Bowling Tips

[warriorsrule]

I have posed this question on the Big Ant forums but would like to ask here as well:
I have read a lot of posts here of people saying they get lots of wickets in first class matches in career mode. I am lucky if I get 1 wicket per match. Can those who get lots of wickets give some tips / pointers on what type of deliveries / field placements / bowling plans you employ to successfully take wickets?

[Indian11]

stick to your field. Do not over try otherwise batsmen will not be set up. I normally use three outswingers and then and inswinger or straight seam ball. Sometimes i get lbw o edge to keeper. In IPL though I am getting 3-5 wickets every match :P.

[[VOID] MG]

As a fast bowler, I'd definitely stress the importance of getting your fielders set for catches, as the majority of wickets I've taken are from catches, although very rarely in slips, that's why I never bother with them. Try and keep the ball on or outside the off stump, that means you can concentrate most of your fielders on the off side.
So my fields are generally thus:
Mid On
Mid Off
Fine Leg
Mid Wicket
Point and or Gully
Deep Backward Point
Sweeper
Extra Cover

In an over I would bowl, for example, (depending on what the batsman likes, or doesn't like, sometimes I play into their strengths to get them to play shots)
1, Leg cutter normal length, or "A" on your pad on off stump or just outside
2, Outswing normal length, or "A" on your pad on off stump or just outside
3, Outswing yorker (or full length) right on the stumps, "Y" on pad. Tons of LBWs that way, but you have to take into account the amount of swing and bowl towards outside leg for the ball to come back in and onto middle. Takes practice to get it right.
4, Off cutter, normal length
5, Leg Cutter, short length, try not to pitch the ball to far away from the batsman, as if it's too high they'll struggle to edge it. It does happen, but not often.
6, Another yorker, outswing or inswing, depending on how fruity you're feeling :)

If your batsman are just dotting the ball every over, which isn't bad by any stretch, but you want to take wickets, start getting the ball further out away from off stump, encouraging the batsman to play a shot. With the variation of length of pitches and types of bowl, you're in good shape to get catches raining down from above.

Hope this helps
Matt

[Mr Bismarck]

Can I ask someone to clarify the way the left stick works for right arm wrist spinners?

I'm playing a dedicated spinner in a (Pro) career and, in game and also in the tutorial I cannot get the left stick needle to go beyond straight up.

Like this : http://i.imgur.com/D3UCS5H.jpg

The game makes a small beep sound when the needle gets there, but if I try to keep rotating the stick then the needle flips back down to zero again and I have to start again.

I presume from the presence of the green wedge (and from the fact I can't complete the spin tutorial), that I'm supposed to be able to get the needle much higher than that, but despite completing almost a full season and many thousands of deliveries, I can't work out how.

[[VOID] MG]

The only thing I do know mate, is that the beep you hear is the audio cue for the right stick motion, i.e. going fwd stick on the first beep, then going aft stick on the 2nd beep. At least I'm assuming it's the same for spinners, as I play a fasty.

[Dr. Dee]

It sounds like it might be a problem with your controller, Mr. Bismark. What controller are you using?

[Mr Bismarck]

I'm using an "Afterglow" 360 controller. All of the points on the left stick work, as I'm able to choose any of the delivery types, but the circle thing always seems to stop the RPM needly pointing directly north and it does this regardless of whether I start rotating from top left or bottom right or anywhere else.

This means I almost never get more than 900 rpm on my deliveries. I'll get the odd leg break at 1000rpm, (I presume because it's my stock delivery), but most of the time it's somewhere between 600 and 850.

As a result I just focus purely on placement and line now and restricting runs, because I don't have a delivery that turns enough to be dangerous. After my first season with Northants I'm second for economy rate and fourth worst for strike rate.

I'll see if I can find another controller to try.

[Dr. Dee]

Yes, see if you can get hold of a XBOX 360 controller to test it out. That seems to be the one that works without any problems.

[Mr Bismarck]

I found the body of an old Afterglow, where the cable tip had knackered and switched the tip from the new controller to the old controller and... it worked. So it was definitely the controller.

I can now bowl wides at 1300 rpm, instead of just 700.

[Dr. Dee]

Excellent.Glad you got that sorted out.

[Soup]

I'm a meduim pacer. I bowl a tight line and length, just outside the off stump. I have the "Meduim, Attacking 6" field. It is economical and boring, but it works time and time again. Batsman will just hit out in fustration. Hope this helps mate

Good luck!

[TeePee]

I suppose how you bowl will depend on what type of bowler you are, and what the match situation is.
I'm a medium-fast bowler, and I find either a nagging line on or around the off stump on a good length (I tend to try and move it away too) is a very good way of keeping batsmen tied down. It's not too tough to set a field to, either.

The other option, which can be a bit more expensive runs-wise, is to pitch it full and look for swing. For some reason the ball doesn't always carry well if they nick it, but you'll find you get quite a lot of LBWs and bowled, particularly if you throw in a slower ball once every couple of overs or so.

Don't forget your bouncers, too - I've managed to get quite a few 'set' batsmen to nick one behind while trying to pull a surprise bouncer.

The important thing to remember (and I suppose this is the highest praise I can give the game) is to think like you would in an actual cricket match - if you're getting pulled all over the place, try pitching it a little fuller or putting a few more leg-side fielders in. If you're getting driven everywhere, pack the covers and keep that ball on the fourth stump and wobbling around.

[rckstr@PM]

how to use crease did'nt know dat

[[VOID] MG]

Originally posted by prtkm08:

how to use crease did'nt know dat

Lost me with that mate, what do you mean?

[rckstr@PM]

mate i m asking a to get to close to wicket and far frm wicket when bolwing

[moosc]

I bowl medium pace and 'employ' an obsolete tactic caled "line and Length". Which to the youger generation raised on T20 and ODI's is seldon seen today.

Basically it revovles around 'strangling the life out of the batsman'. Bowling to your field and exploiting the 'frustration' factor of the batsman. While to some it may appear boring, it in fact can win games if used properly. The rationale of what is more important in both T20 and 50 over games is whats important here. Is wickets or runs per over more important. The bowler who concedes les than 2 or 3 runs per over or the bowler who gets 3 wickets for lots per spell? Strangley I also get lots of 5 fors using this method.

What I do is concentrate on just two types of deliveries. Basicaly the Leg cutter and the out swinger. Varying my pace also is a great help. I use the Pace Balance 13 field with square leg set on the boundary and when fielding restrictions are in force with the fine leg in the circle. I concentrate bowling full length balls, with the odd variation of length, aiming for middle to off stumps.

Good luck with whatever system you use. Remember the old saying "no one plans to fail, we just fail to plan"

Neil W