Attack vs. defence: How your ground fielding can make your captain proud
Effective ground fielding is a hallmark of the fine fielder. Knowing when to aggressively seek the run out and when to be more circumspect will get you the results your captain and team mates expect from you.
Cricket Show 11: How to become a professional cricketer
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Becoming a professional cricketer is a common goal for players. This week Kevin and I try and tackle the issue from several angles.
Field settings: Medium pace, some movement, old ball, club wicket, long format
This article is part of "The complete guide to cricket field settings" series.
This field is effective in club matches, especially in England. It works well in a number of different conditions to a number of different types of medium pace bowlers (swing, seam, slow or fast). You can use it to both take wickets and restrict scoring in longer format games.
Are we looking at length bowling the wrong way?
It's the classic mantra of coaches to their seam and swing bowlers: Bowl a good line and length for success.
Line is easy, aim for that 'corridor' on and just outside off stump.
As to length: Do we really know what good length is and are there exceptions to the rule?
Which end is best to understand bowling length?
Diary of a future cricket star: The return
After a long layoff from his diary, miCricketCoach reader and cricketer Shaaz is back. He is a 14 year old all rounder who has already played for the UAE Under 15's, Young Talent Cricket Academy and Talent Cricket Club. In the future he plans on a long and illustrious International career.
Bowling around the pole: Wrist position and swing bowling
In the art of swing bowling, subtle and minor adjustments can make major differences to the amount and type of swing you get.
It's easy to see what the grip looks like for inswing and outswing. It's also easy to see if you are making chances of swing improve by having an upright seam position as the ball travels towards the batsman.
How to protect yourself from the 4 most common cricket injuries
Sports scientists know a lot about how cricketers get injured, but oddly there is no study on the prevention of injury.
That's left up to the coaches and players themselves.
You could turn to a gym to organise an injury prevention training plan, but often commercial gyms have little understanding of the needs of cricketers.
Cricket show 10: Setting the field
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A show all about setting the field this week as miCoach launches the new field placing series.
In addition Kevin and I discuss:
- Strength training for under 16's
- Fitness for someone coming back from a long lay off
- Technique for running between the wickets
If you have a question for miCoach then you can submit it here to be answered.
Field settings: Right arm fast, outswing, new ball, fast wicket, long format
This article is part of "The complete guide to cricket field settings" series.
This is a very attacking field that is rarely seen, even at the top level. It requires a genuinely fast bowler (at club level that is around 80mph or 129kph) on a pitch that is very quick.
The idea is all out attack where the bowler holds the advantage and wickets are the main consideration.
If you know your body type, you can improve your cricket
It sounds like one of those crazy fad diets, but body type training is grounded in science and growing in popularity.
Until we have genetic profiling, it's the best we can manage for personalised eating and training for cricket. You see you will react to different foods and training methods in different ways depending on your body type.
