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[Buzz]

I have already started a batting on wet tracks thread - but it is worth thinking about the differences of bowling and keeping on a wet track -

do you pitch the ball fuller - or make use of the extra bounce you cna get by bowling shorter (I have seen many a bowler get carried away with the short stuff excited at extra carry and wonder why the scoreboard says 50-0 after 7 overs...!!)

as for keeping do you stand closer or further back does how you take the ball change...??

[tim2000s]

Wet track always pitch it up. It seams so much that you get the batsman in all sorts of trouble and the sit up and beg effect on short stuff isn't worth it. Just gets tonked.

[tushar sehgal]

On funny tracks, as we don't have "wet" tracks due to aritifical surfaces being used, but we do get uneven bounce ones, aim is to always bowl a length that will hit the stumps...usually full or good length (for the ones that shoot/skid or bounce unexpectedly) have a very straight mid-on and mid-off with a 2-3 slips. Leave the midwicket and point open to tempt the batsman to go across the line or cut something thats not there to be cut and then bowl patiently sticking to the same line/lenght...more often than not you get them trying to play a shot thats not there, either edging/gloving or getting bowled off one that stayed too low.

[RossViper]

extra bounce on a wet track?? I've never heard that before...

Seam bowling I would say nothing short, other than that just a decent length maybe you can be a touch fuller

for spinners, I think you need to blowing a bit quick, especially if its turning and gripping.

[tushar sehgal]

extra bounce on a wet track?? I've never heard that before...

As i said we dont have "wet" wicket problem, we do have some with uneven bounce...

[Buzz]

ah you need to play at the bank of England sports club!

[ajm90]

The Bank of Englands a good track normally, whats it like when wet?

[Buzz]

it zips around for the first hour then becomes slow.

[thecord]

In wet conditions at this time of year very few pitches in my area have much bounce at all and the pace also gets taken away by the soft pitches so I tend to try to stand up to pretty much everybody when keeping. I find a lot of bowlers tend to over pitch on damp tracks when a half volley is still a half volley. Bowling straight and very slightly short of a length tends to be a good approach with plenty of bowled and lbws as the ball stays down

[tim2000s]

In wet conditions at this time of year very few pitches in my area have much bounce at all and the pace also gets taken away by the soft pitches so I tend to try to stand up to pretty much everybody when keeping. I find a lot of bowlers tend to over pitch on damp tracks when a half volley is still a half volley. Bowling straight and very slightly short of a length tends to be a good approach with plenty of bowled and lbws as the ball stays down

I find the lack of pace after this much rain and a suitably positioned mid off and mid on (about 3/4 of the way back) usually results in half volleys getting caught as people play through them too early...

[Simmy]

on sat we played on a wet deck,

but it was a rock hard wet deck so i didnt change where i would stand normally stood normal distance back from our bowlers took a catch first ball of game at a comftable hight so i guess it was good judgment,

however when playing at home and its wet our track is slow so i will stand up to are openers.

i will allways stand back to start with and judge the first few balls then make a decision

[RossViper]

I find the lack of pace after this much rain and a suitably positioned mid off and mid on (about 3/4 of the way back) usually results in half volleys getting caught as people play through them too early...

Bingo! Agree 100000%, as they say ;-)