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3 Ways to open the door of opportunity

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What do you do if you are not getting the chance you deserve in your cricket team?

It's a problem that happens every week in club, school and university teams. A few talented (or well established) players hog everything, leaving others to fight for scraps.

I'm sure you have seen or experienced a situation like this:

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As I'm sure you agree, it's about time we ran another giveaway.

You see, we have come up with an idea for a new service to add to the PitchVision Academy on-line courses section, but before we start charging we want people to try it out for nothing.

Cricket Basic 85 (Batting): In the Nets Get the Ball for the Bowler

85. It is good netiquette for a batsman to retrieve the ball in the nets if it is closer to him than the bowler. Pick it up and under-arm it back to the bowler, never hit it back with your bat.


How to drop a player

It has to be the worst job in coaching or captaincy; telling a player he or she is not in the side, sometimes when it's not even the player's fault.

But it doesn't need to be all bad.

If you handle the situation right, you end up with better players.

Each drop is different, and knowing how to adapt will allow you to give your players the best possible chance of bouncing back.

Cricket Show 80: How to stand out (or not)

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Nic Northcote is the guest on this week's show as we talk batting, wicketkeeping and becoming a professional if you start late. If you want more coaching tips from Nic, pick up "Wicket-Keeping: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Art" from PitchVision Academy.

The Brian Statham guide to keeping bowling simple

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Modern cricket is a game swamped with fashions and coaching theories. It can get confusing for young bowlers who just want to take a few more wickets.

So it's very tempting to go back to English fast bowler Brian Statham for a much more simple answer.

Statham took 252 Test wickets at twenty fours during a time when conditions did not always suit fast-medium bowling. He always seemed to be second fiddle to someone, Tyson or Trueman, because of his quiet understated ability to get on with bowling non-stop come rain or shine.

Cricket Basic 84 (Batting): Choose Wisely

84. Shot selection is the key to being a true batsman. To make runs and minimise your chances of getting out always be patient. Wait for the bad balls, they will come, even in Test cricket, they will come. Don’t expect a bad ball the next ball any more than a good ball but do be ready to put it away if your eye is in and the ball is there to be hit.

What do you know about cricket training?

After the success of the last one, it's time for another quiz to test your cricketing knowledge.

In this short test we take a look at cricket practice, focusing specifically on the type of training you do at nets.

How good are your sessions?

Can you visualise the future of your cricket to help build on the past?

This is a guest article by Daniel Maddocks of T20Kids.com: Promoting Cricket for Kids. Daniel is an ECB Coach with experience in coaching young cricketers in the North West of England.

How to exploit batting weaknesses: Top hand grip

 This is part of a series on how to exploit batsman's weaknesses. To see the other weaknesses click here.

Talk to any school cricketer about gripping the bat and Vs and he will know what you mean. Everyone knows how to grip a cricket bat.

But players of all ages still get the top hand position wrong.