Welcome to the players tips section of the vernon school of cricket website. The information below should explain some of the finer points of the main aspects of the sport:
Batting
- Simple and very balance stance
- Feet parallel & foot length apart
- Firm Grip Hands close together
- Weight evenly distributed
- Knees flexed side on relaxed
- Move your head and shoulders towards the bowl to play
- Get behind the ball when you play back foot
Bowling
- Correct grip for the type you are bowling
- Smooth run up
- Correct coil position
- Release the ball right time, not too early
- Head still all the time
- Good follow-through
Fielding
- Always think that ball is coming to you – be alert
- Walking in with the bowler, if you are on the out field
- Be ready and keep yourself very low position, if you field close to the bat
- Do not point your fingers towards the ball when Catching
- On your toes all the time and keep your body behind the ball to stop and catch the ball
Wicket keeping
- Always think that ball is coming to you, even batsman is hits the ball
- Do not stand early
- Always try to keep your body behind the ball
- Never grab the ball let the ball come in to your hands
- Move your head towards the ball, first
Warm Ups
- Always do warm up before and after each training session and a game to stop injuries
- Last for 10 to 15 minutes depending on whether you are Batting or fielding
- Starts jogging to running, finally sprinting
- Followed by Dynamic stretches
Good warm up will help you to raise heart rate and warm muscles and also increase range of movement around joints.
Warm Downs
- Last for 5 to 10 minutes
- Walking and jogging
- Stretches (correct static stretches)
This will allow you to relax your body and mind and keep you in shape ready for future actions.
