Jakester1288
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You swing it and spin it? Legendary bowler, IMO.
That brings back memories when I clean bowled their best bat, no3, for a golden duck, from outside off to taking leg stump.
Your Cricket Shining A Cricket Ball
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You swing it and spin it? Legendary bowler, IMO.
That brings back memories when I clean bowled their best bat, no3, for a golden duck, from outside off to taking leg stump.
drainpipe32
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Woops. Typo. I bowl cutters though!
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Best wicket I ever took - Opening the bowling, first ball of the match it was a peach outswinger which got their best batsmen caught behind.
Gem.
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Best wicket I ever took - Opening the bowling, first ball of the match it was a peach outswinger which got their best batsmen caught behind.
Gem.
blake
School Cricketer
How do you know he was their best batsmen if he only faced one ball? He could've been their Number 11, going in for a joke.
OffCutters
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^ Give him as much stick as you can.
drainpipe32
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Because he'd scored 200 runs that season
drainpipe32
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About 6 tbh 
Sal-technic
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True, trying to keep the shine maintained on one side is the key to swing the ball, especially the reverse swing, but u need to be able to bowl at good pace, i doubt if a medium pacer can do that
1) When shining a ball, does it keep it 'new' if you shine it?
2) Does shining a ball cause it to swing more then letting it be, particualry with a new ball?
3) If you bowl with a wet ball, is that bad and should you try and get the water off by shining it?
In my experience:
1) I shine one side and let the other turn rough. If someone hits the ball on the shiny side, I shine up the mark that is made, meaning the shiny side stays shiny for the length of my spell.
2) Yes, the ball swings to the rough, and so by shining one side, the other side becomes 'rougher' meaning it will swing towards it.
3) If the ball is wet I recommend drying it and re-shining a side, although chances are it won't swing as much. You need to dry it to avoid it slipping out of your hand and bowling a beamer.
2) Does shining a ball cause it to swing more then letting it be, particualry with a new ball?
3) If you bowl with a wet ball, is that bad and should you try and get the water off by shining it?
In my experience:
1) I shine one side and let the other turn rough. If someone hits the ball on the shiny side, I shine up the mark that is made, meaning the shiny side stays shiny for the length of my spell.
2) Yes, the ball swings to the rough, and so by shining one side, the other side becomes 'rougher' meaning it will swing towards it.
3) If the ball is wet I recommend drying it and re-shining a side, although chances are it won't swing as much. You need to dry it to avoid it slipping out of your hand and bowling a beamer.
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pcfan123
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You do realize he asked those questions close to 6 years ago?
The Proper Answer
1) When you shine a cricket ball it keeps the leather smoother and indeed makes the ball appear newer. though eventually through continuos use and contact with the pitch and the bat it will become harder and harder to maintain.
2) Shining a ball on one particular side will help form swing. as when one side of the ball is shiny and the other is rough the air turbulence reacts with it while it is moving through the air. The wind passes easily over the smooth side of the ball (the side that is being shined) while on the rough side the air when colliding with the rough leather creates drag and takes longer for the air to pass by. This causes the ball to move to the rough side. which is swing.
3) when bowling with a wet ball it is vital to try and maintain a dry ball seam. i would dry the ball every ball of the over. if a ball is wet it makes it extremely hard for seamers to gain swing and is equally as hard for spinners to get purchase of the wicket, though they can utilise the wet ball by having it skid and stay low trapping the batsmen for an LBW or clean bowling him.
1) When you shine a cricket ball it keeps the leather smoother and indeed makes the ball appear newer. though eventually through continuos use and contact with the pitch and the bat it will become harder and harder to maintain.
2) Shining a ball on one particular side will help form swing. as when one side of the ball is shiny and the other is rough the air turbulence reacts with it while it is moving through the air. The wind passes easily over the smooth side of the ball (the side that is being shined) while on the rough side the air when colliding with the rough leather creates drag and takes longer for the air to pass by. This causes the ball to move to the rough side. which is swing.
3) when bowling with a wet ball it is vital to try and maintain a dry ball seam. i would dry the ball every ball of the over. if a ball is wet it makes it extremely hard for seamers to gain swing and is equally as hard for spinners to get purchase of the wicket, though they can utilise the wet ball by having it skid and stay low trapping the batsmen for an LBW or clean bowling him.
I agree you should dry the ball but our team sometimes only dry one side fully and shine the dryside. This has the effect of weighting the ball increasing the swing.
s2sschan
Club Cricketer
I have Dry Skin so I use a moisturizer on my hands.
I use that to shine one side of the bowl.
Like Imran Khan said "Ball Tampering withing Limits is not Cheating, its Gamesmanship".
The Pitches are soooo Dead these days, without preparing the ball, bowlers have no chance.
I use that to shine one side of the bowl.
Like Imran Khan said "Ball Tampering withing Limits is not Cheating, its Gamesmanship".
The Pitches are soooo Dead these days, without preparing the ball, bowlers have no chance.
angryangy
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tmi?
