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[TheBiologist]

Hello all,

I need some advice on how to bowl to batsmen advancing down the track. I played in my first game of the season yesterday, picked up a couple of wickets in 6 overs while conceding like 40 runs. I don't think that I bowled bad in general, but bowled four awful balls which got hit for 20 runs (2x6, 2x4) in total. The problem is, I don't have a lot of pace and hence I have to keep my line and length pretty tight. When a batsman comes down the track, I go for the yorker on middle and leg. I get it right most of the time, but when I miss the yorker the batsman is able to lift the ball over long on or long off. And that is exactly how I got hit for those sixes and fours. I think I need a better strategy to keep the batsmen in check.

Any suggestion ? Thanks in advance!

[dilscoop]

ask keeper to come up to the stumps and see if batsman still walks down the wicket.

[Seniorplayer]

When  a batsman is advancing what i do is bowl quicker shorter and wider.

[TheBiologist]

ask keeper to come up to the stumps and see if batsman still walks down the wicket.

The problem is that our keeper is totally unreliable at best. The last time he took a catch off my bowling was way back in 2012. In almost every game he drops a catch off my bowling by letting those thick edges fly through his gloves to the boundary. Remember him dropping the last 7 edges that I drew off the batsmen...

When  a batsman is advancing what i do is bowl quicker shorter and wider.

I don't have a lot of pace to bowl short, plus the pitches are kinda low so my short ball won't reach chest height.
And how do you set the field for it. Do you employ a deep point ? Generally I bowl in the powerplays, so the outfielders are in long on long off and midwicket.

[tommo256]

Just dont bowl the ball, if he's started to walk its a psychological thing. or bowl yorkers

[dilscoop]

learn the craft of spin bowling

[Seniorplayer]

Yes if you try what i suggested you will need a deepish point as the batsman will cut you if he picks the width but it's worth a try as with the keeper up to the stumps if the batsman misses he' should be stumped.

[SkipperJ]

Try bowling a wide yorker / low full toss. They are typically hard to reach/hit.
A slow bouncer works well too.

[GarrettJ]

Keeper knows the drill ..... Anyone coming down will be dismissed ..... Keeper up ...... Leg side wide ....  See them in the bar later

[Seniorplayer]

In the Worcester league any ball down  the legside  that goes through to the keeper is a wide.

[tim2000s]

In the Worcester league any ball down  the legside  that goes through to the keeper is a wide.

Doesn't mean the batsman can't be stumped though...

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[ManHOOS]

Change of pace will work , full length yorks outside his offstump a bit wider so he has to reach for them will work , bouncer right on target or into his ris area ( even if you have less pace ) will work.

Try mixing above three when he advance down the wicket so he has no clue wat coming next

[tim2000s]

You can also bowl full at the body.  The rules state that no balls are called for high balls when in normal stance.  Something coming at gut height when you are charging is very hard to play.

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[benny231]

Wouldn't really recommend bowling short. Often when a batsman is charging it is because they want the bowler to go short. Well at least thats a ploy that I use. Best advice i'd give is to follow them. Bowl into their pads. Usually a batsman is looking to give himself room whilst he charges so cramp him. or york him

[ajmw89]

When a batsman tries to charge me I try and fire it wide.  Rather go for the wide and potentially get a stumping than be clubbed out the ground!