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Successful wicket keepingThe wicket keeper is an essential and key part of the cricket team. Every team needs a reliable wicket keeper. As well as taking catches, stumping the batsmen and taking run outs, the wicket keeper is one of the team's most important players: motivating and inspiring the bowlers and fielders to raise their game and WIN.
To be a wicket keeper you need fast reactions and precise judgement as you have very little time to react to such things as fast deliveries especially if there are changes and deviations in the balls line due to variations in swing, movement off the pitch and edges.
The Square Cut
The square cut is another shot which you should try to add to your batting 'armoury', as it will allow you to play aggressively to balls delivered shot outside your off stump which you wouldn't be able to drive.
The Back-foot Drive and Back-foot Defensive
The back foot drive is an attacking shot which is played to a ball which has pitched short of a good length and which will probably bounce around stump high. You should try to hit the ball between mid on and cover and along the ground.
The Forward Defensive
When you first start to learn how to play cricket one of the first shots you will learn is the forward defence, it's a fundamental shot which is the foundation of your batting and should be mastered to help reach you potential, as you can't score runs when you are out and sat in the pavilion.
The Pull Shot
As you begin to learn how to play cricket one of the core shots you should aim to master is the "pull shot". This is a very effective attacking shot and when played correctly can produce spectacular result.
Why aren't you getting more wickets
By David Hinchliffe
If you have ever bowled or captained, you are sure to have asked yourself: Where are we going to get 10 wickets from today?
Getting the right attitude - Body Language
By David Hinchliffe
Imagine you are in the field and you take a wicket. The new batsman comes in to hand clapping and renewed enthusiasm from the fielders. He looks unkempt, his equipment is old and he has a nervous look on his face.
Cricket pre-season preparation
By David Hinchliffe
If you get your pre-season preparation right you will play better cricket during the summer.
What To Do While Waiting To Bat?By Peter Bryceson
I had a brief talk with some of the younger players who are playing in the father/son team that I am involved in. This came about on the weekend where the boys where not watching the game and sitting in the shade whilst being padded up waiting for there turn to bat. Of course some of these are very young playing open age cricket mainly 14 and 15 year old boys.
Refresher Tips for Running Between The Wickets
By Peter Bryceson
I had nice refresher of some tips on running between wickets recently, it's funny how some things that are basic we forget or just take for granted.
Your Bowling Run up
By Peter Bryceson
As a bowler we hate to hear the call "Wide" or "No Ball". Whilst a wide is a line problem which is a subject for another article here is an exacting way to remove the "No Ball" call.
Stretching Articles
Warm Up Activities & Stretching Exercises
The warm up activities are a crucial part of any exercise regime or sports training. The importance of a structured warm up routine should not be under estimated when it comes to the prevention of sports injury.
Sports Injuries & Treatment for Pulled Muscles
Examples of common soft tissue injuries would include things like hamstring tears, sprained ankles, pulled calf muscles, strained shoulder ligaments, corked thigh, etc. Remember a sprain refers to a tear or rupture of the ligaments, while a strain refers to a tear or rupture of the muscles or tendons.
STRETCHING Why Should I?
If you’re involved in the health & fitness industry, whether it be participating in your favourite sport, coaching, training or just keeping fit, you'll know how annoying and debilitating a sports injury can be. In reality, when you have a sports injury you’re actually losing on two fronts. Firstly, you’re losing simply because your body has been hurt and now needs time and care to repair itself. And on top of this, you’re also losing the time you could have been putting into training and improving your sporting ability.
Cool Down Recover Faster & Avoid Injury!
Many people dismiss the cool down as a waste of time, or simply unimportant. In reality the cool down is just as important as the warm up, and if you want to stay injury free, it's vital.
Overtraining and Sports Injuries
One of the biggest challenges to achieving your fitness goals is consistency. If you’re repeatedly getting sick, run down and overtrained it becomes very difficult to stay injury free. So, how do you keep the consistency of regular exercise, without over doing it and becoming sick or injured?
STRETCHING - Scientifically
Stretching, by itself, will not prevent injury. In fact, stretching can cause injury if certain precautions aren't taken.
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