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[Jamesfield]

Hi All,
I would love to hear your tips  for scoring hundreds!
Last season i had 3 90 somethings and 2 80 somethings but never quite got there and still havent... ever! I consider myself to be a decent bat, usually around 4 and average 45-60 most season but have never had a hundred which bothers me! Especially after this weekend where our opener hit a hundred but was dropped 4 times...

Any advice/tips  would  be appreciated

[smilley792]

Not sure how helpful this is. But.


To concentrate I count. Yes I count my score. So I know what I'm on at any given stage(barely wrong either)

I used to get nervous past 80, start trying to reel the shots in, look for bad balls and always ended up getting out in a manner that didn't suit me.


So I said to myself, if I get passed 75, I'm just going to smash everything.

And granted its worked....... on 3 occasions, and failed on many others (I've got out on 85, 7 times!! My bogey number).


I know many a batsmen that suffer from nerves  near it to, and refuse to be told or know what there on. Played at sewerby once when a lad got 104*, from about 35 on he refused to look at the scoreboard/pavilion and kept standing with his back towards it, and if he played a shot near it, kept saying "your call I ain't looking"

[langer17]

Sounds like you are able to score runs and it's just a matter of time till your luck turns. I hadn't scored one till a few years back, but since then it's been much easier. Once you stop focussing on that figure you'll probably relax more and it helps to not count runs (if you do that).

Looking at Murray prior to this year's wimbledon,  he had played 10 grand slam finals (all against Djoker or Feds) and only won 2. Sometimes it's just not your day

[Jamesfield]

Will give the counting my score idea a go tomorrow and will report back! Thanks guys

[ProCricketer1982]

Don't count. Play to the situation and play naturally. It'll happen.

People give too much kudos on stats when it's about scoring tough runs and doing a job for the team. No point scoring 105* off 154 balls if your team only posts 257-6 off 50 overs say.. That's selfish batting

[Jlscarroll17]

Just continue the way your playing because the more you think about it and the more defensive you become the more likely your going to bog yourself down so just don't think about it and if you get out you get out but more than likely you'll find it easier to get there playing the same type of shots that got you to 80's/90's

[LEACHY48]

My biggest pet hate in cricket (other than crap umpires) is batters that don't shut up about their stats cause they are always selfish so and sos ... batting to me is a very very simple task - you are there to score runs - so my mindset when I bat is that I ignore the fact I'm close to a hundred and I just focus on doing my job - I break my entire innings down into 5s so when I get to 90 it's just another 2 sets of 5 it's no different to getting to 10,  and just focus on trying to get a single off each ball - if it's not there then I'll block it - if it is there then I get 1 and if it's a load of tripe then it goes the distance (I know I'm making this sound slot easier than it is) the first time I got a hundred I made the mistake of tensing up and trying to hit it in boundaries only - it's the worst way of doing it and will probably get you out but if it's not a big deal in your mind while your doing it then you play naturally - then celebrate and let loose after you get there.

[HellomynameisJ]

It's a bit different for me as I play 80 overs and innings but my rules or beliefs are:
-leaving is the most important shot early.
A good leave is as important as a cover drive.
-keep the ball on the ground.
An attempt to eliminate a type of dismissal entirely.
-if I get to 60, I should get to 100.
Once set, the most likely person to dismiss you, is you.
-sets of 10 runs, at a set run rate.
Goal setting is critical to the team and myself.
-nothing changes in the 90's
back the method that got you there.

Hope that offers some new perspective on the matter, but generally speaking it seems like you're doing the hard work and It might just click for you one day. Good luck!

[Northern monkey]

Buzz,s batting book is on here somewhere
Highly recommended,

[Buzz]

Try
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=8242.0

And
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=22148.0