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[pacman75cricket]

I was batting well yesterday hitting my drives 40 out of 50 creaming the ball down the ground until full toss I lobbed up to cover.

Has happened a few times now, am$ I trying to hit too hard ?

Should I just place it more rather than trying to hit it as don't seem to get under to clear infield.

[wilkie113]

Hit it over cow

[ajm90]

Dont try to hit the ball to hard and concentrate on timing it( hopefully along the ground) should run away if theres any pace on the ball.

[pacman75cricket]

Seems ok on low full tosses just knee high ones out side off stick.

[petehosk]

I've been bowled by 2 full tosses this season - both trying to spank the cover off the ball!!
Was particularly annoyed last time (just 2 or 3 weeks ago) as the bowler was buffet! So I have been telling myself to not get carried away with a full toss ever since! And in particular trying to tell myself to play ALL full tosses defensively!!
Anyway, I must have listened as I got 2 on Saturday - the first was played defensively for no run (probably should have been a no ball but wasn't given) And the second was thigh high/knee high on middle and leg. So I just played it very straight intending to simply play it along the ground back to the bowler! But because I wasn't trying to lump it one, I must have timed it better as it ended up being a straight drive all the way along the ground to the boundary!! So from now on, any full toss will be defended with a straight bat and if they go for no run, then at least I am still at the crease!
They way I look at it now, I just play it like any other ball......along the ground!

[Number4]

I would say just try and play your natural game... Don't try and over think it

[Chad]

I agree with the Hosk, I would just play it very straight, and if it is on or outside leg stump, either flick it or open up and hit it over mid-wicket/cow.

[gdb19]

As per the advice from ajm90 I think the main thing is really not to try to hit it too hard, just time it and it'll go anyway. I play pretty cross line anyway so I tend to hit to midwicket or cow but generally it's ok as I don't try to blast it.

[Blank Bats]

A full toss is usually a run scoring opportunity, I feel they should be treated as such

[Joe]

Full tosses outside off, slap them on the floor through cover. Do it very wristily to keep it down.

[ajmw89]

See ball hit ball.  Doesn't matter whether it's a block for the straight one, slap for the wide one outside off or flick/pull for the one on/outside leg

[ItsJustCricket]

I find full tosses that are wide outside the off stump are the hardest to play.  I got out to one last week, spooning one up to deep cover.  Didn't have the same problem yesterday, as the full tosses I was getting were all on the legs, which I find a lot easier to clip away for runs...

I will take Joe's advice, and play the off side full tosses more wristily next time...

[Manormanic]

Seems ok on low full tosses just knee high ones out side off stick.

would you try and drive a ball that had pitched and was knee high?

I suspect you might be going out to meet a ball that might be better played from the crease or off teh back foot...

[ajmw89]

I find full tosses that are wide outside the off stump are the hardest to play.  I got out to one last week, spooning one up to deep cover.  Didn't have the same problem yesterday, as the full tosses I was getting were all on the legs, which I find a lot easier to clip away for runs...

I will take Joe's advice, and play the off side full tosses more wristily next time...

You almost need to play the ones outside off like a tennis forehand with a bit of topspin to keep it down...

[Manormanic]

You almost need to play the ones outside off like a tennis forehand with a bit of topspin to keep it down...

you certainly have to make a conscious decision to either go down or go up and over rather than hitting the ball flat.