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[Stuey]

I'm all for it, if I'm playing bouncers well indoors I know I'll be ok come the season. But I do think it depends on who is batting at the time. No point bombing someone in the nets just because you can.

[aman]

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!

Unfortunately injuries are part of the sport, any sports for that matter.

[Seniorplayer]

Unfortunately injuries are part of the sport, any sports for that matter.

As long as you call it sport  it's  okay to injure your teammate during practice ?

[procricket]

i spent two hours yesterday on the short ball.

Cracked my helmet used my chest guard well too..

Good session ball short as you like I say!!!!

My theory is if they can pull it off in a game then fair enough otherwise stick to what you do..

I'm gonna say it bowl short get wacked!!!(well nearly if it doesn't scone me first)

Also helps your handspeed

[aman]

As long as you call it sport  it's  okay to injure your teammate during practice ?

Who's injuring on deliberate? There's chest guards, there's gloves oh yeah and a bat it's not as if the batsmen is completely option-less. It's difficult to justify saying to someone "don't bowl bouncers at me because i can't play them" nor can you say that in a game, and at some point if you really are struggling you will get barraged in a game. If you can't play it then don't get in the net, do some drills instead before jumping in.

[Seniorplayer]

You need to be selective  its net practice it's not difficult to say my team mate  can't play the short stuff   you can't discharge your duty of care  you injure some one  especially if you know there batting limitations you and your club could end up in court.

[Calzehbhoy]

😂 You'll be saying only bowl at certain speeds next as if it hits you on the gloves it might break a finger!

If you can't stand the heat get out the kitchen! You're only ever going to improve by facing it! Like has been said previously, unless it's dangerous (hall lighting/unpredictable bounce) or there is an obvious ability gap (E.G. 1st teamer bowling st 4th teamer) you've got to learn to face what you'll get in a game!

Can't ask the oppo bowler not to bump you as you might not like it/get hurt!

[procricket]

I think what this boils down to is 10 minutes batting on a bouncy indoor surface isn't a great use of anyone's time

I don't like the comments "oooh look at the typical 'net' bowler" when someone posts a video but equally every ball at your head is a bit of a waste of time, comfortable or not.

As with most things it comes down to the Last Leg motto...

Some like it at there head others don't!!!

[Seniorplayer]

😂 You'll be saying only bowl at certain speeds next as if it hits you on the gloves it might break a finger!

If you can't stand the heat get out the kitchen! You're only ever going to improve by facing it! Like has been said previously, unless it's dangerous (hall lighting/unpredictable bounce) or there is an obvious ability gap (E.G. 1st teamer bowling st 4th teamer) you've got to learn to face what you'll get in a game!

Can't ask the oppo bowler not to bump you as you might not like it/get hurt!

No not saying bowl at certain speeds  at all and it's nothing to do with can't stand the heat etc more to do with injuring a team mate who doesn't have the same ability as me  also facing bouncers  in an indoor net as little reverance to facing the short stuff iin an outdoor match.

[procricket]

my theory is if you want to play it practise hard the skill...

however the crap about playing at high standard you expect it is bollox..

in professional players nets they hardly try and kill the player neither do high up league cricket either...

I think it the average medium pacer who trys to knock your head off who cant get it above you thigh outdoors is funny.

However practise it people with tennis balls get confident as @DorsetDan SAYS ONCE YOU HAVE SMIFED ONE they tend to piss off...

Also if your club has a decent coach over-watching he should step in if it daft practise

[edge]

To flip this around, do people get as agitated about someone who can constantly bowl on your toes?

At the moment in the nets so far, the in swinging good length ball zips through indoors and keeps hitting me on exactly the same spot on my inner thigh... just below the thigh pad.... every single week. The bruises are forming on bruises! Who do I speak to about stopping this?

True, you make it look easy But that's half the challenge indoors or out- if you can get one away well the bowler usually doesn't try it much more

Move your thigh pad!! Interesting thought though, I missed my line/length with my first couple of balls at nets at the weekend and pinned one of the 2s guys on the full, on the ankle, on the exact same spot both times. Imagine he'd have been a bit pissed off if it had been in the grille instead, but he took it quite well and limped off for a sit down.

On bouncers, agree completely with you both - in a game, if I dig a couple in and a batsman plays it comfortably (either hit it or just sway out the way) then I'm not going to waste my effort bowling any more of them. Same as any other delivery really except it's extra effort bowling bouncers.

[tushar sehgal]

I usually warn the batsman that the next one is a short one, or sometimes I will say one out of 6 will be a bouncer in this over to emulate a match scenario. If they are told then they can actually practise playing the ball while i work on angles, length and line.

If someone complains about a bouncer, I tell them to either go to a different net or wait till the spinners come on....mind you this was in the days when we had the luxury of nets!!!

[GDP1964]

Why would you want to go to a winter net knowing full well the conditions indoors will be no where near what you will find outdoors come mid April and bowl bouncers at your team mates  . Why not go there and try hit the lengths you want to hit outdoors work on you change up Ball work on your death bowling do something constructive in winter training and hit the start of the season running not getting carted all round the park because you pitching it half way done the track

[procricket]

Why would you want to go to a winter net knowing full well the conditions indoors will be no where near what you will find outdoors come mid April and bowl bouncers at your team mates  . Why not go there and try hit the lengths you want to hit outdoors work on you change up Ball work on your death bowling do something constructive in winter training and hit the start of the season running not getting carted all round the park because you pitching it half way done the track

your thinking like a proper Bowler though Gary or just using common sense...

[Blank Bats]

Never really been a fan of indoor nets, they never prepare you for the Early season puddings. Throw downs is the best practice imo.