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Sports Skills: Cricket

Sports skill

• Batting Stance

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• Side on to the bowler

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• Head upright, eyes level.

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• Feet approximately shoulder width apart.

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• Bat resting behind back foot.

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• Batting Grip

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• Hands placed together in the middle of the handle.

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• Vs formed by thumb and index finger to point down the back of the bat between the middle and front edge.

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• Bowling Grip

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• Fingers either side of the seam and thumb underneath. 

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• Action: There are two main ways to learn a basic bowling action.

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• Pull the String

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• Stand side on to the target.

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• Pretend your hands are joined by a string.

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• Stretch the string with front arm reaching for the sky and bowling arm next to back knee.

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• Pull the string down with the front arm to bring the bowling hand up and over to release the ball.

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• Follow through with the bowling hand across the body.

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• Rock and Bowl

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• Make a cross with the arms then turn side on with the arm holding the ball at the back.

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• Head level and turned to look at the batter. 

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• Begin rocking from front foot to back foot like a see-saw.

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• Once you have a good rock, release the ball as you rock forward.

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• Front arm pulls down past hip with bowling arm following across body.

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• Catching

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• Feet should be shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent.

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• Keep head still, eyes on the ball.

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• Use two hands to create a large catching area.

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• Fingers point up, down or to the side.

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• Catch with soft hands giving with the ball.

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• Throwing

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• Hold the ball with fingers across the seam.

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• Stand side on and point towards your target with the hand without the ball.

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• Reach back and high with the throwing hand with your fingers on top of the ball.

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• Pull your front arm down and throw the ball.

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• Follow through with your throwing hand across your body.

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• Slips 

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• The wicket keeping position can also be used when fielding in a slips position.

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• Wicket Keeper

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• The wicket keeping position can also be used when fielding in a slips position.

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• The wicket keeper is positioned behind the stumps in a crouched position, feet about shoulder width apart, with bent knees and hands cupped together ready for a catch.

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• For spin bowlers, the wicket keeper is close up to the stumps and for fast bowlers, the wicket keeper is further back.

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• When catching the ball, fingers should point up, down or sideways rather than straight at the ball.

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