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[Buzz]

i think next time we will try 80mph and just back of a length off stick so we can show are selfs up haha
ill get a box and thy pad on for that tho lol

If you are going to do that - try using a middling bat and taking on the hook... that sorts the men from the boys!!
Actually on second thoughts, you might want to give it a miss. However being, serious, if you are using a bowling machine regularly, using a middling bat, like this http://www.sportdiscount.com/product/6731/PS_MIDDLING_BAT - will really help you learn to watch the ball right onto the bat.
Most people when using a bowling machine just get used to where the ball is going to pitch and after about 3 balls start playing the shot before the ball is bowled, which ceases to be any sort of decent practice... it becomes like using a driver on the range you end up seeing how hard to can hit the ball at the expence of any kind of technique...

When you do start connecting with the hook with a middling bat at 75+mph you really are watching the ball.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

looking good boys! been trying to get a bowling machine at our club signed off since the start of the season with no luck as yet! Good fun to face though but dont usually crank them up too high when facing one as dont think we would face anything over 75mph in our league!

[Simmy]

same as us tom.. id say i dont think we face anything above 75mph ... not anymore anyway

alot of the fast bowlers in are league are getting old now so dropping there pace.,..

also depends what tracks like at a time.. i wonder if we could get hold of a speed gun as we have one bowler who is pretty quick on a hard track so would be intresting to see what sort of speed it is compared with the bowling machine

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Yeah makes you wonder just how slow the stuff we face is in comparism to the county/international arena....when your opener is steaming in and hitting 65mph and you see Yardy chucking in his flipper at the same speed it becomes amusing!

[Simmy]

was having this conversasion other day at cricket.... when pro's are picking bouncers up at 90mph and smashing them into the stand.. i find it amazing!

but at end of the day if you practiced it everyday with bowling at 80mph + am sure we would be able to pick it up once we are used to the speed.

i think me and liam will just try 80mph out side offstump and see how we can cope lol

[ProWannabe88]

im going to ruin you lad! cant video that. we wont be able to bat for laughing.... or crying 

[Simmy]

when i put one out of field?

[Simmy]

might get some more vids 2night lol

[Paddy Knott]

Please do Simmy.

[Liam-SCCC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKyBjeErjBQ&feature=related

Heres a game from last year, one of our teams friends does it as a joke. This was a bad day for us, not our best performance. For any of you that have played at Blandford army camp, if the batsmen get on top, you will suffer.

Footage of me starts at 5 minutes 11 ish with the change of bowling. I came back on to bowl the last over after every was getting bitch slapped around. The guy was on 91 and i bowled him first ball of the over. I then bowl 1 more ball and thats it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKyBjeErjBQ&feature=related

[Liam-SCCC]

Ohh and when we are batting. The shorter guy that opens with the green masuri and slaz bat is my dad. I have now replaced him at the top of the order

[Mr Cricket]

love the video!

[Liam-SCCC]

Have a look at this one.

I don't really feature in this one though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6KeYv0fBTM

[Liam-SCCC]

Well i'm the kid in the green cap at the end. My dad is the guy with the choco arm at the beginning.

I do chase a ball away to the left and throw it in but thats it. thats at 8 minutes 6 seconds

[lovers99]

http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee107/lovers99/?action=view&current=a44f0801.mp4