Cricket (Batting)

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CRICKET (BATTING)

PREPARED BY:WINSON ENG WEI SIANG

TAN XIN WEI

AZIMAH SHARIPUDDIN

PISMP TESL JAN 2013

CLASS 1.5


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WHAT IS BATTING? A skill of hitting a cricket ball using a cricket

bat.

To score runs or prevent the loss of oneswicket.

Batsman: player who is currently batting.

Act of hitting: shot or stroke. Striker: player who is facing the current

delivery from the bowler.


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WHAT IS BATTING? When a batsman is out, he is replaced by his

teammate.

This goes on until the end of the innings or 10of the team members are out, whereupon the

other team gets a turn to bat.

Batting strategies and tactics vary (match typeand current state of play)


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RENOWNED FIGURES

SIR DONALD BRADMAN

THE WORLD GREATEST BATSMAN

SACHIN TENDULKAR

ONE OF THE GREATEST BATSMEN


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ORTHODOX TECHNIQUE AND

STROKEPLAY

Technique: the batsmans stance before the

ball is bowled and the movement of the hand,feet, head, body in accomplishing the stroke.

Good technique: A. play the shot very quickly in the correct

position.

B. head and body must be in line with theball.

C. feet position (place next to where the ballwould bounce).


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ORTHODOX TECHNIQUE AND

STROKEPLAY

D. precise contact while swinging the bat at

the ball.

Front-foot shots: weight on left foot (for right-

handed) and are usually played when the ball

is pitched up to the batsman.

Back-foot shots: weight on the back foot and

is usually to bowling that is pitched short.


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Position of

batting


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Feet are 40cm

apart

Front shoulder

should point down

the wicket

Head must face

the bowlerBat is near the

back toe

STANCE (batsmans

position to bowl the

ball)


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FORWARD AND BACK

Movement depends upon the path of the ball.

Front foot shot: forward movement (ball is

arriving between ankle and thigh height)

Back foot shot: backward movement (thigh

and head height)


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LEAVE

Time to give the batsmen to judge the

conditions of the pitch and bowling. (during

the first few balls they receive)

A matter of judgment and technique.


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VERTICAL BAT STROKES

Aka straight-bat shots.

Either off the front foot or back foot

depending on the anticipated height of the

ball.

Position of bat: vertical alignment at point of

contact.


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DEFENSIVE SHOT

A block stroke.

Stop the ball from hitting the wicket or

batsmans body.

Forward defensive and backward defensive.


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GLANCE

Straight batted shot.

Involves deflecting the bat face towards the

leg side at the last moment.

Head and body are moving inside in line with

the ball.

The shot is played off the toes, shins or hip.

Front foot: toes and shins.

Back foot: hip.


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DRIVE

Straight batted shot.

Swinging the bat in a vertical arc through the

line of the ball.

Commonly taught to junior cricketers.

back foot drive


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HORIZONTAL BAT SHOTS

Aka cross bat shots.

Have a greater possibility of failing to make

contact with the ball.

Bat is swung in a horizontal arc.

Batsmans head is not perfectly in line with

the ball at point of contact.


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CUT

Is played on a short-pitched ball.

Uses bowlers pace to divert the ball.

Square cut: a shot hit into the off side near to90 deg from the wicket.

Late cut: a ball passes the batsman body and

is hit towards third man.

Ball is bouncing waist high or above a

batsman standing height.


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SQUARE DRIVE

A horizontal bat shot.

A wide ball of shin height with the batsman

bending his knees and crouching low to make

contact.


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PULL AND HOOK

Pull: cross batted shot.

Ball is bouncing around waist height.

Swing the bat in a horizontal arc, pulling itaround to the leg side towards mid-wicket.

Hook: when shot is played against the a ball

bouncing at or above chest level of the

batsman.


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SWEEP Cross batted front foot shot.

Low bouncing ball.

Slow bowler. Kneeling one knee, bring head down in line

with the ball, swing the bat in a horizontal arc.


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UNORTHODOX STROKEPLAY

Typically high risk.

Rarely used in first class cricket.

The pace of game is slower.


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REVERSE SWEEP

Cross batted sweep shot.

Play in opposite direction.

Swept to the off side and towards backwardpoint or third man.

Swap the hands on the bat handle to easy

execute.

Very difficult.


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SLOG AND SLOG SWEEP

Slog: a powerful pull shot played over mid-

wicket.

Usually is hit in the air.

Hitting the ball to cow corner.

Slog sweep: kneeling position to sweep.


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SWITCH HIT

Mirror image of handedness while the bowler

is running.

Risky as the batsman is not proficient enough

using the other hand.

Posture and handedness changes to adopt a

stance.


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SCOOP

Front foot.

Played to short pitched straight balls that

would be defended or more aggressively, pull

to the leg side.

Risky.

Aim to hit directly behind the stump, up and

over the wicket keeper.


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