CRICKET (BATTING)

PREPARED BY: WINSON ENG WEI SIANG TAN XIN WEI AZIMAH SHARIPUDDIN PISMP TESL JAN 2013 CLASS 1.5

WHAT IS BATTING?
A skill of hitting a cricket ball using a cricket bat. To score runs or prevent the loss of ones wicket. Batsman: player who is currently batting. Act of hitting: shot or stroke. Striker: player who is facing the current delivery from the bowler. When a batsman is out, he is replaced by his teammate.

WHAT IS BATTING?
This goes on until the end of the innings or 10 of the team members are out, whereupon the other team gets a turn to bat. Batting strategies and tactics vary (match type and current state of play)

RENOWNED FIGURE
SIR DONALD BRADMAN THE WORLD GREATEST BATSMAN SACHIN TENDULKAR ONE OF THE GREATEST BATSMEN

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

ORTHODOX TECHNIQUE AND STROKEPLAY

D. precise contact while swinging the bat at the ball. Front-foot shots: weight on left foot (for righthanded) 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.

Feet are 40cm apart

Front shoulder should point down the wicket

STANCE (batsmans position to bowl the ball)

Head must face the bowler

Bat is near the back toe

FORWARD AND BACK

LEAVE

VERTICAL BAT STROKES

DEFENSIVE SHOT

GLANCE

DRIVE

HORIZONTAL BAT SHOTS

CUT

SQUARE DRIVE

PULL AND HOOK

SWEEP

UNORTHODOX STROKEPLAY

REVERSE SWEEP

SLOG AND SLOG SWEEP

SWITCH HIT

SCOOP