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Dooogs Jan 2022 4:57pm, 28 Jan 2022 8,154 posts	0 Dooogs Oscar - I knowthat when bowling, or watching, but as a born No 11, I never quite managed to put it into practice when batting...
Nicholls595 Jan 2022 5:01pm, 28 Jan 2022 27,308 posts	0 Nicholls595 Samit Patel's dad, Ron, used to take a guard 6 inches outside leg, then step further to leg as the bowler let the ball go. Scored a surprising amount of runs.
Ocelot Spleens Jan 2022 5:05pm, 28 Jan 2022 33,001 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I suppose it could mess a bowler's line up. I think I'd just bowl at off. I used to practice bowling on my own at just a set of stumps when things were going badly, it could make it worse, having a batsman standing there helps line up what you want to do.
Dooogs Jan 2022 5:10pm, 28 Jan 2022 8,156 posts	0 Dooogs Yep - I bowl a lot more accurately at a set of stumps with a batter than a naked set. Erm, of stumps, that is.
rf_fozzy Jan 2022 5:17pm, 28 Jan 2022 16,400 posts	0 rf_fozzy I used to find just bowling at a stump (or stumps) much more difficult than bowling at a batter.
Dooogs Jan 2022 5:20pm, 28 Jan 2022 8,157 posts	0 Dooogs I miss bowling, and even fielding. I do not miss batting even a little bit.
Ocelot Spleens Jan 2022 5:25pm, 28 Jan 2022 33,002 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I sometimes convince myself I could still bowl well, must be 7 or 8 years since I have, I can only imagine how painful it would be the next day if I actually went and tried.
rf_fozzy Jan 2022 5:25pm, 28 Jan 2022 16,401 posts	0 rf_fozzy I enjoyed batting - which I was ok, but never great at, but could be effective occasionally (no 8 was about right for me) I enjoyed bowling less - which I was better at (both seam up and offspin). I quite enjoyed fielding in and around the ring, but not out on the boundary.
Bazoaxe Jan 2022 5:52pm, 28 Jan 2022 21,923 posts	0 Bazoaxe I used to pepper my brother with short balls in our makeshift wicket in the back garden. That was the benefit of being 7 years older than him. He grew up to be bigger than me though and also the better cricketer and still plays today. I am sure my bowling shaped the player he is today
jda Jan 2022 6:03pm, 28 Jan 2022 11,898 posts	0 jda My moment of glory was chinning one of our best batsmen in the nets with a well-aimed bouncer. I got the odd 5-for too but none of those involved bodily injury. (No serious harm done but it made a mark.)