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TOP SPINNER DELIVERIES

Fast bowling Seam

bowling
Full toss / Beamer Fast bowling
Bouncer Indipper Inswinger
Swing bowling
Leg cutter
Medium pace bowling
Off cutter
Outswinger
Spin bowling Finger
Reverse Slower ball
spin
Yorker Spin bowling
Arm ball Chinaman Doosra
Off spin
Flipper
Left-arm orthodox
Googly
Carrom ball
Wrist spin
Leg break
Leg spin
Off break Slider
Left-arm unorthodox
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Bowling Techniques

BOWLING ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations Bowling styles are often abbreviated in

scorecards Bowling abbreviations Pace bowling RF

Right-arm fast RFM Right-arm fast medium RMF Rightarm medium fast RM Right-arm medium LF Left-arm fast
LFM Left-arm fast medium LMF Left-arm medium fast
LM Left-arm medium Spin bowling OB Off break (rightarm) LB Leg break (right-arm) LBG Leg break googly
(right- arm) SLA Slow left-arm orthodox SLC Slow leftarm chinaman Abbreviations Bowling styles are often
abbreviated in scorecards (and in player profiles on the as
follows :
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PACE BOWLERS
Fast bowling Pace bowlers, or fast bowlers or pacemen , rely on
speed to get a batsman out . This type of bowler can be further
classified according to the speed at which they bowl the ball on
average. For details see Fast bowling .
Most pace bowlers are medium-fast to fast in top level cricket. In
general, bowlers of this type are described as right arm or left
arm "fast", or right arm or left arm "fast-medium", and so on.
Though Jeff "Thommo" Thomson of Australia was long
regarded as the fastest bowler in the world (with a fastest ball
clocked at 99.7 mph and rumored to have broken the 100 mph
barrier.
The fastest delivery that has ever been officially recorded clocked
in at 101.8 mph and was bowled by Mohammed Sami of
Pakistan during a match against India.
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OFF CUTTER BOWLING

An off cutter is a type of delivery in the game of cricket . It is
bowled by fast bowlers . A bowler releases a normal fast
delivery with the wrist locked in position and the first two
fingers positioned on top of the cricket ball , giving it spin
about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the length of the
pitch .
For an off cutter, a right-handed bowler pulls his fingers down
the right side of the ball (from his viewpoint), in an action
similar to bowling an off break , only at higher speed. This
changes the axis of spin to make it more like an off break,
which makes the ball deviate to the right when it bounces
on the pitch. From a right-handed batsman 's point of view,
this deviation is to the left, or from the off side towards the
leg side .
This deviation is known as cut , and the delivery is called an
off cutter because it moves away from the off side. What
differentiates a genuine off cutter from a delivery that
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simply nips back
off the seam is that it is deliberately

LEG CUTTER
A leg cutter is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket . It is
bowled by fast bowlers . A bowler releases a normal fast
delivery with the wrist locked in position and the first two
fingers positioned on top of the cricket ball , giving it spin
about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the length of the
pitch .
For a leg cutter, a right-handed bowler pulls his fingers down
the left side of the ball (from his viewpoint), rolling the ball
out of his hand over the little finger, in an action similar to
bowling a leg break , only at higher speed. This changes the
axis of spin to make it more like a leg break, which makes
the ball deviate to the left when it bounces on the pitch.
From a right-handed batsman 's point of view, this deviation is
to the right, or from the leg side towards the off side . This
deviation is known as cut , and the delivery is called a leg
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away from the leg side.
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SWING BOWLERS
Swing bowling Swing bowlers are pace bowlers who, apart from being
fast, also use the seam of the ball to make it travel in a curved
path through the air. This is further encouraged by systematically
polishing one side of the ball while allowing the other side to
become roughened and worn.
The differing airflow around the two sides will cause the ball to swing
in the air, towards the roughened side. By changing the orientation
of the ball in his hand, a bowler may therefore cause the ball to
swing into or away from the batsman. In addition to a well-polished
ball, other factors help the ball to swing, notably damp or humid
weather conditions.
However balls which have been in play for some time do not tend to
swing so much due to the deterioration of the seam. In addition,
bowlers of express pace do not tend to get as much swing as the
fast-medium-to-medium pace bowlers. Though younger pace
bowlers tend to rely exclusively on speed, as bowlers age they
tend to develop this more sophisticated art of swing bowling.
Swing bowlers are more effective than sheer pace bowlers as the
swing can confuse a batsman.
Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis of Pakistan were masters of this skill,
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CONVENTIONAL SWING
The cricket ball often moves in the air towards or
away from a batsman when a pace bowler is
bowling . It is this deviation most fast bowlers
strive for because of the problems it causes to the
batsmen . Swing is all about aerodynamics.
Batsmen are used to facing orthodox swing, which
happens when the ball is still relatively hard and
new in the first 10 to 15 overs. However, over the
past 20 years fast bowlers have developed a new
method of making the ball move in the air with
the older ball called ' reverse swing '. But to
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OTHER FACTORS - BALL

Fielders are often seen continually shining one
side of a ball by rubbing it on their trousers.
The rubbing helps to maintain a smooth, shiny
side while the opposite is left to deteriorate
through normal wear and tear. In simple
terms, the aerodynamics of bowling means
the air travels faster around the shiny side
lowering the air pressure on the shiny side by
the Bernoulli Principle causing the ball to
deviate in that direction. Other factors also
play a part.
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The Outswinger with Dennis Lillee

Tip for pace and rhythm 'If you are struggling to

find a regular rhythm, try this exercise: to into an

empty field with no obstacles nearby and from a
marked point, do a full run-up with your eyes
closed.
Imagine you are an old steam engine looking to
build momentum. Walk two or three paces, start
to jog and gradually build up to about three
quarter speed, thinking of the sound and action of
a steam train as you are running.
I have used this method many many times, and it
still works wonders in bringing out smoothness.'
(1955) 'Before you bowl your first ball, you must
be mentally as well as physically set up. Making
batsmen play is all important. If you bowl it at or
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The out swinger

The out swinger delivered at pace is one of the

most powerful deliveries. It swerves in the air

from middle to off, begging for catches for the
wicketkeeper or the slips.
Hold the ball well out of the palm with the seam

running vertically. At the point of delivery, the

seam points towards first slip. The wrist is cocked
and whipped through, with a powerful follow-up.
The arm finishes well outside the body in the
direction of mid-off.

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REVERSE SWING
Once the ball becomes older and more worn, it
will begin to move in the opposite direction to
where it would usually swing with no great
change in the bowling grip. For example, an
outswinger 's grip will move away from the
batsman in the air while an inswinger will
move towards the bat. All this tends to
happen very late on in the delivery, making it
difficult for the batsman to pp the changes in
the air. Not every single bowler can obtain
reverse swing - the ball needs to be propelled
above 80 mph or thereabouts to make it move
in the air. Reverse swing
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Since reverse swing favors the older ball, it will usually start to
move around the 40-over mark. However, England 's
bowlers during the 2005 Ashes were able to make the ball
reverse after just 15 to 20 overs. Brett Lee found his reverse
swing in Adelaide on the 30-over mark. Also during the 2009
T20 World Cup Pakistani fast bowler Umar Gul managed to
get reverse swing after just 11 overs.
But how can bowlers manage to do this so early in the
innings? The most important factor to consider is the pitch.
The sub-continent pitches are rougher and dustier than
pitches elsewhere in the world. Hence, sub-continent
bowlers obtain reverse-swing after 5-over mark also.
In Australia and New Zealand, pitches offer no or very little
help and it all depends upon how the ball is variously
played. South Africa presents the same picture, where the
reverse-swing is seen little or none at all. England, however
has seen some change in pitch conditions in the last decade
and bowlers use that to reverse their deliveries earlier.Like
footballs, each manufacturer's cricket balls are different.
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seams
while others deteriorate
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There have been plenty of theories about why, but

here's an explanation from former England

bowling coach Troy Cooley : " Reverse swing is all
to do with the deterioration of the ball and the
seam position in flight.
As the ball becomes rougher, it will take on a
different characteristic as it deteriorates. So if you
present the ball as an outswinger, the ball has
deteriorated so much on the rough side that it
takes on the characteristics of the shiny side.
Which means a natural outswinger will become
an inswinger and conversely, an inswinger into an
outswinger." The defining point of swing is the
separation point of the initial layer of air with the
ball, whichever side has greater air coverage will
have more lift and lower pressure, lifting and
sucking the ball towards it. For greater detail on
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what causes separation-point
differences see

reverse?
Since reverse swing favors the older ball, it will usually start to

move around the 40-over mark. However, England 's bowlers

during the 2005 Ashes were able to make the ball reverse after
just 15 to 20 overs. Brett Lee found his reverse swing in Adelaide
on the 30-over mark.
Also during the 2009 T20 World Cup Pakistani fast bowler Umar
Gul managed to get reverse swing after just 11 overs.But how
can bowlers manage to do this so early in the innings? The most
important factor to consider is the pitch.
The sub-continent pitches are rougher and dustier than pitches
elsewhere in the world. Hence, sub-continent bowlers obtain
reverse-swing after 5-over mark also. In Australia and New
Zealand, pitches offer no or very little help and it all depends
upon how the ball is variously played.
South Africa presents the same picture, where the reverse-swing
is seen little or none at all. England, however has seen some
change in pitch conditions in the last decade and bowlers use
that to reverse their deliveries earlier.Like footballs, each
manufacturer's cricketARISE
balls
are different.
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PACE BOWLERS OTHER TACTICS

Pace bowlers frequently dismiss batsmen through variation
and deception. A batter who has been "softened up" by a
series of bouncers , which pitch nearer the bowler than
normal and reach the batsman around head height, or even
hit the batsman, may tend to play the next ball on the back
foot, and thus be susceptible to a full length yorker delivery
that bounces at his toes.
Many bowlers also develop a " slower ball ;" these are bowled
with the same arm action as their normal delivery, but come
slower from the hand, usually due the bowler gripping the
ball differently or cocking his wrist at the last moment. With
luck, the batsman will misread the pace, and will have
finished his shot before the ball arrives.
Other common variations include the leg cutter and off cutter ,
medium pace deliveries bowled with a spinner's wrist
action, which can
sometimes "turn" just like deliveries from
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WRIST SPIN
Wrist spin Wrist spinners are bowlers who use their wrists to spin
the ball. A right-handed wrist spinner is known as a leg spinner
and his or her mode of bowling is known as leg break .
A leg break will move from right to left from the bowler's point of
view, or from the leg-side to the off-side for a right-handed
batsman. Shane Warne of Australia, one of the most successful
bowlers in Test cricket history, and Anil Kumble of India are two
of the contemporary bowlers of this type. Left-handed wrist
spinners, who are much rarer than right-handed wrist-spinners,
are called chinaman bowlers, after an early left-arm finger
spinner of Chinese descent, Ellis Achong, who sometimes
bowled wrist spinners as a variation while playing for the West
Indies .
A ball delivered in this way will spin from the off-side to the legside for a right-handed batsman. Paul Adams of South Africa is
the best-known current chinaman bowler, though he no longer
features in his country's national side. Australian one-day allARISE
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FINGER SPIN
Finger spin Finger spinners make use of their fingers to

rotate the ball. A right-arm finger spinner is known as an offspinner and their mode of bowling is known as off break .
The ball will appear to move just as the chinaman does,
from off to leg for a right-handed batsman. Muttiah
Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, one of the most successful
bowlers in Test and ODI cricket history, is an off-spinner,
although his bowling style is unusual. Indian Harbhajan
Singh also employs this bowling style.
Almost all left-handed bowlers are finger spinners. As a
result this style has no fixed name and the bowling mode is
simply known as (slow) left-arm orthodox . The ball turns
like a leg break, from leg to off. Monty Panesar of England
and New Zealand's Daniel Vettori employ this bowling style.
Finger spin

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THE OFF SPIN

THE OFF SPIN Right-handed with finger spin

technique. (eg. Jim Laker ) Off spin is a type of

bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled
by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler
who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin
the ball from a right-handed batsman 's off side
to the leg side (that is, towards the righthanded batsman, or away from a left-handed
batsman). This contrasts with leg spin , in which
the ball spins from leg to off and which is
bowled with a very different action.

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The carrom
The carrom ball is a style of spin bowling delivery
used in cricket . The ball is released by flicking
it between the thumb and a bent middle finger
in order to impart spin. Though the delivery is
known to date from at least the 1940s, it was
re-introduced into mainstream international
cricket in the late 2000s by Ajantha Mendis .
Carrom ball

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A GOOGLY
In cricket , a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm

leg spin bowler . It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie (or

Bosey) after its inventor Bernard Bosanquet in Australia it is
commonly referred to as a wrong'un (and in Pakistan as the
wrong one, which led to the naming of the doosra , meaning
"the other one" in Urdu Googly While a normal leg break spins
from the leg to the off side , away from a right-handed batsman
, a googly spins the other way, from off to leg, into a righthanded batsman (and is distinct from an off break delivery).
The bowler achieves this change of spin by bending the wrist
sharply from the normal leg break delivery position. When the
ball rolls out of the hand (from the side near the little finger , as
in a normal leg break), it emerges with clockwise spin (from the
bowler's point of view).
A googly may also be achieved by bowling the ball as a
conventional leg break , but spinning the ball further with the
fingers just before it is released.
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LEFT ARM ORTHODOX SPIN

It is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket . Left-arm orthodox
spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin
the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch (from the
bowler's perspective).
Left arm orthodox spin bowlers generally attempt to drift the
ball in the air into a right handed batsman, and spin away
from the batsman (toward off-stump) upon landing on the
pitch.
The drift and turn in the air are attacking techniques. The major
variations of a left arm spinner are the topspinner (which
turns less and bounces higher or lower in the cricket pitch),
the arm ball (which does not turn at all, drifts into a right
handed batsman in the direction of the bowler's arm
movement; also called a 'floater') and the left-arm spinner's
version of a doosra (which turns the other way).
The left-arm unorthodox spin like a leg break or leg spin is also a
bowling action. Left-arm orthodox spin :
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Left-arm unorthodox spin

It is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket using the hand

wrist.Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers uses a wrist hand action

to spin the ball which turns from off to leg side of the cricket
pitch.
The direction of turn is the same as that of a traditional right
handed off spin bowler, however, the ball will usually turn more
sharply due to the spin being imparted predominantly by the
wrist. Some Left arm unorthodox bowlers bowl a leg spinner's "
googly " (or "wrong'un"), which turns from right to left on the
cricket pitch.
The ball turns away from the batsman, as if the bowler were an
orthodox left-arm spinner . The left-arm unorthodox bowling
action is bowled in common with a leg spin or leg break . Very
few highly skilled left arm wrist spinners have played at the
international Test level.
The South African , Paul Adams was known for his unusual
bowling action, is perhaps one of the best known left arm wrist
spinners. Another notable wrist spinner includes Michael Bevan
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from Australia , who was known for his speed and bounce. Other

The Leg Spinner A leg spin (right or

left arm wrist spin) delivery
The grip is two fingers up and two down, with the

split between the second and third fingers, which

are spread across the seam.
The thumb rests on the ball and does not do
anything. Shane says his grip is a little unusual
because his first two fingers are closer than most
leg-spinners.
The delivery - The spin on the ball is roughly 30
degrees so that the ball both spins sideways and
dips with the over spin. Closest variation is the
top-spinner, where the seam points to the
wicketkeeper and the ball over-spins straight
down the pitch.
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THE ZOOTER BALL

The grip - The ball is held much further back in

the palm of the hand, which holds the ball back

as you let it go. The delivery - The ball is pushed
out the front of the hand, from the palm, and
either floats or skids through the air, maybe
swinging in a little.
The seam is straight up and down and the zooter
does not spin. An arm ball is a type of delivery in
cricket . It is a variation delivery bowled by an off
spin bowler or slow left-arm orthodox bowler. It is
the finger spin equivalent of a wrist spinner 's
slider or zooter . The Zooter( Arm Ball)
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CRICKET: DIFFERENT BALL LENGTHS

LONG-HOP Gives the batsman ample time to see any

break which spin may impart to the ball and control

his shot.
FULL-TOSS DELIVERY The ball lands on the bat

without first touching the ground.

HALF-VOLLEY DELIVERY Pitched in such a position

that it will strike the bat immediately after it begins

to bounce.
YORKER DELIVERY The term applied to a ball which
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IMPORTANT TIPS TO REMEMBER...

Efficiency:
Your body is as efficient as you make it. If you are
stressed out by work/school and sit on the sofa in
the evenings eating crisps you end up tired,
overweight and hunched over. If you train
regularly, activate your cricket playing muscles
and feel relaxed about things you become an
efficient athlete.

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Capacity:
Cricket is not an endurance sport. It's a power based game that lasts
a long time. The difference is between endurance and work
capacity. With the latter you are able to recover between spells and
overs more quickly rather than just being able to jog miles. You
train cricket specific work capacity with interval running.
Balance:
Commentators often talk about bowlers having a balanced
approach and action. Being able to balance in a dynamic situation
(running, throwing, catching, batting) transfers directly to bowling
performance. The better your dynamic balance the better your
technique and that means faster and more accurate bowling.
Bowling is the best way to gain balance, but you should also
include plenty of single leg training, bodyweight training and
balance drills in your workouts and training sessions.
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Time:

There is never enough time unless we make

some. Practice and train more than you play
because it has a direct pay off on the pitch.
Even hopelessly busy lives can find time for a
couple of bodyweight training sessions a week
or turning up an hour earlier on match day to
get warmed up.

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Specificity:
Everyone agrees that training for cricket means playing cricket.
Where there is controversy is how specific the rest of your
training should be. Running, for example, has more crossover to
cricket than swimming. The rule of thumb is this: you are specific
enough if your training is in 3D, standing up and based on speed,
power and strength.
Planning:
There are a lot of factors that go into improving your bowling:
speed, strength, power, technique, experience and the rest.
That's why it's important to have a plan that you stick to
throughout the year so you are doing the right training at the
right time. Know your season, know your own strengths and plan
around them. You also need to have regular checks to ensure
your plan is moving you towards your aims. 7. Progression:
Whatever you are working on you need to progress. That may
mean more weight, faster sprint times or longer interval workout
but you should always look to improve your fitness until you are
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