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[Dhiraj]

Hi Buzz,

Great book.

One thing about scoring hundreds that Ganguly once said in an interview was
"never think about getting a hundred. It would mean you have to bat for 6 hours. The moment you start doing that it becomes too big a task to accomplish.
The best way to do it just think about is taking one run and getting off strike"

This and may be keeping a target of how many balls you will be playing today without getting out might be really useful in scoring big runs if not hundreds.

[dancardiff]

Buzz,

Fantastic book, had a read yesterday as i'm not the greatest batsman and I picked up a lot of useful tips.

Thanks again

[Buzz]

I think that is fair enough.

I think you should aim to be scoring a hundred and havea plan how you will do that. I apprecaite that that could give you accusations of batting like Jonathan Trott - but the reality in club cricket if someone scores a hundred then their team rarely lose.

Having the mindset which says - if I bat for 35 overs, I will score a hundred I find takes the pressure off and I am then able to focus on getting through one over at a time and not worring about how many I am on.

With all these things it is important to think about what works for you and to ignore the rest.

[Simmy]

i got out on 70 on sunday

i felt like i had failed and if id have got 100 we might have won the game.

so its right in what you are saying however i got my 70 in about 15 overs there was 10 overs left to bat

[horseman]

Used the stand still at the crease thoughts on saturday. My only problem was that I chased a wide one and snicked off! Felt a lot more secure though. And I hope you dont mind buzz I emailed it to a couple of guys who also like to overcomplicate their cricket!

[gazr5]

Link not working?

[Buzz]

Hi, sorry it got taken down, I will email it to you later on. Unfortunately I am phone less at the moment but will sort later.

[Number4]

Hi, sorry it got taken down, I will email it to you later on. Unfortunately I am phone less at the moment but will sort later.

So no selfies either Buzz? 

[gazr5]

Hi, sorry it got taken down, I will email it to you later on. Unfortunately I am phone less at the moment but will sort later.

Thank you.

From what people are saying it's a good read!

[jazz15c]

the reality in club cricket if someone scores a hundred then their team rarely lose.

This is the EXACT mindset I use.

I open the innings for my club side. I am in the accumulator/nurdler (Cook) mould, I know my limits and play within my areas, and I'm by no means blessed with natural timing. BUT...if I bat for 35-40 overs, I will make 70-90 runs, and I believe that gives my team an 80-90% chance of winning the game, as we will score between 180 and 250, which is more than enough on our 'tricky' deck. Job done 

Fantastic book. Very useful. I will come back to it and read it often. 

[jwebber86]

thanks for the email buzz. i will be having a read tonight

[RichW]

Could someone DM me the link to the book?

Thanks

[dougydee]

I too would be interested in a copy/link to this book.
Cheers

[Chalkie]

Sounds like this book is definitely worth reading - maybe worth reposting the link in the forum rather than lots of separate PM requests

[Buzz]

Morning - I have emailed the book to those of you who pm'd me and who requested it above.
Please feel free to pm me if you want a copy.