Today we begin the first of 4 blog posts on the History of Cricket in South Africa, and the third series in our ‘History Of …’ series. Previously, we have written a series on the History of Cricket in Australia, and the History of Cricket in England. We are planning on releasing the ‘History Of … Read more
In our previous blog post, we talked about how to bowl the leg spinner. A big-spinning leg spinner is a difficult ball to bowl in its own right, but it is also a difficult ball to combat as a batter. 80 to 85% of your deliveries should be your stock-standard leg spinner, adjusting your line, … Read more
In our previous blogs in this series, we talked about how to bowl off spin, and then we talked about how to bowl off spin’s variations, like the arm ball, top spinner, doosra and the carrom ball. With this post, we’ll begin talking about how to bowl leg spin, and the next post will be … Read more
In our previous blog post, we talked about How to Bowl Off Spin, discussing the proper grip and release of the off-spin ball. We’ll recap briefly what we learnt soon. But in this post, we’ll talk about some of the variations an off-spinner could have, such as the Arm Ball, the Top Spinner, the Doosra, … Read more
In previous posts we’ve talked about the fast bowler’s repertoire, from outswing to inswing, slower balls and reverse swing. Now, we’re slowing things right down, and talking about spin bowling, and, in particular for this post, off-spin. In the next post, we’ll talk about some of the variations that an off-spinner should learn. Off-spin is … Read more
In previous blog posts, we’ve talked about how to bowl inswing, outswing and how to bowl reverse swing. These are just three ways that you as a bowler can cause second-thoughts in the batter’s mind. Today, we’ll talk about another way: bowling the slower ball. And we don’t mean just running up and bowling the … Read more
Muttiah Muralitharan bowling for Gloucestershire, 2011Celidh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Muttiah Muralitharan is celebrated as one of the most formidable spin bowlers in the history of the sport. His journey to an astonishing 800 Test wickets not only set a benchmark for excellence but also immortalized him in the annals of cricket. Muralitharan’s … Read more
We’ve talked in our previous two posts about how to bowl inswing and how to bowl outswing. In this post, we’ll be taking the swing lesson to the ‘advanced’ level, with reverse swing. Unlike conventional swing (which we talked about in the previous two posts) where the ball deviates in the air towards the rough … Read more
In a previous post, we wrote about how to bowl an inswinger. In this post, we’ll now talk about how to bowl an outswinger. Whether a ball is termed an outswinger, technically depends on the direction the ball swings related to the batter. If the bowl is swinging away from the batter, it is outswing; … Read more
We’ve just begun a new series relating to Bowling Tips and Techniques, and we began with How to Bowl Fast. We’re going to dive in to that subject a little deeper here, by looking at the Inswinger. For a batter, the inswinger can be a very dangerous ball to face, particularly if the swing of … Read more
