Bowl Faster: Brace the Front Leg
One of the most common pieces of advice from top bowling coaches is to learn to "brace the front leg". But that's a technical term, and it's not obvious to everyone what it means, or how to do it. So,...
View ArticleHow to Practice Indoors to be Ready for for Outdoor Cricket (It's Easier Than...
One of the biggest problems in cricket practice is moving from indoor surfaces in winter to spring and summer outdoor pitches. It's such a huge difference in conditions that I know of many players who...
View ArticleWhich is Best: Nets or One to One Training?
If you have cricket training options, which is best? Most cricket training happens with groups or teams. We get together with our teammates and have a session. There is also the classic "one to one"...
View ArticleThe Myth of Bowling Accuracy
How accurate is accurate?We all know the stories. The opposition bowler who bowls perfect line and length all day and doesn't give you a thing. The long retired former player who is spoken about in...
View ArticleBowling Faster: Why Correcting Technique is Harder Than it Looks
You want to bowl fast, so you change your action to correct flaws and you get more pace. Easy, right?Wrong. It's never that easy. Not as a bowler and certainly not as a bowling coach.Why?Well, changing...
View ArticleBowling Tactics: How to "Bowl Dry"
Frustration: An underrated way to get wickets, and enormously effective at any level. In recent years, this has been called “squeezing” or “bowling dry”.How do you bowl dry this way? The key is...
View ArticlePlaying as a Unit: How to Use a Cricket Cliche to Improve your Cricket Team
International players and coached these days are always going on about how they “performed as a unit” – fielded, batted, bowled. Lurking in the depths of this moribund press talk is a grain of truth we...
View ArticleHow to Maintain Pressure on Batsmen in Limited Overs Cricket
It's common to say an inexperienced bowling attack can't "maintain pressure". Is this double-speak for bad bowling, or is there something more to the idea that experience improves your ability to tie...
View ArticleThe Unstoppable Power of Left Arm Pace Death Bowling
If you have any pride in your left arm seam bowling, you need to bowl at the death in your cricket matches. As a left armer, you have all the tools open to you of a righty, plus an extra one that makes...
View ArticleLeft Arm Bowling is Magic Skill: Make the Most of the Cricket Southpaw
Left arm bowlers are special. Here's how to make the most of your southpaw cricket style. The lefty is rare. Batsmen are more common, but bowlers are in shorter supply. There are unique challenges that...
View ArticleBowl Faster: Brace the Front Leg
One of the most common pieces of advice from top bowling coaches is to learn to "brace the front leg". But that's a technical term, and it's not obvious to everyone what it means, or how to do it. So,...
View ArticleHow to Practice Indoors to be Ready for for Outdoor Cricket (It's Easier Than...
One of the biggest problems in cricket practice is moving from indoor surfaces in winter to spring and summer outdoor pitches. It's such a huge difference in conditions that I know of many players who...
View ArticleWhich is Best: Nets or One to One Training?
If you have cricket training options, which is best? Most cricket training happens with groups or teams. We get together with our teammates and have a session. There is also the classic "one to one"...
View ArticleThe Myth of Bowling Accuracy
How accurate is accurate?We all know the stories. The opposition bowler who bowls perfect line and length all day and doesn't give you a thing. The long retired former player who is spoken about in...
View ArticleBowling Faster: Why Correcting Technique is Harder Than it Looks
You want to bowl fast, so you change your action to correct flaws and you get more pace. Easy, right?Wrong. It's never that easy. Not as a bowler and certainly not as a bowling coach.Why?Well, changing...
View ArticleBowling Tactics: How to "Bowl Dry"
Frustration: An underrated way to get wickets, and enormously effective at any level. In recent years, this has been called “squeezing” or “bowling dry”.How do you bowl dry this way? The key is...
View ArticlePlaying as a Unit: How to Use a Cricket Cliche to Improve your Cricket Team
International players and coached these days are always going on about how they “performed as a unit” – fielded, batted, bowled. Lurking in the depths of this moribund press talk is a grain of truth we...
View ArticleHow to Maintain Pressure on Batsmen in Limited Overs Cricket
It's common to say an inexperienced bowling attack can't "maintain pressure". Is this double-speak for bad bowling, or is there something more to the idea that experience improves your ability to tie...
View ArticleThe Unstoppable Power of Left Arm Pace Death Bowling
If you have any pride in your left arm seam bowling, you need to bowl at the death in your cricket matches. As a left armer, you have all the tools open to you of a righty, plus an extra one that makes...
View ArticleLeft Arm Bowling is Magic Skill: Make the Most of the Cricket Southpaw
Left arm bowlers are special. Here's how to make the most of your southpaw cricket style. The lefty is rare. Batsmen are more common, but bowlers are in shorter supply. There are unique challenges that...
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