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[arsenal123]

@WalkingWicket37

Yeah, I get that completely.  I love a good tussle with a spinner as I score quicker against them than seamers.  I love facing a good spinner and being in a personal battle with them (usually pretty good natured as both feel in with a chance).

I'm pretty certain being a wicket keeper helps me play them too.

If only I could sort out my issues with left armers (seam and spin!)

[WalkingWicket37]

In Surrey Championship cricket, if you are hit on the pad sweeping an off-spinner the umpire usually has the finger up before the bowler has appealed!

And in the Hampshire League, I'm sure I even heard the Umpire appealing himself to make sure there was one as he gave an LBW on the sweep once!

[WalkingWicket37]

@WalkingWicket37

Yeah, I get that completely.  I love a good tussle with a spinner as I score quicker against them than seamers.  I love facing a good spinner and being in a personal battle with them (usually pretty good natured as both feel in with a chance).

I'm pretty certain being a wicket keeper helps me play them too.

If only I could sort out my issues with left armers (seam and spin!)

Is that over and round the wicket or just one of them?
I don't mind facing them coming round the wicket, but left arm over should be banned! 

[arsenal123]

Please see my newly created thread!

Over the wicket.  It's the bloody angle! 

I'm sure I'll get there!

[Simmy]

tap them all back go after the quicks

[RoyalParkReds]

I feel stronger playing against spin than fast bowling. You can usually break up spin bowlers into two broad groups. Group 1 are the sharp turning ones who will bowl a ripper of a ball but also ball some half trackers and full tossers. I try to just wait for those bad deliveries. The second group are the not so sharp turning ones but who are pretty accurate with most balls. With these guys I find the key is LENGTH ! Anything slightly to full get a big stride in ( Try to keep one foot in just in case) and get the half volley. Obviously the next step is to rock right back and play the cut/pull to anything slightly short of a good length.

Two other things you can do to disrupt the spinners length is to stand closer to the stumps for a ball and right on the crease for another. This just forces the bowler to adjust. Also make a forward movement just before release and he may pitch it short.

Once you stop the spinner getting into a rhythm and nice length at the start of your innings, you will find he will start bowling a few 4 balls. Nothing more annoying bowling spin and seeing the batsman use the whole crease.

Just my 2 cents. 

[Stuey]

@arsenal123 have you faced Walters from Billericay? Great lad but 6ft10 left arm over bowls around low to mid 80's i reckon, on his day on a bouncy track he is almost unplayable. Have no idea why Essex let him go, he's a class mid order bat as well. 

[GarrettJ]

play with your bat in front of your pad at all times, never beside it.

if in doubt, hit it out ........ that's my motto

[arsenal123]

No I haven't, pretty glad I haven't too by the sounds of it!

He's no longer a Billericay player anyways! 

[Stuey]

No I haven't, pretty glad I haven't too by the sounds of it!

He's no longer a Billericay player anyways! 

Who has he joined this season?

[Seniorplayer]

In Surrey Championship cricket, if you are hit on the pad sweeping an off-spinner the umpire usually has the finger up before the bowler has appealed!

Yes I get the same eweeping in the Worcester league no benefit of doubt for left handers anymore.
And as for padding up even if you are halfway down the wicked you are out.

[edge]

I like to charge a 1/3 of the way up the track and flat-bat it through the leg side for 4 on the full.

Letting it bounce is very poor form.

This.

On a more serious note, if you're getting stumped a lot then the key thing is that you're going down the track and missing the ball! Important thing with going out of your crease is not to just go head in the air looking to moo it out of the ground, keep your head down as you would normally, and if you're beaten a little in the flight then make sure you still hvae the option of blocking it. Nothing wrong with jumping out of your crease and playing a defensive shot for none or a single. Or just don't leave your crease, underrated method for not getting stumped that.

[Andythomo21]

I agree.  Most important thing is to keep your head down.  Lifting it will often lead to you losing the flight of the ball and in turn losing your shape and often missing the ball.  There is no disgrace in after progressing down the wicket, having a change of heart and deciding to play it back or smother it rather than playing an attacking stroke.

[arsenal123]

Its hilarious how many players think progressing down the pitch requires spanking the ball, rather than milking it!

[edge]

Also coming down the track and block it will often still lead to the bowler worrying about you stepping out and consequently dropping one short, giving you an easy ball to hit.