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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: SOULMAN1012 on June 21, 2016, 06:12:32 AM
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Be interesting to hear what shot or shots you would love to play but are a bit hesitant to do so for what ever reason. Mine is the cut shot, its a great feeling and looks amazing when you cream it through point/ backward point and will nearly always result in a boundary but its a shot I find I get out to most offton, normally because I don't get over the shot enough so that's my risk vs reward shot.
I'm netting a lot against the short wide ball and have started to find I, having better luck hitting in front of point when cutting now
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The dab hands down. Keep thinking I'm just going to edge it to the keeper every time I play it. Been trying to play it more and more as its a great single option.
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I have been caught at point/gully a lot going for the cut too early in my innings, but agree it is a great shot to play.
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Mine has been the pull shot for a while now. It used to be my go-to shot but now i'm just stuck in the crease trying to play with a vertical bat.
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Early on, it's the cover drive; usually a very strong shot, but if I've not got the pace of the wicket, I can be there too early, and just loop it straight to cover, or if there's movement, edge it to the awaiting slip cordon. Do love a good cut as well.
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For me it's not really a named shot but it's a wristy wrap through the leg side to the ball just outside off stump played off the back foot as its great to take out a fielder on the off side cause it's an easy 1 or 2 every time but if I get it wrong I get caught and bowled or caught at mid wicket
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Cut every day.
Anything off the stumps and shortish is there to be dispatched through the off side.
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Either the cut or pull (I just can't play the shot ball! :( )
Actually, there's no reward in playing them for me, just the risk of dismissal!
I think the sweep would be mine. Very effective when it works, if the ball isn't there for it and I try to manufacture it there's the risk of a top edge or just missing it :-[
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Either the cut or pull (I just can't play the shot ball! :( )
Actually, there's no reward in playing them for me, just the risk of dismissal!
I think the sweep would be mine. Very effective when it works, if the ball isn't there for it and I try to manufacture it there's the risk of a top edge or just missing it :-[
been practising that myself this year Cam-meister, it's been a weak point.here's a tip that helped me.....don't try and paddle it or be too fancy-sweep hard and don'tworry about keeping it down. Give it a thump.
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And don't be too early on it @WalkingWicket37 @ppccopener
Got hit on the back of my shoulder twice yesterday trying to sweep but it was a bit short and a bit slower than I was expecting
My other risky shot is the Brendon McCullum charge at the quicks, as it works beautifully but not always
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I'm strong sweeping but having the confidence early in my innings is difficult.
I also like to use my feet to the spinners but again am hesitant to so early on as don't want to give my wicket away
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Mine is over the bowlers head, either get too under it and it goes half way or I get caught and bowled :o
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Mine is the sweep shot . I play it ok in the nets , but during a game i just use my feet to dance down the wicket and drive along the ground because it feels risk free . Often if i don't quite get to the pitch of the ball and end up defending i think 'coulda/shoulda swept it' but I never do .
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I can play almost every shot bar the cut and I still attempt to play it and get caught all the time, anything pitched full goes my best shot is a drive either through mid on or off or even square, anything short I will pull doesn't matter what line it's on or even wide of off stump and love taking the spinners on sweeping or going over the top
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Pull and sweep shot.
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The dirty moo, across the line.
Tell myself I will play with a straight bat....
Anything short... MOOOOOOOOOOOO
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The Moosweep from outside off - lovely!! :)
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The sweep always think i'm going to be fired off lbw on the shot in league cricket
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The slap to cow, least favourite shot. Its a good get out, I'm more of a classier play it straight kinda bat, doesn't suit my style of play
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Any sort of powerful shot! I'm a big lad and have enough behind me to clear the rope but I fear I will lose all shape, so generally I end up checking the shot and chipping it over the outfield for 1/2. That shot in itself can be useful for manipulating the field a bit though.
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Forward defence
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What's a forward defence?
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What's a forward defence?
In your case the one that goes for 4 down the ground instead of 6 ;)
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Ha ha
I've never seen the point of a shot I can't score off.
Once a slogger always a slogger
My risk shot has to be the tickle past slips, I just can't bring myself to try it
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on drive, always edge it !