Swing bowling with Chris Martin



Key points:

  • Swing bowling is when you get the cricket ball to move sideways as it flies through the air, towards, or away from the batsman.
  • Firstly, you need to grip the ball firmly with your first two fingers on either side of the seam and your thumb underneath
  • Run in straight, with your eyes level and focused on where you want to bowl the ball
  • On reaching the stumps try and bowl the ball fast and make it swing
  • After releasing the ball follow through keeping your eyes focused on the batsman
  • For In swing you need the seam to be vertical but angled towards fine leg with the shiny side of the ball facing the off-side
  • For out swing keep the seam vertical but angled towards first slip with the shiny side of the ball faces the leg-side
  • Practise makes perfect so why don’t you head off to the nets and bowl a few overs.
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