be down to a number of issues.

Backlift, footwork, head position, weight transfer could all lead to this.