360 DEGREE OF CRICKET BOWLING
by Ar A r i se se R Ro ob y
BASICS OF CRICKET BOWL BOWLING ING
TOP SPINNER DELIVERIE DELIVERIES S Fast bowling Seam bowling Swing bowling Mei!m "a#e bowling S"in bowling Finge$ s"in O% s"in Let'a$m o$t(oo) W$ist s"in Leg s"in Let'a$m !no$t(oo)
F!ll toss + Beame$ Fast bowling Bo!n#e$ Ini""e$ Inswinge$ Leg #!tte$ O% #!tte$ O!tswinge$ Re,e$se Slowe$ ball -o$. -o$.e$ e$ S"in bowling A$m ball C(inaman /oos$a Fli""e$ Googl0 Ca$$om ball Leg b$ea. O% b$ea. Slie$
TOP SPINNER DELIVERIE DELIVERIES S Fast bowling Seam bowling Swing bowling Mei!m "a#e bowling S"in bowling Finge$ s"in O% s"in Let'a$m o$t(oo) W$ist s"in Leg s"in Let'a$m !no$t(oo)
F!ll toss + Beame$ Fast bowling Bo!n#e$ Ini""e$ Inswinge$ Leg #!tte$ O% #!tte$ O!tswinge$ Re,e$se Slowe$ ball -o$. -o$.e$ e$ S"in bowling A$m ball C(inaman /oos$a Fli""e$ Googl0 Ca$$om ball Leg b$ea. O% b$ea. Slie$
BOWLI BOW LING NG ABB ABBREV REVIA IAT TION IONS S
Abbreviations Abbreviations Bowling styles styles are are often abbreviated abbreviated in scorecar scorecards ds Bowling abbre abbreviations viations Pace bowling RF Right-arm fast RFM Right-arm Right-arm fast medium RMF Rightarm medium fast RM Right-arm medium LF Left-arm fast LFM Left-arm fast me medium dium LMF Left-arm medium fast LM Left-arm medium Spin Spin bowling B ff brea! brea! "rightarm# LB Leg brea! "right-arm# LB$ Leg brea! googly "right- arm# SLA Slow left-arm orthodo% SL& Slow leftarm chinaman Abbreviations Bowling styles are often abbreviated in scorecards "and in player profiles on the as follows '
PACE BOWLERS Fast bowling Pace bowlers( or fast bowlers or pacemen ( rely on speed to get a batsman out ) *his type of bowler can be further classified according to the speed at which they bowl the ball on average) For details see Fast bowling ) Most pace bowlers are medium-fast to fast in top level cric!et) +n general( bowlers of this type are described as right arm or left arm ,fast,( or right arm or left arm ,fast-medium,( and so on) *hough eff ,*hommo, *homson of Australia was long regarded as the fastest bowler in the world "with a fastest ball cloc!ed at ..)/ mph and rumored to have bro!en the 011 mph barrier) *he fastest delivery that has ever been officially recorded cloc!ed in at 010)2 mph and was bowled by Mohammed Sami of Pa!istan during a match against +ndia)
OFF CUTTER BOWLING An of cutter is a type o delivery in the game o cricket . It is bowled by ast bowlers . A bowler releases a normal ast delivery with the wrist locked in position and the rst two ngers positioned on top o the cricket ball , giving it spin about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the length o the pitch . or an of cutter, a right!handed bowler pulls his ngers down the right side o the ball "rom his viewpoint#, in an action similar to bowling an of break , only at higher speed. $his changes the axis o spin to make it more like an of break, which makes the ball deviate to the right when it bounces on the pitch. rom a right!handed batsman %s point o view, this deviation is to the let, or rom the of side towards the leg side . $his deviation is known as cut , and the delivery is called an of cutter because it moves away rom the of side. &hat diferentiates a genuine of cutter rom a delivery that
LEG CUTTER A leg cutter is a type o delivery in the sport o cricket . It is bowled by ast bowlers . A bowler releases a normal ast delivery with the wrist locked in position and the rst two ngers positioned on top o the cricket ball , giving it spin about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the length o the pitch . or a leg cutter, a right!handed bowler pulls his ngers down the let side o the ball "rom his viewpoint#, rolling the ball out o his hand over the little nger, in an action similar to bowling a leg break , only at higher speed. $his changes the axis o spin to make it more like a leg break, which makes the ball deviate to the let when it bounces on the pitch. rom a right!handed batsman %s point o view, this deviation is to the right, or rom the leg side towards the of side . $his deviation is known as cut , and the delivery is called a leg cutter because it moves away rom the leg side.
SWING BOWLERS Swing bowling Swing bowle$s a$e "a#e bowle$s w(o1 a"a$t $om being ast1 also !se t(e seam o t(e ball to ma.e it t$a,el in a #!$,e "at( t($o!g( t(e ai$2 T(is is !$t(e$ en#o!$age b0 s0stemati#all0 "olis(ing one sie o t(e ball w(ile allowing t(e ot(e$ sie to be#ome $o!g(ene an wo$n2 T(e i%e$ing ai$3ow a$o!n t(e two sies will #a!se t(e ball to swing in t(e ai$1 towa$s t(e $o!g(ene sie2 B0 #(anging t(e o$ientation o t(e ball in (is (an1 a bowle$ ma0 t(e$eo$e #a!se t(e ball to swing into o$ awa0 $om t(e batsman2 In aition to a well'"olis(e ball1 ot(e$ a#to$s (el" t(e ball to swing1 notabl0 am" o$ (!mi weat(e$ #onitions2 Howe,e$ balls w(i#( (a,e been in "la0 o$ some time o not ten to swing so m!#( !e to t(e ete$io$ation o t(e seam2 In aition1 bowle$s o e)"$ess "a#e o not ten to get as m!#( swing as t(e ast'mei!m'to'mei!m "a#e bowle$s2 T(o!g( 0o!nge$ "a#e bowle$s ten to $el0 e)#l!si,el0 on s"ee1 as bowle$s age t(e0 ten to e,elo" t(is mo$e so"(isti#ate a$t o swing bowling2 Swing bowle$s a$e mo$e e%e#ti,e t(an s(ee$ "a#e bowle$s as t(e swing #an #on!se a batsman2 Wasim A.$am an Wa*a$ -o!nis o 4a.istan we$e maste$s o t(is s.ill1
CONVENTIONAL SWING $he cricket ball oten moves in the air towards or away rom a batsman when a pace bowler is bowling . It is this deviation most ast bowlers strive or because o the problems it causes to the batsmen . 'wing is all about aerodynamics. (atsmen are used to acing orthodox swing, which happens when the ball is still relatively hard and new in the rst )* to )+ overs. owever, over the past -* years ast bowlers have developed a new method o making the ball move in the air with the older ball called % reverse swing %. (ut to obtain any sort o movement, there are a number o actors to consider.
OTHER FACTORS - BALL ielders are oten seen continually shining one side o a ball by rubbing it on their trousers. $he rubbing helps to maintain a smooth, shiny side while the opposite is let to deteriorate through normal wear and tear. In simple terms, the aerodynamics o bowling means the air travels aster around the shiny side lowering the air pressure on the shiny side by the (ernoulli rinciple causing the ball to deviate in that direction. /ther actors also play a part.
The Outswine! with Dennis Li""ee $ip or pace and rhythm %I you are struggling to nd a regular rhythm, try this exercise0 to into an empty eld with no obstacles nearby and rom a marked point, do a ull run!up with your eyes closed. Imagine you are an old steam engine looking to build momentum. &alk two or three paces, start to 1og and gradually build up to about three 2uarter speed, thinking o the sound and action o a steam train as you are running. I have used this method many many times, and it still works wonders in bringing out smoothness.% ")3++# %(eore you bowl your rst ball, you must be mentally as well as physically set up. 5aking batsmen play is all important. I you bowl it at or
The #ut swine! $he out swinger delivered at pace is one o the most powerul deliveries. It swerves in the air rom middle to of, begging or catches or the wicketkeeper or the slips.
old the ball well out o the palm with the seam running vertically. At the point o delivery, the seam points towards rst slip. $he wrist is cocked and whipped through, with a powerul ollow!up. $he arm nishes well outside the body in the direction o mid!of.
REVERSE SWING /nce the ball becomes older and more worn, it will begin to move in the opposite direction to where it would usually swing with no great change in the bowling grip. or example, an outswinger %s grip will move away rom the batsman in the air while an inswinger will move towards the bat. All this tends to happen very late on in the delivery, making it di6cult or the batsman to pp the changes in the air. 7ot every single bowler can obtain reverse swing ! the ball needs to be propelled above 8* mph or thereabouts to make it move in the air. 9everse swing
Sin#e $e,e$se swing a,o$s t(e ole$ ball1 it will !s!all0 sta$t to mo,e a$o!n t(e 86'o,e$ ma$.2 Howe,e$1 Englan 9s bowle$s !$ing t(e :667 As(es we$e able to ma.e t(e ball $e,e$se ate$ ;!st 57 to :6 o,e$s2 B$ett Lee o!n (is $e,e$se swing in Aelaie on t(e <6'o,e$ ma$.2 Also !$ing t(e :66= T:6 Wo$l C!" 4a.istani ast bowle$ >ma$ G!l manage to get $e,e$se swing ate$ ;!st 55 o,e$s2 B!t (ow #an bowle$s manage to o t(is so ea$l0 in t(e innings? T(e most im"o$tant a#to$ to #onsie$ is t(e "it#(2 T(e s!b'#ontinent "it#(es a$e $o!g(e$ an !stie$ t(an "it#(es elsew(e$e in t(e wo$l2 Hen#e1 s!b'#ontinent bowle$s obtain $e,e$se'swing ate$ 7'o,e$ ma$. also2 In A!st$alia an New @ealan1 "it#(es o%e$ no o$ ,e$0 little (el" an it all e"ens !"on (ow t(e ball is ,a$io!sl0 "la0e2 So!t( A$i#a "$esents t(e same "i#t!$e1 w(e$e t(e $e,e$se'swing is seen little o$ none at all2 Englan1 (owe,e$ (as seen some #(ange in "it#( #onitions in t(e last e#ae an bowle$s !se t(at to $e,e$se t(ei$ eli,e$ies ea$lie$2Li.e ootballs1 ea#( man!a#t!$e$9s #$i#.et balls a$e i%e$ent2 Some (a,e mo$e "$ono!n#e seams w(ile ot(e$s ete$io$ate
$here have been plenty o theories about why, but here%s an explanation rom ormer :ngland bowling coach $roy ;ooley 0 < 9everse swing is all to do with the deterioration o the ball and the seam position in =ight. As the ball becomes rougher, it will take on a diferent characteristic as it deteriorates. 'o i you present the ball as an outswinger, the ball has deteriorated so much on the rough side that it takes on the characteristics o the shiny side. &hich means a natural outswinger will become an inswinger and conversely, an inswinger into an outswinger.< $he dening point o swing is the separation point o the initial layer o air with the ball, whichever side has greater air coverage will have more lit and lower pressure, liting and sucking the ball towards it. or greater detail on
$e,e$se? Sin#e $e,e$se swing a,o$s t(e ole$ ball1 it will !s!all0 sta$t to mo,e a$o!n t(e 86'o,e$ ma$.2 Howe,e$1 Englan 9s bowle$s !$ing t(e :667 As(es we$e able to ma.e t(e ball $e,e$se ate$ ;!st 57 to :6 o,e$s2 B$ett Lee o!n (is $e,e$se swing in Aelaie on t(e <6'o,e$ ma$.2 Also !$ing t(e :66= T:6 Wo$l C!" 4a.istani ast bowle$ >ma$ G!l manage to get $e,e$se swing ate$ ;!st 55 o,e$s2B!t (ow #an bowle$s manage to o t(is so ea$l0 in t(e innings? T(e most im"o$tant a#to$ to #onsie$ is t(e "it#(2 T(e s!b'#ontinent "it#(es a$e $o!g(e$ an !stie$ t(an "it#(es elsew(e$e in t(e wo$l2 Hen#e1 s!b'#ontinent bowle$s obtain $e,e$se'swing ate$ 7'o,e$ ma$. also2 In A!st$alia an New @ealan1 "it#(es o%e$ no o$ ,e$0 little (el" an it all e"ens !"on (ow t(e ball is ,a$io!sl0 "la0e2 So!t( A$i#a "$esents t(e same "i#t!$e1 w(e$e t(e $e,e$se'swing is seen little o$ none at all2 Englan1 (owe,e$ (as seen some #(ange in "it#( #onitions in t(e last e#ae an bowle$s !se t(at to $e,e$se t(ei$ eli,e$ies ea$lie$2Li.e ootballs1 ea#(
PACE BOWLERS OTHER TACTICS ace bowlers re2uently dismiss batsmen through variation and deception. A batter who has been
WRIST SPIN &rist spin &rist spinners are bowlers who use their wrists to spin the ball. A right!handed wrist spinner is known as a leg spinner and his or her mode o bowling is known as leg break . A leg brea! will move rom right to let rom the bowler%s point o view, or rom the leg!side to the of!side or a right!handed batsman. 'hane &arne o Australia, one o the most successul bowlers in $est cricket history, and Anil @umble o India are two o the contemporary bowlers o this type. et!handed wrist spinners, who are much rarer than right!handed wrist!spinners, are called chinaman bowlers, ater an early let!arm nger spinner o ;hinese descent, :llis Achong, who sometimes bowled wrist spinners as a variation while playing or the &est Indies . A ball delivered in this way will spin rom the of!side to the leg! side or a right!handed batsman. aul Adams o 'outh Arica is the best!known current chinaman bowler, though he no longer eatures in his country%s national side. Australian one!day all!
FINGER SPIN Finge$ s"in Finge$ s"inne$s ma.e !se o t(ei$ nge$s to $otate t(e ball2 A $ig(t'a$m nge$ s"inne$ is .nown as an o%' s"inne$ an t(ei$ moe o bowling is .nown as o% b$ea. 2 T(e ball will a""ea$ to mo,e ;!st as t(e #(inaman oes1 $om o% to leg o$ a $ig(t'(ane batsman2 M!ttia( M!$alit(a$an o S$i Lan.a1 one o t(e most s!##ess!l bowle$s in Test an O/I #$i#.et (isto$01 is an o%'s"inne$1 alt(o!g( (is bowling st0le is !n!s!al2 Inian Ha$b(a;an Sing( also em"lo0s t(is bowling st0le2 Almost all let'(ane bowle$s a$e nge$ s"inne$s2 As a $es!lt t(is st0le (as no )e name an t(e bowling moe is sim"l0 .nown as slowD let'a$m o$t(oo) 2 T(e ball t!$ns li.e a leg b$ea.1 $om leg to o%2 Mont0 4anesa$ o Englan an New @ealan9s /aniel etto$i em"lo0 t(is bowling st0le2 Finge$ s"in
THE OFF SPIN $: / 'I7 9ight!handed with nger spin techni2ue. "eg. Bim aker # /f spin is a type o bowling in the sport o cricket which is bowled by an of spinner, a right!handed spin bowler who uses his or her ngers andCor wrist to spin the ball rom a right!handed batsman %s of side to the leg side "that is, towards the right! handed batsman, or away rom a let!handed batsman#. $his contrasts with leg spin , in which the ball spins rom leg to of and which is bowled with a very diferent action.
The $%!!#& $he carrom ball is a style o spin bowling delivery used in cricket . $he ball is released by =icking it between the thumb and a bent middle nger in order to impart spin. $hough the delivery is known to date rom at least the )3D*s, it was re!introduced into mainstream international cricket in the late -***Es by A1antha 5endis . ;arrom ball
A GOOGL' In #$i#.et 1 a googl0 is a t0"e o eli,e$0 bowle b0 a $ig(t'a$m leg s"in bowle$ 2 It is o##asionall0 $ee$$e to as a Bosie o$ Bose0D ate$ its in,ento$ Be$na$ Bosan*!et in A!st$alia it is #ommonl0 $ee$$e to as a w$ong9!n an in 4a.istan as t(e w$ong one1 w(i#( le to t(e naming o t(e oos$a 1 meaning t(e ot(e$ one in >$! Googl0 W(ile a no$mal leg b$ea. s"ins $om t(e leg to t(e o% sie 1 awa0 $om a $ig(t'(ane batsman 1 a googl0 s"ins t(e ot(e$ wa01 $om o% to leg1 into a $ig(t' (ane batsman an is istin#t $om an o% b$ea. eli,e$0D2 T(e bowle$ a#(ie,es t(is #(ange o s"in b0 bening t(e w$ist s(a$"l0 $om t(e no$mal leg b$ea. eli,e$0 "osition2 W(en t(e ball $olls o!t o t(e (an $om t(e sie nea$ t(e little nge$ 1 as in a no$mal leg b$ea.D1 it eme$ges wit( #lo#.wise s"in $om t(e bowle$9s "oint o ,iewD2 A googl0 ma0 also be a#(ie,e b0 bowling t(e ball as a #on,entional leg b$ea. 1 b!t s"inning t(e ball !$t(e$ wit( t(e nge$s ;!st beo$e it is $elease2
LEFT AR( ORTHODO) SPIN It is a t0"e o bowling in t(e s"o$t o #$i#.et 2 Let'a$m o$t(oo) s"in is bowle b0 a let a$m bowle$ !sing t(e nge$s to s"in t(e ball $om $ig(t to let o t(e #$i#.et "it#( $om t(e bowle$9s "e$s"e#ti,eD2 Let a$m o$t(oo) s"in bowle$s gene$all0 attem"t to $it t(e ball in t(e ai$ into a $ig(t (ane batsman1 an s"in awa0 $om t(e batsman towa$ o%'st!m"D !"on laning on t(e "it#(2 T(e $it an t!$n in t(e ai$ a$e atta#.ing te#(ni*!es2 T(e ma;o$ ,a$iations o a let a$m s"inne$ a$e t(e to"s"inne$ w(i#( t!$ns less an bo!n#es (ig(e$ o$ lowe$ in t(e #$i#.et "it#(D1 t(e a$m ball w(i#( oes not t!$n at all1 $its into a $ig(t (ane batsman in t(e i$e#tion o t(e bowle$9s a$m mo,ement also #alle a 93oate$9D an t(e let'a$m s"inne$9s ,e$sion o a oos$a w(i#( t!$ns t(e ot(e$ wa0D2 T(e let'a$m !no$t(oo) s"in li.e a leg b$ea. o$ leg s"in is also a bowling a#tion2 Let'a$m o$t(oo) s"in
Left-arm unorthodo% spin It is a type o bowling in the sport o cricket using the hand wrist.et!arm unorthodox spin bowlers uses a wrist hand action to spin the ball which turns rom of to leg side o the cricket pitch. $he direction o turn is the same as that o a traditional right handed of spin bowler, however, the ball will usually turn more sharply due to the spin being imparted predominantly by the wrist. 'ome et arm unorthodox bowlers bowl a leg spinner%s < googly < "or
$he eg 'pinner A leg spin "right or let arm wrist spin# delivery $he grip is two ngers up and two down, with the split between the second and third ngers, which are spread across the seam. $he thumb rests on the ball and does not do anything. 'hane says his grip is a little unusual because his rst two ngers are closer than most leg!spinners. $he delivery ! $he spin on the ball is roughly * degrees so that the ball both spins sideways and dips with the over spin. ;losest variation is the top!spinner, where the seam points to the wicketkeeper and the ball over!spins straight down the pitch.
THE *OOTER BALL $he grip ! $he ball is held much urther back in the palm o the hand, which holds the ball back as you let it go. $he delivery ! $he ball is pushed out the ront o the hand, rom the palm, and either =oats or skids through the air, maybe swinging in a little. $he seam is straight up and down and the zooter does not spin. An arm ball is a type o delivery in cricket . It is a variation delivery bowled by an of spin bowler or slow let!arm orthodox bowler. It is the nger spin e2uivalent o a wrist spinner %s slider or zooter . $he Jooter" Arm (all#
CRIC+ET, DIFFERENT BALL LENGTHS LONG'HO4 Gi,es t(e batsman am"le time to see an0 b$ea. w(i#( s"in ma0 im"a$t to t(e ball an #ont$ol (is s(ot2
F>LL'TOSS /ELIER- T(e ball lans on t(e bat wit(o!t $st to!#(ing t(e g$o!n2
HALF'OLLE- /ELIER- 4it#(e in s!#( a "osition t(at it will st$i.e t(e bat immeiatel0 ate$ it begins to bo!n#e2
-ORKER /ELIER- T(e te$m a""lie to a ball w(i#(
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