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I will try and put up a pic of grimmetts grip. Standard two up two down grip with thumb on ball. Grimmett didn't bowl a backspinner zooter type slider. But he did bowl two types of backspinners. The flipper was one and a straight ball like warnes other 'slider'. At least that is what he...

That is a very good description Dave. I think our good friend funk192's slo mo gives a great view of Warnes style.

Grimmett was a one off bowling genius like Warne. I wouldn't try and copy Grimmetts action, very roundarm and no great use of the left arm. Warne had a more classical bowling action. Their first class bowling figures are very similar in the amount of balls delivered and wickets taken in their...

Funny you should mention lefthanders because that is what we have been working on a lot this week because i knew my son would be bowling to a very good one today. My son likes to start off over the wicket than after a couple of balls go around. Warne used to do that a lot to lefties because he...

My sons team lost today and now will have to play an away semi final in a fortnight against the same team. By the time jimmy got to bowl the game was pretty much lost anyway and he probably had his worst spell of the season today 0/12 off 3 overs which gives him 7/82 off 35 overs with 5...

Something they could try is underarm then sidearm then roundarm. Sort of working up to it rather then trying to lower it from the top. A session wearing a broad brimmed hat and making sure their bowling arm misses the hat is a good one to get kids to lower their arm if they are too over the top.

Sounds like you tried out everything in that first session. Wrongun might be a season or two away ? Wouldn't really matter would it ? You might jag the odd googly from topspinner attempt anyway? Horses for courses with the backspin. Topspin is usually better for lots of reasons but sometimes...

It's been the wettest summer in a long time and we seem to cop these thunderstorms on the friday nights before the game that flood the grounds. Luckily my sons team are sitting in 2nd place so they didn't need to play the washed out rounds to make the semis. Already know who we will play in...

Another washout this week. There are going to be a few rusty batsmen about by next week.

He reckons he wants to try it out in a match before the end of this season.

In a few of weeks i might try and get a better camera and closer view. He bowled one last night in a 5 over session we did out in the middle. He calls it his UFO. The strangest thing about it is the bounce, no overspin yet it jumps up, but like a dead cat.. It's just a party trick as far as...

Hello to you. Your given over sounds pretty good except for a couple of balls where you lose it. A good coach could observe you and probably work out what the difference is in your action which you feel causes you to falter. You could film yourself from keepers view and see the good balls and...

I think dave is talking about the flying saucer flipper Altie, whereas my 14 year old bowls a flying saucer legbreak.

Washout this round, but it turned out a nice day in the end so we got an early start for next week because that is a big game.1 Left and 1 right hand rep bats in the opposition. Might get some footage of him bowling in the game next week and show how he puts it all together.

And the Royals picked up George for 180 grand or so.

How you goin mate ? Just gonna grab a cricket ball and go through your method but like you say a bit of grimmett/iverson/gleeson going on there. How long you been workin on this stuff ? Grimmett came up with both those grips. In his 1948 book he describes an iverson style ball he worked on...

Hoggy had a fantastic return to the international stuff. A wicket with his 4th ball and only one boundary in his 4 overs. Indians found his wrongun hard to pick from hand i'm sure. That Bulli soil they used on the ANZ stadium always spins for a good wristie, even with thick grass on it. Hoggs...

Or maybe they will. The drainage their must be instant and the women are playing right now so we might see Hoggy tonight after all. Be on skysports in UK wouldn't it Dave ?

Looks like wednesday will be a washout.

Yeah you see him mucking around to get his grip ( and licking his fingers). For this one he tilts the axis a bit in the grip compared to normal and releases it up. Maybe he didn't get enough revs for magnus and I find it hard to get my head around what should happen anyway. Maybe the swerve...