The Sweep Shot

[marc71178]

With credentials like tohse Paid, have you ever considered trying out for the English International side - come over and qualify and you've a great chance of being labelled the new Botham!

 

[R_Powell_fan]

Naaaaah........... she will be probably be labeled the next Atherton by the looks of that.

 

[lord_of_darkness]

being an off spinner a dumb number 8 batsmen thought i was like a normal "spinner" in the club competition ( spinner in school grade is thought of as people who bowl slow straight balls giving a spin action)

but he was stupid he was facing a real off spinner

idiot tries to sweep me first ball , luckily its my "the other one" the indians call it doosra
2nd ball the idiot tries to sweep me again off spinner this time major turn gets him flush on nose , starts bleeding hardcore for ages , had to retire lol

 

[shaansewak]

sweep shot

how can you stuff up the sweep?

all you have to do is correctly time it and watch the ball all the way

i have scored heaps of runs through sweep shots (incl. reverse)

bye

shaan

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

I have only brought the sweep back into my game in the last 2 weeks. Slog sweep is a favourite of mine and has been used to great effect against some of the medium pacers and spinners in our team. The problem is playing it to a offie who bgets rather alot of bounce, i copped a few in the chest area. but nothing that hurts really.

Saw a kid at school play a reverse sweep to a pace bowler. bad move copped it right in the ear from the ball hitting the shoulder of the bat.

another one of those: dont try this at home situations....

 

[Armadillo]

although I did watch the translation of aussie slang on Star Sports I didn't catch copped

 

[Tom Halsey]

A guy who me and Adil know who is flipping quick for his age got slog swept for 6 once.

 

[Armadillo]

Yes and I happened to see it as I am in the 'A' team and you in the 'B'

 

[Tom Halsey]

Wondered when that was coming.

Anyway, I had only just joined the new club and was accidentally training with the year 2 years below us!!!

 

[Armadillo]

I joined the club after you! and they put you down there cos you're so crap at batting! :P

 

[Tom Halsey]

Hmmm...you show some sense.

AHEM about the batting. Just because I slog. What about your bowling???:P

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

Heh sorry Armadillo.

"Copped a few in the chest" meaning i got hit in the chest a few times.

Sorry about that.

 

[Armadillo]

What does cop it sweet mean? Ive heard that somewhere aswell

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

ive done this to batsmen quite a few times actually (dont know why they always try to sweep me!)
i was thinking how it might one day pop up off their face and into the hands of one of the close-in fielders for a catch...that'd be my dream dismissal!

think that there is a rule that if it hits a batsmens helmet,the ball is dead.

or maybe its a fielders helmet,aaarrrggghh!

 

[marc71178]

It's not the batsman's helmet, as people have been bowled off it before!

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

It's not the batsman's helmet, as people have been bowled off it before!

such as neil?

 

[marc71178]

No, I meant in proper Cricket

 

[NikhilN]

Maybe it's just me, but something I have noticed with the sweep shot is that the edges can go anywhere. Including straight into a batsman's head

Happened to me a millions of times

 

[luckyeddie]

Happened to me a millions of times

That explains everything

(now rolling on the floor in foetal position, crying with laughter, typing with my foot)




Sorry. Couldn't resist it.