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[rp27]

haha, to be fair, with the amount my legs have been aching after a game this might be my last season of keeping!

[thecord]

Hang in there, I find it gets better each game for the first month or so of the season. Never fully goes away though

[Simmy]

as said above i just lean a little to the right mate. if u have good reactions u will be fine.

[thecord]

Cheers Simmy, was hoping you'd reply having seen you like to stand up. Two spinners in the side for tomorrow so I will give it a go.

[china]

I dont't think there is one solution but several options. I know excactly what you mean thou and although it is annoying as said before, beggers can't be choosers.
The batsman can lift his bat how he likes. if you don't like it you don't have to keep up.

Leaning to the right is often the best way to get a clear view of the ball out of hand. But sometimes trying to keep your head a little higher will give you vision over the bat, or even stay especially lower in a crouch to see under it.
But it is critical not to have your view blocked as the ball leaves hand and during flight. Otherwise you are putting yourself under too much pressure to find it somewhere, too late to react.

[Simmy]

i had this today and i actaully just moved about an inch to the right so my right aye could see the ball all way. its all well and good as long as the bowlers are bowling a tight offstick line. got another 2 vicitms today so thats 9 in 5 games

[richthekeeper]

i also had this today, but it was a left hander and our bowler was bowling horrible leg side pies. it was challenging to say the least

i found a gap between the batsman's bat/arms and his body which i could peek through.

[thecord]

Gap finding is an interesting option. We got beat pretty easily yesterday and this didn't crop up but I will give all your advice a try when it does. Only 1 victim for me yesterday, but we only took 6 wickets. Was gutted to concede my first bye of the season!

[King pair]

It all depends on how fixed you are with your keeping stance and how well conditioned your legs/groins are.

I experimented with "the lean" but also found myself overbalancing so whenever I get one of these "unorthodox" back lifts I move my outside foot wider by around 4-6 inches. This gives you a slightly wider head position to start with but also gives you a more stable base if you still need to lean slightly.

Like I say, can be an absolute killer on the legs/groins so I still find the best thing to do is abuse the batter until he gets so fed up he changes. 

[justnotcricket86]

After my comment the other day, this actually happened to me on Saturday and it was a bloody nightmare. Couldn't think of anything but to move my head as much as possible

[thecord]

After my comment the other day, this actually happened to me on Saturday and it was a bloody nightmare. Couldn't think of anything but to move my head as much as possible

Haha I am glad after your initial dismissal of my query! Interesting idea about having a wider base, have a 20over game tomorrow so I might give it a try then. No quicks playing so I'll be stood up the whole time

[justnotcricket86]

I didn't dismiss what you said, just had not experienced it before

[thecord]

It's probably an indication of the standard I play at that I get it on such a frequent basis

[King pair]

20 over format will probably be ideal mate, wont ruin the legs as much.

It feels really strange to start with but you get used to it soon enough.

Hope it helps, let me know.

[Red Ink Cricket]

Gap finding is an interesting option. We got beat pretty easily yesterday and this didn't crop up but I will give all your advice a try when it does. Only 1 victim for me yesterday, but we only took 6 wickets. Was gutted to concede my first bye of the season!

first bye? your either a amazing keeper, the bowlers are excellent or you dont play on the poor wickets we have this season. ive probably let 25 go so far in 8 games. most of those are the horrible ones that dont bounce then bounce at your face about a foot infront of you when standing back. if anybody has  got any tips other than self preservation i would love to know!