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[aman]

Tell that to the number 11 who as just been hit  In the face by his team mate.

Haha that's why their called tailenders and not batsmen

[alexhilly1492]

To be fair, regardless of the surface, a bowler needs to have variation in his options, don't you think? So even if outdoors it may not get as high or reach as quick, dropping it short is an option that may be required at some point.

I agree that one shouldn't over bowl them in nets. As like you say, outdoors at club level, you aren't going to be bowling them that often.

I disagree with batsmen who moan and say it shouldn't be bowled at all indoors.

yeah i do think that a bowler needs variation but theres a big difference between back of a length shorter ball and bouncer, i dont think i saw one bouncer last year when i was playing, plenty of shorter balls but nothing head high, not outdoors on a square anyway

@19reading87 and @Maverick79 snd @uknsaunders might say otherwise but i certainly dont recall any

[alexhilly1492]

Haha that's why their called tailenders and not batsmen

and yet they still have to bat..

[wasted_talent]

yeah i do think that a bowler needs variation but theres a big difference between back of a length shorter ball and bouncer, i dont think i saw one bouncer last year when i was playing, plenty of shorter balls but nothing head high, not outdoors on a square anyway

@19reading87 and @Maverick79 snd @uknsaunders might say otherwise but i certainly dont recall any

wow, not one bouncer 

[WalkingWicket37]

yeah i do think that a bowler needs variation but theres a big difference between back of a length shorter ball and bouncer, i dont think i saw one bouncer last year when i was playing, plenty of shorter balls but nothing head high, not outdoors on a square anyway

@19reading87 and @Maverick79 snd @uknsaunders might say otherwise but i certainly dont recall any

To be fair anything shorter than a Yorker would go over @uknsaunders head...

[aman]

and yet they still have to bat..

Then learn to duck or sway? There's plenty of ways of playing the short stuff, you can't shy away from it Crickets a tough sport

[19reading87]

yeah i do think that a bowler needs variation but theres a big difference between back of a length shorter ball and bouncer, i dont think i saw one bouncer last year when i was playing, plenty of shorter balls but nothing head high, not outdoors on a square anyway

@19reading87 and @Maverick79 snd @uknsaunders might say otherwise but i certainly dont recall any

Once last year, away at Stoneleigh for me. But didn't get a genuine bumper since 2 years ago

[Gurujames]

if the batsman is playing proper shots to the deliveries faced, the bowler has a duty to bowl as they would in a match. If the batsmen is slogging everything then I think the bowler is within his rights to bowl as he sees fit.
Bat properly = bowl properly. Think you're Chris Gayle? Well I'm Joel Garner.

[brokenbat]

what I find more annoying is batsmen slogging straight back down the pitch...nearly impossible sometimes to get out of the way as the net can get crowded.

[edge]

On the occasions I play on a pitch that allows it in the season I'll always bowl bouncers, whether to force a batsman back or sometimes because I'm angry ha, so I bowl a few in nets. Good to face them too as you do get bowled them outdoors. There's no point overdoing it though as you do see some people doing or you'll get yourself in trouble when you get outdoors. As others have said though, if a batsman (particularly if they're a good player) is just slogging across the line rather than batting properly then they'll get some reminders! Remember when I was at uni there's was a county 2s bat who'd come in to the club training and slog everything, not talk to anyone and go and do fielding practice away from the nets rather than bowl, before leaving early. The nets were rapid so quickly decided to never bowl anywhere except at his head.
Don't bowl bouncers at your own tailenders in nets though, don't be a dick!

Often as not the problem isn't some bloke being a pillock and bowling too short though, it's the surface. Most amateur quicksilver miss their lengths and bung one in halfway down sometimes, difference is outdoors is usually sits up and disappears rather than flying through like it does in some nets. Also, on a personal level, if I'm not bowling with a newish ball outdoors I mostly try and hit back of a length. I'm tall and bowl an ok pace, so in some nets a lot of it can end up coming through chest high, and while you do try and adjust sometimes you end up with a batsman throwing the toys out the pram! Moral of the story is, super bouncy indoor net surfaces don't provide good practice for amateur cricketers - bowlers or batsmen.

[Seniorplayer]

Then learn to duck or sway? There's plenty of ways of playing the short stuff, you can't shy away from it Crickets a tough sport

It's even tougher when your   non batsman Has paid his net fee and his  team mates  have cracked  his  ribs  because  he could not  pick the  ball.

[aman]

It's even tougher when your   non batsman Has paid his net fee and his  team mates  have cracked  his  ribs  because  he could not  pick the  ball.

Exactly, the challenges of this great sport!

[Seniorplayer]

Exactly, the challenges of this great sport!

The challenges of  not being able to earn your living due to a team mate injuring you.

[alexhilly1492]

Exactly, the challenges of this great sport!

Have you ever cracked a rib playing cricket?

I have, out of action for 6 months and still hate the short ball!that was 10 years ago this summer

I'm sure there's people on here who can vouch for how rubbish it feels!

[WalkingWicket37]

Have you ever cracked a rib playing cricket?

I have, out of action for 6 months and still hate the short ball!that was 10 years ago this summer

I'm sure there's people on here who can vouch for how rubbish it feels!

I did mine in an ice skating accident a few years back. (And I think the people who witnessed it may have cracked a rib laughing at me before they realised I'd done some damage...)

You really do take things for granted, like being able to breathe without it hurting!