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[uknsaunders]

Game going nowhere?, slowly dying a death? Anybody got any great ideas for creating a rush of blood? Mike Brearley use to put the helmet at midwicket and challenge the batsman to hit it. I've adopted the team in the slip cordon approach as seen here:-



Also tried the "moon ball" bowler, aka Fros23 on this forum. All with some success. Any other groundbreaking ideas?

[The_Bird]

When a game is dying a death i enjoy asking a young tail ender if he has ever cleared the pavilion roof, and suggesting to him that he should try it now to impress his skipper. There is no point blocking balls..

This works 9.9 times out of 10

[19reading87]

Nick, that's genius! We're all over the slip cordon this season!!

[fros23]

Even then you still couldn't make it in to the cordon Nick 

[Simmy]

id guess nick was bowling... but with the slips that far back id guess not lol

[johan95]

Long time since my last post so I thought I'd right this wrong.

Last time this happened to me when in September, I ringed the batsman to a 13 year old colt. Me stood up, 3 slips, 2 gullies, leg slip, short leg, silly point, short extra and silly mid-off.

Unbelievably, the batsman tried to clobber it through mid-off and was cleaned up. The shame...

[fros23]

When a game is dying a death i enjoy asking a young tail ender if he has ever cleared the pavilion roof, and suggesting to him that he should try it now to impress his skipper. There is no point blocking balls..

This works 9.9 times out of 10

I actually had that whilst I was batting and we were cruising to another 10 wicket win.  Keeper said you have to hit a six to win, gully then said you have to clear the pavilion.  Next ball smashed over mid on onto the pavilion roof 

[fros23]

id guess nick was bowling... but with the slips that far back id guess not lol

With Manton that far back though he could have been 

[uknsaunders]

Even then you still couldn't make it in to the cordon Nick 

I was a short midwicket, Ifti wasn't happy about chasing the ball on the legside. Brucie (our big kiwi opening bowler) cried like a girl when I told him he didn't have anybody in front of the wicket. He was moaning about conceding runs - they were 20-0 off 16 overs chasing 350 lol

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/headingleycricketclub/s/match-statistics-12702.html?fixture_id=529343&official=0

[Ryan]

Long time since my last post so I thought I'd right this wrong.

Last time this happened to me when in September, I ringed the batsman to a 13 year old colt. Me stood up, 3 slips, 2 gullies, leg slip, short leg, silly point, short extra and silly mid-off.

Unbelievably, the batsman tried to clobber it through mid-off and was cleaned up. The shame...

Anyone know who this Johan is???

Just kidding, welcome back buddy!!

Simmy do you remember when we did this at Barmby dunn??

[Joe]

Put an 8-1 offside field and bowl right arm round targeting off


Works a treat

[uknsaunders]

another ploy is just to set silly fields rather than outright attacking ones. The kind of "what's he up to" moment that breaks the batters concentration. Bowling for some devious plan involve 3 midwickets etc Batsman spends so much time working out what is happening or what you are up to that he misses the little outswinger 

[LeonieKelly18]

SOLDIER BALL!!!

we did this with our team against a weak team.
when you as squad shout soldier ball the bowler and keeper are the only onces who are aloud to field the ball. the keeper is only aloud to walk 2 steps. doesnt matter where the ball has been hit too  the bowler has to go and get it. the fielders arnt aloud to move an inch. even is the ball is at your feet.
it's soo funny but only do it when you have enough space on the score board.
shockes the batsmen often enough.


Another fun one is
Marry, snog, kill.
name 3 people which would je marry snog and kill..

just do it for a good laugh, make sure you dont get in trouble..

[wilkie113]

SOLDIER BALL!!!

we did this with our team against a weak team.
when you as squad shout soldier ball the bowler and keeper are the only onces who are aloud to field the ball. the keeper is only aloud to walk 2 steps. doesnt matter where the ball has been hit too  the bowler has to go and get it. the fielders arnt aloud to move an inch. even is the ball is at your feet.
it's soo funny but only do it when you have enough space on the score board.
shockes the batsmen often enough.


Another fun one is
Marry, snog, kill.
name 3 people which would je marry snog and kill..

just do it for a good laugh, make sure you dont get in trouble..

Soldier ball sounds class!
Although, maybe not for the bowler as they have to chase there own delivery

[Simmy]

Anyone know who this Johan is???

Just kidding, welcome back buddy!!

Simmy do you remember when we did this at Barmby dunn??

ha yes lol

was u playing when we played at thorp audalin? when naz played and chink etc

jase got 121*? and when we bowled we had 9 slips lol