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  1. J

    What team do you play for?

    We only have an adults league here.. so Im u16 but i play against adults. I play for Young gunns cricket club.
  2. J

    Jakes off season diary

    Wow, jake you are really serious about cricket, huh. Here in botswana we just have a practice every friday for about 3 hours. We never have off season training or anything like that...
  3. J

    How do you prepare your bat for playing

    One of my friends told me that you have to poke little holes in your bat and then oil it and finally knock the blade in with a mallet.
  4. J

    how do i stop this happening when i bat?

    My coach, Solli Chotia, told me to get rid of my problem that I should go to the nets,place a few balls in a line just outside off stump on a good length and play my cover drive.Hitting each ball towards cover region.
  5. J

    how do i stop this happening when i bat?

    I have the same problem. But the root of my problem is that I don't lead with my left shoulder. So I don't play many cover drives.
  6. J

    Left-arm bowling tips

    Make sure you use your wrists whilst bowling to get extra pace and you should always bowl across to the right hander.
  7. J

    Favorite cricketbat brand

    My favourite brand is kookaburra. Cause they are good and cheap. If you have money then you should go for GM cause they are the most expensive but good.
  8. J

    buying a cricketbat online

    I am also looking for a bat. I usually open the innings. I am not a slogger but more of a stroke maker.My best shots are the pull and hook. What bat profile should I be looking for? Should I get one with thick or thin edges? Bowed or straight blade? Heavy or light?
  9. J

    my bowling action

    You should do the following: Measure your run up. Decide if you are going to bowl open chested or closed. You can't be both. Always before releasing the ball,make sure sure you use your wrists to get extra pace and bounce. If you want extra bounce **** your wrist backwards. Once you bowl line...
  10. J

    Off Spin bowling

    Anything which pitches outside off and is short of a length. Just move your back foot towards leg and play a late cut towards gully. This shot always gives me the quick singles I need. Usually goes right throught the slips.
  11. J

    How to approach swing bowling.

    You should play on the front foot mostly to avoid letting the ball swing.Try and play in the V during the early phase of the innings. Leave anything you feel you can't play and always play straight.
  12. J

    Throwing

    When MCC came to bots,they told me to aim with my elbow before releasing the ball.
  13. J

    my bowling action

    Im playing in a tournament next week for the U15 side in my school. The problem is I'm the main batsman. I go in at 1 and have to bat the full twenty overs. What should I do?
  14. J

    How do you prepare your bat for playing

    What would be the advantages and disadvantages of having more than 1 grip on my bat?
  15. J

    Going on tour

    Thanks for the info. Well,honestly, I have only represented bots once or twice. I didn't go for the U19 wc team trials...
  16. J

    my bowling action

    Well, you lean to the side a lot. And your head is tilted much too much to the side.
  17. J

    How do you prepare your bat for playing

    I was just wondering...I dont have a grip cone but I wanna put a grip on my bat. How do I do it?
  18. J

    Going on tour

    What shots should I playing on a green pitch and what about on a good hard pale pitch?And also how should I bowl spin on such pitches?
  19. J

    How do you prepare your bat for playing

    When I bought my bat in south africa. I was told to oil the face and the other side in the night and in the morning i should knock it in with a mallet. Repeat this twice but without applying to the back...(on consecutive days)
  20. J

    How to approach swing bowling.

    So what are you a batsman or bowler? I play for my country's national team... Tait always move your foot to the ball...whenever I get a ball which pitches down leg and swings back in. I always get to the pitch and play towards cow corner.

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