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Bowling KTP PDF

The document provides key teaching points for bowling techniques in cricket. It outlines the basic grip known as the "bunny rabbit" fingers and step-by-step "pull the string" technique for a proper bowling action. It also describes the run up, gather, delivery stride, and follow through motions and emphasizes keeping form and balance. Finally, it details different types of bowling including swing, seam, offspin, and legspin and their specific grips and arm/wrist positions.

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Bowling KTP PDF

The document provides key teaching points for bowling techniques in cricket. It outlines the basic grip known as the "bunny rabbit" fingers and step-by-step "pull the string" technique for a proper bowling action. It also describes the run up, gather, delivery stride, and follow through motions and emphasizes keeping form and balance. Finally, it details different types of bowling including swing, seam, offspin, and legspin and their specific grips and arm/wrist positions.

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Key Teaching Points

Bowling
Basic KTP’s

- “Step, Reach, Roll, Release”

Basic Grip

- ‘Bunny Rabbit’ fingers

- First two fingers on top of seam

- Thumb underneath

“Pull the String” (Basic learning technique)

- stand side on to target

- Pretend hands are tied together by string

- Stretch the string with front arms reaching for


the sky

- Bowling arm next to back knee

- Pull the string down with front arm to release


the bowling hand over to release the ball

- Follow through with bowling hand across the


body

(STAND SIDE ON, STRETCH THE STRING, PULL THE STRING, FOLLOW THROUGH)

Run Up

- accelerate gradually

- Keep arms in close to body

- all body movement in direction of


target

- Head steady, eyes fixed on target

Gather

- all body movements directed at target

- Bowling hand, ball and arms kept


under shoulder level until airborne

- Arms move continuously with a


forward motion

Back Foot Impact

- posture = hips and shoulders in line

- Balanced

- Keep head high and eyes steady

- Arms folded in close to body

Delivery Stride

- pull the front arm strongly down the target line and keep elbow close to the body

- Arms and shoulders rotate as vertically as possible towards the batter

- Front foot points towards the batter

- Front elbow locked and bowling arm horizontal at front foot impact

Release

- high ball release

Followthrough

- followthrough initially directed at target

- Bowling arm comes across body

Types of Bowling
Swing Bowling

Outswing

- seam upright

- Wrist behind the ball

- Point seam towards 1st/2nd slip

- Release ball off index and 2nd finger

- Shiny side of ball faces leg side

- Follow through across body

Inswing

- seam upright

- Wrist behind ball

- Point seam towards fine leg

- Release ball off middle finger

- Shiny side of ball faces off side

- Followthrough down side of body

Seam Bowling

Off Cutter

- first finger is placed down seam with middle finger spread wider on the leather

- At point of delivery, the wrist is brought down towards backward square leg

Leg Cutter

- middle finger down the seam with first finger spread wider on leather

- at point of delivery, wrist and fingers are brought down the off side of the ball

Spin Bowling

Offspin (finger spin)

- Grip = (cock wrist toward body with palm facing the


batsman)

- Firm grip

- Drive over braced front leg (short delivery stride)

- High front arm and bowling arm

- Exaggerate followthrough

Legspin (Wrist spin)

- Grip: (cock wrist toward body with palm facing the


straight behind the bowler)

- LEG BREAK, WRONG’UN, TOPSPINNER

- Weight transfer

- Side on

- High release point

- Spin up not down

- back of hand faces bowler for leg break

- back of hand faces off side for topspinner

- back of hand faces batter for wrong’un

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