CRICKET (BATTING)

PREPARED BY: WINSON ENG WEI SIANG TAN XIN WEI AZIMAH SHARIPUDDIN PISMP TESL JAN 2013 CLASS 1.5

WHAT IS BATTING?
A skill of hitting a cricket ball using a cricket bat. To score runs or prevent the loss of ones wicket. Batsman: player who is currently batting. Act of hitting: shot or stroke. Striker: player who is facing the current delivery from the bowler.

WHAT IS BATTING?
When a batsman is out, he is replaced by his teammate. This goes on until the end of the innings or 10 of the team members are out, whereupon the other team gets a turn to bat. Batting strategies and tactics vary (match type and current state of play)

RENOWNED FIGURES
SIR DONALD BRADMAN THE WORLD GREATEST BATSMAN

SACHIN TENDULKAR ONE OF THE GREATEST BATSMEN

ORTHODOX TECHNIQUE AND STROKEPLAY

Technique: the batsmans stance before the ball is bowled and the movement of the hand, feet, head, body in accomplishing the stroke. Good technique: A. play the shot very quickly in the correct position. B. head and body must be in line with the ball. C. feet position (place next to where the ball would bounce).

ORTHODOX TECHNIQUE AND STROKEPLAY

D. precise contact while swinging the bat at the ball. Front-foot shots: weight on left foot (for righthanded) and are usually played when the ball is pitched up to the batsman. Back-foot shots: weight on the back foot and is usually to bowling that is pitched short.

Position of batting

Feet are 40cm apart

Front shoulder should point down the wicket

STANCE (batsmans position to bowl the ball)

Head must face the bowler

Bat is near the back toe

FORWARD AND BACK

Movement depends upon the path of the ball. Front foot shot: forward movement (ball is arriving between ankle and thigh height) Back foot shot: backward movement (thigh and head height)

LEAVE
Time to give the batsmen to judge the conditions of the pitch and bowling. (during the first few balls they receive) A matter of judgment and technique.

VERTICAL BAT STROKES

Aka straight-bat shots. Either off the front foot or back foot depending on the anticipated height of the ball. Position of bat: vertical alignment at point of contact.

DEFENSIVE SHOT
A block stroke. Stop the ball from hitting the wicket or batsmans body. Forward defensive and backward defensive.

GLANCE
Straight batted shot. Involves deflecting the bat face towards the leg side at the last moment. Head and body are moving inside in line with the ball. The shot is played off the toes, shins or hip. Front foot: toes and shins. Back foot: hip.

DRIVE
Straight batted shot. Swinging the bat in a vertical arc through the line of the ball. Commonly taught to junior cricketers.
back foot drive

HORIZONTAL BAT SHOTS

Aka cross bat shots. Have a greater possibility of failing to make contact with the ball. Bat is swung in a horizontal arc. Batsmans head is not perfectly in line with the ball at point of contact.

CUT
Is played on a short-pitched ball. Uses bowlers pace to divert the ball. Square cut: a shot hit into the off side near to 90 deg from the wicket. Late cut: a ball passes the batsman body and is hit towards third man. Ball is bouncing waist high or above a batsman standing height.

SQUARE DRIVE
A horizontal bat shot. A wide ball of shin height with the batsman bending his knees and crouching low to make contact.

PULL AND HOOK

Pull: cross batted shot. Ball is bouncing around waist height. Swing the bat in a horizontal arc, pulling it around to the leg side towards mid-wicket. Hook: when shot is played against the a ball bouncing at or above chest level of the batsman.

SWEEP
Cross batted front foot shot. Low bouncing ball. Slow bowler. Kneeling one knee, bring head down in line with the ball, swing the bat in a horizontal arc.

UNORTHODOX STROKEPLAY
Typically high risk. Rarely used in first class cricket. The pace of game is slower.

REVERSE SWEEP
Cross batted sweep shot. Play in opposite direction. Swept to the off side and towards backward point or third man. Swap the hands on the bat handle to easy execute. Very difficult.

SLOG AND SLOG SWEEP

Slog: a powerful pull shot played over midwicket. Usually is hit in the air. Hitting the ball to cow corner. Slog sweep: kneeling position to sweep.

SWITCH HIT
Mirror image of handedness while the bowler is running. Risky as the batsman is not proficient enough using the other hand. Posture and handedness changes to adopt a stance.

SCOOP
Front foot. Played to short pitched straight balls that would be defended or more aggressively, pull to the leg side. Risky. Aim to hit directly behind the stump, up and over the wicket keeper.

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