Cricket Thread

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ThorntonRunner Feb 2021 7:26am, 2 Feb 2021 4,556 posts	0 ThorntonRunner I bowl left, bat right (not that I can play really ), my son bowls right, bats left
ThorntonRunner Feb 2021 7:27am, 2 Feb 2021 4,557 posts	0 ThorntonRunner In fact it seems my general rule is things that take one had I do left handed, things that take two hands I do right handed (so tennis racket left, cricket bat, golf club right)
TROSaracen Feb 2021 7:29am, 2 Feb 2021 22,776 posts	0 TROSaracen Surely Tuffers was left handed bowl, right handed bat and crack handed fielder....
TROSaracen Feb 2021 7:32am, 2 Feb 2021 22,777 posts	0 TROSaracen Cack....
NDWDave Feb 2021 7:36am, 2 Feb 2021 13,892 posts	0 NDWDave I took “handed-ness” in sports like golf and cricket to be linked more to footed-ness. Basically if someone pushed you in the back, which foot would you put forwards? The one that doesn’t move is your handed-ness in batting. That is how snowboarding rentals decide which Board type you get (which foot forward)
57.5 Degrees of Pain Feb 2021 7:39am, 2 Feb 2021 6,563 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain I played hockey with a left handed player. Obviously it is a right handed game which made his inside out technique very difficult to play against. Back to the picture. Like OS I got 11 and missed the man behind the South African. I was nine and starting to get into cricket, still hate George Davis's mates. Really became obsessed in the classic summer of 1976.
Oscar the Grouch Feb 2021 7:55am, 2 Feb 2021 2,538 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Goofee, I'd disagree because although the dominant hand for positioning the bat is the 'wrong' one, all the power comes from the 'good' hand. I am a bit younger so although I had a passing interest in 1981, it was the 1984 West Indians (awesome) and the 85 Aussies (less so but can still remember most of their team) that piqued my interest. Sad to report I no longer have the Texaco cards and medals of that West Indies/England series.
Goofee Feb 2021 8:13am, 2 Feb 2021 3,610 posts	0 Goofee I think what the author was arguing was that finesse was more important than power, and the more skilful the batsman, the more likely to bat 'the wrong way round'. It was a long time ago though, I could easily be mis-remembering to some degree. The article had quite a list of those that conformed to the theory, I can only remember Gower and Tim Robinson, though.
Oscar the Grouch Feb 2021 8:31am, 2 Feb 2021 2,539 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch I suppose it was before the T20 generation...
GregP Feb 2021 8:38am, 2 Feb 2021 125,010 posts	0 GregP Ted Williams (this is more for Cheg and Oscar I suspect).