Topic: Captaincy Help (Read 4790 times)

Burdy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 11, 2016, 12:05:24 PM »

You need to know what your team are capable of. If you have bowlers who can bowl areas when asked to. If your opening bowlers can bowl full and outside off stump, then it may make it easier for you setting fields. Yes in T20 most will go for runs, but as stated previously, you need a plan and for that plan to work, team mates will need to be in on the act also, not just the bowler, captain and keeper.
You also need to know if your teams mates can field close or are boundary fielders or ones you need to hide.

As a captain you need a good view of the game to survey what is happening and if changes need to be made.

Remember, if things are not going your way, it is not solely down to you, it may be poor bowling or just that the batsman is decent and in good nick.

HallamKeeper · « **Reply #16 on:** May 11, 2016, 01:02:26 PM »

Quote from: smilley792 on May 11, 2016, 11:57:28 AM

You can't say that! Lol

Any news your end of our cup game has been the arranged?? Be interesting as our seconds may well have scored more than a e can dream off on sat! Seconds skipper is on form.

Not sure about the rearrangement. We bowled pretty badly on Saturday, missing a couple but your skipper was pretty much faultless. 250 was a par score!

Our captain knows he can't catch, it is a running joke. Scary thing is he is a cricket coach!!

Slyboogy · « **Reply #17 on:** June 11, 2016, 11:42:30 PM »

Hi guys,

I've been told now that I'll be the Captain now for also 40-50 over games, anyone got advice on how to deal with the longer format?

Jlscarroll17 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 12, 2016, 07:14:42 AM »

Just the same way you approach the shorter format, nothing changes but the length of the game and the amount of overs a bowler can bowl, always be ready to change things up if they start to get away from you, best thing to do is to keep it simple

HallamKeeper · « **Reply #19 on:** June 12, 2016, 03:00:38 PM »

I would say that in the longer format you need to recognise when you need to keep doing the same thing and when to make a change. Often our bowlers are doing a really good job and may not be taking wickets but keeping it so tight you feel a wicket is coming. Especially when bowling second, 6 tight overs can be as good as a wicket when the required rate starts getting uncomfortable for the opposition.

Other times your bowler might be bowling a lovely spell but you can tell the batsmen are comfortable enough not to get themselves out and are just waiting for him to be taken off and they will try scoring against another bowler. If you need to take some wickets maybe think about putting on a potentially more expensive bowler who will get the batsmen playing and create chances.

I would also talk to your bowlers and others that you value to get their ideas before you go out to field maybe at drinks too. You sometimes get no real help but understand which bowlers feel like it is a good surface for them, which end they feel more confident bowling from etc. I don't think you want to captain by committee but having points in the day where you can listen could be useful rather than having people chipping in all day when they feel like it. That said you should always have a couple of people you can just look at in order to get some ideas, if they have none they can just keep quiet, if they have something on their mind they can give you a knowing look back and you can discuss when you next get the opportunity at the end of the over or something.

Slyboogy · « **Reply #20 on:** June 12, 2016, 05:15:17 PM »

Thanks guys appreciate it.

I'm a young Captain myself with inexperience. The squad I have itself is inexperienced with new players coming in at the club and also players returning to the game. My captaincy has improved, only thing is I'm yet to win a game, all three games we have lost because our fielding has let us down.
Lost by 8 runs, 4 runs and 13 runs.

Unfortunately we didn't get to play in the longer format today as it was called off due to last nights rain

kennym66 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 13, 2016, 11:45:47 AM »

Don't worry the win will come.

I am captaining a side for the first time and it is usually made up of 5 or 6 juniors. We have played 7 games this season with varying degrees of success.

This weekend we managed to get our first win. Although I don't expect to win many more this season the juniors are coming on leaps and bounds so it will be an benefit to the Club in the long run.

HallamKeeper · « **Reply #22 on:** June 14, 2016, 09:20:32 AM »

If the fielding is poor the obvious answer is more practice but I know often people don't have the time. Maybe do a few short drills before the innings to get people going. Get the fielders to throw in to the keeper and back it up every time to get into good habits. Sorry if you do this already.

Slyboogy · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2016, 04:29:32 PM »

Quote from: CalverKeeper on June 14, 2016, 09:20:32 AM

If the fielding is poor the obvious answer is more practice but I know often people don't have the time. Maybe do a few short drills before the innings to get people going. Get the fielders to throw in to the keeper and back it up every time to get into good habits. Sorry if you do this already.

Yep, that is the answer, however it is hard to implement when the ones that are making the mistakes don't turn up as much to training and the majority including myself due to work commitments due to the new job can't make it as early as I would like.

I have highlighted it to the Coach for the training session were we have started a new drill, just depends on people showing up.

Slyboogy · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2016, 04:30:33 PM »

Quote from: kennym66 on June 13, 2016, 11:45:47 AM

Don't worry the win will come.

I am captaining a side for the first time and it is usually made up of 5 or 6 juniors. We have played 7 games this season with varying degrees of success.

This weekend we managed to get our first win. Although I don't expect to win many more this season the juniors are coming on leaps and bounds so it will be an benefit to the Club in the long run.

Well done on the first win mate.

I had a good feeling about last Sunday aswell haha

HallamKeeper · « **Reply #25 on:** June 17, 2016, 10:23:51 AM »

We have a fines system this year. �1 per drop. I'm not sure it helps much, maybe if it were higher.

Slyboogy · « **Reply #26 on:** July 05, 2016, 11:41:56 PM »

Ah one our second game today!

Won the cup game were we bowled them out for 51 in a T20, chased in 6 overs.

The game today we won by 1 run on the last ball...tense stuff, encouraging to hear from a couple of the guys that it was the "captaincy" that won it.

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