Batting
1st Edition
Published on 29. March 2012
144 pages
978-1-4081-6610-9 (ISBN)
Description
Batting is a one-stop shop for all cricket coaches, teachers and players looking for ways to improve batting play. It sets out coaching advice in clear, jargon-free language, with plenty of photographs to add further explanation. Content includes:
The book also includes examples of players, past and present, who are renowned for their expertise in certain techniques, as well as words of advice from the legends.
- The basics, e.g. getting a good position, the grip
- Technique for each shot with step-by-step illustrated instructions
- Training drills to improve each skill
- Common problems - and how to fix them
- Tactics, e.g. when to use which shot, when to attack or to consolidate
- Advanced play, e.g. the more difficult techniques such as the reverse sweep or the switch hit
The book also includes examples of players, past and present, who are renowned for their expertise in certain techniques, as well as words of advice from the legends.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
B&W photos
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-6610-9 (9781408166109)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Persons
Mark Davis is Head Coach at the specialist cricket school, Millfield, and a former professional cricketer. Sam Collins is a cricket writer.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE: THE BASICS
- The set-up
- The grip
- The 'Vs' grip
- The 'O' grip
- The stance
- The guard
- Trigger movement
- Back-lift
- Equipment
- Choosing a bat
- Other equipment
- Running between the wickets
- Calling
- Running
- Turning for two
- Line and length
- Terms
- Long hop
- Bouncer
- Short of a length
- Good length
- Half-volley
- Yorker
- Full toss
- Beamer
- CHAPTER TWO: SHOTS
- Front-foot shots
- Forward defence
- Drives
- Straight drive
- On-drive
- Cover or square drive
- Back-foot shots
- Back-foot defence
- Back-foot drive
- The hook
- Pull shot
- Ducking and evasion
- The square cut
- Other shots
- Leg-glance
- Back foot leg-glance
- Late cut
- Move down the wicket for lofted drive
- Front foot press to spin
- Sweep shots
- Orthodox sweep
- Paddle sweep
- Reverse sweep
- Reverse paddle
- Slog sweep
- Other variation shots
- Switch-hit
- The Marillier
- The Dilscoop
- CHAPTER THREE: THE ADVANCED STAGES
- Tactics
- Pre-match routine
- Reading the pitch
- Playing pace
- Playing swing bowling
- Playing spin
- Batting order
- CHAPTER FOUR: LIMITED-OVERS BATTING
- Introduction
- Key points for batting in limited-overs
- Batting in long-form (50-over) cricket)
- Chasing down a total
- Twenty20
- CHAPTER FIVE: THE MENTAL SIDE OF BATTING
- Introduction
- Coping with failure
- Changing your thought process
- Coping with success
- CHAPTER SIX: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
- Introduction
- Planning your winter and summer
- Net practice
- The future
- Advice for coaches
- Player and coach relationship
- Appendix
- Modes of dismissal
- Miscellaneous
