dannaz94
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hi guys i am 15 and have started playing in the b turf side for my club i want to know what is the perfect line and length for a turf wicket. thanks to any who answers.
Your Cricket perfect line and length on a turf wicket
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TumTum
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You will find out once you start bowling. Nobody can give you a precise answer, as it depends on your capabilities, opposition's capabilities and the pitch.
Turf wickets often can 'spring' the ball at the batsmen. There's good pace in it and the deal about, bounce, and your power. Much the power you have, the better. So to put a view to you, the off-mid stump line, good-just short length can keep your opponent guessing and experimenting. Occasional throws at the legs can be vital too.
You a fast bowler?
You a fast bowler?
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stereotype
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The best line and length on any wicket, especially on a turf wicket is short enough that the batsman is uncomfortable getting forward to it but full enough to draw them forward. Line should be on or just outside off stump testing the batsman and his awareness of his off stump.
TumTum
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That is exactly what I was thinking. Also the ball seems to seam the most at that "good-full" length.
I personally have trained myself to leave those balls as much as possible.
Keeping it outside off-stump is the best strategy, make them push at it, rather than letting it come to them.
Yeah. That point. The short length, vary it. Once you judge the height of a batsmen, you place your markers along the length. Like if it's 6"4' tall guy, push your length back a bit than ideally short length, and similarly, if it's a 5"4' tall guy, you can stick to your ideal short length, that's somewhere near the good and the just very short length. Also, the line can turn vital if you know the strengths of the batsmen like for a strong leg side player, just bang it on his face, just at the position of his nose when he's waiting for the ball.
The basic length and line is that, but it depends more on the quality of the player you're up against, quick movers, hookers, they all can dodge or just duck the balls away, you'd push up your length likewise to keep them guessing.
The basic length and line is that, but it depends more on the quality of the player you're up against, quick movers, hookers, they all can dodge or just duck the balls away, you'd push up your length likewise to keep them guessing.
stereotype
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Yeah and also because seamers and cutters that are bowled shorter tend to have to much further to travel to grab the edge and can end up doing too much, on the backfoot you can usually slightly adjust but on the front foot you are trusting the pitch.
So yeah short enough to draw them forward but imo it needs to be as full as possible and often fuller than the bowler thinks it is otherwise any movement you get will result in more "unplayable balls" and less wicket balls.
dannaz94
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thanks for the advice. i am a fast bowler by the way forgot to mention that 
. i guess its not that much different from matting hit the spot and youll be right.:banana2
. i guess its not that much different from matting hit the spot and youll be right.:banana2
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If you U-15 or U-17 just get it on the stumps, and pitch it up. Most juniors can't hit straight, so they'll struggle. Entice them into playing the drive, leave gaps at cover, mid off, etc and you'll get em bowled or caughy behind.
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Full enough to hit the top of off-stump, but not so full that it's a half volley. One of the keys to bowling well is keeping it simple I think. If you're constantly worrying about what one of 15 deliveries to bowl next, you're just going to confuse yourself and be bowling all over the shop. Just aim to hit the top of off-stump time and time again and you'll pick up heaps of wickets. It's not as easy as that, if it was we'd all be Glenn McGrath, but aiming to hit the top of off-stump (or just outside off) every delivery is a good place to start.
