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Cricket: Wall Bowling

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Use a target on a wall, could be a line, crease in the wall or create one with tape.
Using a weighted ball in the front arm, replicating bowling action, throw the weighted ball at the target.
Elbow and knee in nice straight lines going towards your target.

COACHING POINTS

Encourages front arm to drive through to target.
If ball is going off to either side of the target, indicates arm is not driving through straight.

PROGRESSION

Progression 1:

Add an additional ball into bowling arm (not weighted). Weighted ball in front arm and add in full bowling action, following through with bowling arm.

Progression 2:

Take legs out of the equation. Kneel on one knee and just using the top half of the body mimic the same action with two balls ensuring a nice strong chest drive.

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Bowling Delivery Stride:

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Two cones a long stride distance apart.
Standing behind one, facing the other, step the leading foot of the delivery stride to the opposite cone
Drag through the back foot on the back cone encouraging the back knee to drive through straight towards your target

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Corridor Bowling:

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Using a wall, set up a line of cones about a foot from the wall to create a narrow corridor
Bowl along the wall (not releasing the ball)
Bowl in both directions as one direction encourages front arm to align straight and other direction encourages bowling arm to align straight.

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Bound Up & Drive:

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Bowler begins with take-off foot on the box.
Bowler pushes up with take-off foot into the delivery stride towards the crease.
The ball is bowled at the stumpst and follows through straight down the wicket.

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Fast Bowlers Grip:

The index and middle fingers are placed either side of the seam with the thumb gripping the bottom of the ball. The index and middle finger joints wrap around the ball to keep the ball away from the palm.

On release ensure that the seam is kept vertical and that the hand stays behind the ball to create backspin.

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