Bowling Actions

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Just wanted to bring up the topic of bowling actions.

What does the job in your opinion? Also some classic actions that you admire from international players.

Personally, i hate to see bowlers with the 'slingshot' type action, for example Tait. It just looks unnatural and technically not sound.

Anyway I would love to hear your opinions on this.

Regards
Dave

 

[Swervy]

by the slingshot action do you mean something like Jeff Thomsons...it was very effective for him...but did put alot of strain on his body.

Brett lees action is very good I think...but Lillee's was the most fluent I have ever seen...oh and Hadlee's as well

 

[Rik]

As long as they don't have an action like Harmison's (one that limits your effectiveness as a bowler and makes you spear the ball down legside a lot) then I don't really mind...

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Yes, like Thommo's action. I would imagen it to cut the length of your career down considerbly, as you mentioned the stress it would put on the body.

I always admired Darren Gough's action.

 

[PY]

I always admired Darren Gough's action.

When I read your first post, this was whom I thought of.

Shaun Pollock's action has always worried me because when I see it from side-on view it looks if he is hyper-extending his knee when he plants it down during delivery stride.

 

[Armadillo]

I think that Mohammad Sami has a very fluent and flowing action, I think that west indians tend to have slightly less flowing actions

 

[Salamuddin]

I like Murali's action.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I think Adam Sanford has a very smooth bowling action. It's a pity that it produces crap...

 

[Armadillo]

I think Adam Sanford has a very smooth bowling action. It's a pity that it produces crap...

Yes very true, on both counts.

 

[age_master]

Shaun Pollock's action has always worried me because when I see it from side-on view it looks if he is hyper-extending his knee when he plants it down during delivery stride.

if he is that could cause him alot of problems, if he ever slips he might be out for 6 months with a torn ligament (i should know, i did mine 10 months ago )

 

[Swervy]

maybe its the way his trousers crease:P

 

[Richard]

When I read your first post, this was whom I thought of.

Shaun Pollock's action has always worried me because when I see it from side-on view it looks if he is hyper-extending his knee when he plants it down during delivery stride.

Never noticed it about Pollock, but Kallis certainly does.:ouch:

 

[Richard]

I think that Mohammad Sami has a very fluent and flowing action, I think that west indians tend to have slightly less flowing actions

Holding had the smoothest action ever, surely.
That was how he glided the the crease with so little noise (hence the "Whispering Death" etc...)
Bishop, Marshall, Ambrose and Harper (yes, Harper) all had very flowing actions, with various degrees of orthodoxy.
And regarding Sami, ditto Sanford - very fast action, shame it produces crap deliveries so often and wicket-taking ones so rarely.

 

[Richard]

By common consent Hadlee had the best action ever.
My personal favourite after him is Dominic Cork, I've modelled myself on him combined with Goughie. My head position is as bad as his. And I've tried to do something about it so many times, it makes matters worse rather than better.

 

[age_master]

Never noticed it about Pollock, but Kallis certainly does.:ouch:

those who can hyper extend knees - it doesn't actually hurt to do it, hell until 10 months ago i didn't even know bad stuff could happen as a result.

 

[Richard]

It sure as hell hurts if you're watching someone who is doing it if you can't!

 

[Isolator]

Gough, Donald, Bond.

 

[twctopcat]

Joel Garner, purely for the fear of life he must have put into the batsmen when they saw him saunter up and slam the ball down from somewhere near 100ft

 

[Richard]

Seriously, it must have been close to a 10th of that height.:wow:

 

[Tom Halsey]

Warne.

I look kind of similar to him, but I sling it more.