Welcome to this blog post on how to play the cover drive. We’ve been progressing through the different shots available to you, the batter, and today we are talking about one of the great shots. The cover drive, when done perfectly and with great timing, is the kind of shot that batters hold in their … Read more
Cricket offers an array of shots for players to master. Among these, the back foot drive stands out as a shot revered for its elegance and effectiveness. At its core, the back foot drive is a batting shot where the batter leans onto their back foot to strike the ball. Similar to the back foot … Read more
Jacques Kallis, born on October 16, 1975, in Cape Town, South Africa, stands as a towering figure in the realm of cricket. His batting alone, scoring 13,289 runs in test cricket with 45 centuries and an average 55.37, as well as 11,579 One Day International runs at an average of 44.36 with 17 centuries would … Read more
Previously, we wrote about how to play a front foot defensive shot, as well as how to play a back foot defensive shot. Now, we begin to look at more attacking shots, and in particular the Drive. There are many types of shots that go under the banner ‘drive’, but for this post, we’ll begin … Read more
We began this series with How to Play the Back Foot Defence, and so it is only natural to continue it with How to Play the Front Foot Defence. The front foot defensive shot stands as a cornerstone of batting technique in cricket. It is the building foundation from where all other shots begin. Without … Read more
We talked recently about How to Hold A Cricket Bat. Now, we’ll start on a series of how to use that cricket bat to attack and defend. The back foot defence stands as a cornerstone of your cricket batting technique, essential in those tough and torrid times when you are withstanding the challenges posed by … Read more
Cricket has been around for a long time, evolving over the decades and centuries into the game it is today, intertwining tradition with innovation. In amongst the heart of this changing game lies the art of batting. Batting requires finesses, technique and precision. Cricketers who are newly embarking on this journey, or those who have … Read more
Ricky Ponting, the man nicknamed ‘Punter’ by Shane Warne due to his love for betting on dog races, was one of the greatest batsmen to have played the game. Born in Launceston, in northern Tasmania, Ricky Pointing had sporting pedigree, with his uncle, Greg Campbell, playing Test Cricket in the late 80’s and early 90’s. … Read more
Welcome back to this series on the correct sizing of cricket gear. We began with the correct bat size and weight, progressed to the legs for the correct cricket pad sizing, jumped up to the head to look at the correct size for your helmet, and today we are going to the hands, and looking … Read more
We are continuing our series on selecting the correctly sized cricket gear, whether young or old. We’ve looked at cricket bat size and weight, and also cricket pads. We now go a little further up the body – all the way up, in fact – and look at cricket helmets. Imagine, as a batsman, facing … Read more
