Help with Indoor Cricket

[Cap]

Ok Lads, hopefing some of you play indoor cricket.

I'm a medium pacer, probably bowl that speed that is very nice to slog, my main aim each week is to cramp the batsmen to avoid being belted over my head. However I see many guys swinging the ball massively and I can not seem to do this unless the ball is very old.

anyone got any tips ?

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

Ok Lads, hopefing some of you play indoor cricket.

I'm a medium pacer, probably bowl that speed that is very nice to slog, my main aim each week is to cramp the batsmen to avoid being belted over my head. However I see many guys swinging the ball massively and I can not seem to do this unless the ball is very old.

anyone got any tips ?

I'm a medium bowler too. Here are a couple of tips:
1. I changed my action to one that is round-arm. This creates outswing. The indoor ball is really easy to swing. My mate bowls chest one, which gives him inswing. The slower you bowl, the more it swings and the earlier it swings.
2. If you want to cramp them, just go wide of the crease and angle it at their hips. I do this a bit and it is impossible to hit for more than 2 runs. However, it is easy to bowl a leg side wide!
3. Mix your pace up. Have a couple of slower balls and an effort ball. Try to offer variety in each over.
4. Length is important. Pitch it up and it is difficult to get under. If you drop short they will flat-bat slap you for 7.
5. Slower bowling is tough to middle. Think Chris Harris from New Zealand.
6. If none of this works, move your field. You can have a maximum of 3 fielders on the back net, though I would only do this if it is the last over and they have to hit 7s for victory.
Hope this helps! Have fun

 

[thefamilyguy]

I prefer to start on or outside leg and swing it to off stump. ( have to have a good keeper though) If i find myself getting smashed bowl around the wicket ( i'm a right hander ) and bowl about 2 foot outside leg, swinging it in to leg stump. Very hard to smash around, and you can put the back net man over on the right hand side, because its virtually impossible to hit "inside out" when its swinging that much.

Remember, its easier to hit a hugely swinging ball than one that swings about 5/6 cm late. Rather it quicker too, so bowl medium late swinger. Very hard to score a lot of runs too

 

[Cap]

do you guys keep the seam straight ? or angle like Outdoor ?

 

[Ljp86]

Ok Lads, hopefing some of you play indoor cricket.

I'm a medium pacer, probably bowl that speed that is very nice to slog, my main aim each week is to cramp the batsmen to avoid being belted over my head. However I see many guys swinging the ball massively and I can not seem to do this unless the ball is very old.

anyone got any tips ?

Most of the time, I try and keep the ball as full as possible. Although it is easier to hit that way, you are forcing the batsman to drive and there's a pretty good chance you'll be able to get an edge onto the front net (easy catch for point fielder) or they will hit it to another fielder and there may be a run-out.

Even if it goes to the back net, you can still be caught if it hits the side or you may even get a run-out.

Another tactic is to bowl short at the batsman's chest area making it hard to play the ball. However, you may find that they will just pull or chop you for two on the leg-side.

Jaymin (who is a poster on here) is a pretty good indoor cricketer. He may have some tips for you.

Hope that helps.

 

[Jaymin]

I generally bowl off spin in indoor. Your best bet in indoor is to bowl at the batsmans hip. If you are pretty accurate it makes it v. hard to score. You can even experiment with 2 in close on the leg side. The harder you make it for the batsman to score the more wickets you'll get.

In regards to swing, we generally use brand new balls when we play and they are almost impossible not to swing. Its generally the same principle as an outdoor ball.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

I generally bowl off spin in indoor. Your best bet in indoor is to bowl at the batsmans hip. If you are pretty accurate it makes it v. hard to score. You can even experiment with 2 in close on the leg side. The harder you make it for the batsman to score the more wickets you'll get.

In regards to swing, we generally use brand new balls when we play and they are almost impossible not to swing. Its generally the same principle as an outdoor ball.

Nice one I was going to do that this year but our team had a spinner and my medium have been going pretty good. Do you get heaps of stumpings and catches on the back net?

 

[Retzlaff]

Unless you're super-quick or you swing it a mile, the best place to bowl is at the hip. The ball will tend to be played to the leg side without much force either to the side net or the back net. Plenty of good bowlers at the top level are able to achieve dot balls by batsmen missing the ball down legside but having the ball still stay within the leg-side wide line.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I'm a medium pacer, probably bowl that speed that is very nice to slog, my main aim each week is to cramp the batsmen to avoid being belted over my head. However I see many guys swinging the ball massively and I can not seem to do this unless the ball is very old.

Where do you play? I play with a few mates at Stepney, good fun, few beers afterwards. I've also noticed that the ball isn't swinging like it used to. They're not as good quality and get scuffed up very quickly. Becoming a batters game!

Cramping batters is a good option. Most sloggers who try to hit the back net will give themselves a bit of room outside leg stump to free the arms. If you can follow them down leg side it is hard for them to hit straight. The other option is to fire it full outside off stump, just inside the wide line. Often these batters won't be able to reach it from their stance. Bowling at the stumps just plays to their stengths.

A quicker ball is a better change of pace than a slower ball too.

 

[Power21]

I can get massive out-swing, have bowled plenty of guys leaving the ball thinking it's an off side with with in swing to but not that controllable for me.

Only problem with that is if it doesn't swing at all or just not enough you get call for leg side wides a fair bit.

 

[nick_savo]

As long as your accurate you dont need swing IMO

Just cramp him up and dont give him room to move, keep it at his guts

 

[dA Crow]

I generally bowl off spin in indoor. Your best bet in indoor is to bowl at the batsmans hip. If you are pretty accurate it makes it v. hard to score. You can even experiment with 2 in close on the leg side. The harder you make it for the batsman to score the more wickets you'll get.

Bingo... and there you have the "secret" to bowling well at Indoor cricket; failing that bowl on a length that you feel will comfortably put someone on the back foot because basically there are not alot of players that can control a flat batted hit back at you; and people that play indoor cricket normally have very little idea how to control there backfoot shots to keep the ball on the deck.

 

[marto9000]

i come around the wicket and try to bowl at the batters heel or offies,had a guy in our team have succes with really slow loopy spiners, to short to come at and bounce just under the neck so you can cross bat it

 

[ashy_magpies]

As a premiership captain, i'd say variate the pace, keep the batsmen guessing, keep it on the off side and avoid giving away simple run on leg side wides. And bowling bodyline will cramp the batsman up heaps.

 

[Cap]

Where do you play? I play with a few mates at Stepney, good fun, few beers afterwards. I've also noticed that the ball isn't swinging like it used to. They're not as good quality and get scuffed up very quickly. Becoming a batters game!

Cramping batters is a good option. Most sloggers who try to hit the back net will give themselves a bit of room outside leg stump to free the arms. If you can follow them down leg side it is hard for them to hit straight. The other option is to fire it full outside off stump, just inside the wide line. Often these batters won't be able to reach it from their stance. Bowling at the stumps just plays to their stengths.

A quicker ball is a better change of pace than a slower ball too.

we are at woodlands - not doing too well, but atleast its a bit of fun - managed to get -16 for bowling last week so thanks for the tips guys

 

[nick_savo]

Good work mate -16 is excellent!

How long have you been playing for?

 

[Cap]

Good work mate -16 is excellent!

How long have you been playing for?

on and off for about 2 years - can never be consistent though which annoys me cause I had performing poorly

 

[notting18]

I'm a long time cricketer who has just taken up the indoor game at the start of the year.....having great fun - different game but awesome, average about 25 when batting - and even turns out i can even bowl alright in indoor - my most expensive over in the last 3 games is 1 (not bad for someone who had an economy rate of 8.5 in the real cricket last season lol)