Skip to contentBatting gloves are an important part of any cricketer’sarmoury. If you’ve ever been hit on the hand by a cricket ball before, you’llknow why they’re so important!Batting gloves havetwo main functions:Toprotect our hands from damage due to being struck by the ball – Handinjuries can keep batsmen out of action for a long time, so we need to makesure we buy an appropriate pair of gloves that have plenty of padding. Thispadding helps to stop those injuries occurring.To allowus to grip the bat more effectively – Sometimes when we strike the ball,the bat can spin around in our...…Skip to contentBatting gloves are an important part of any cricketer’sarmoury. If you’ve ever been hit on the hand by a cricket ball before, you’llknow why they’re so important!Batting gloves havetwo main functions:Toprotect our hands from damage due to being struck by the ball – Handinjuries can keep batsmen out of action for a long time, so we need to makesure we buy an appropriate pair of gloves that have plenty of padding. Thispadding helps to stop those injuries occurring.To allowus to grip the bat more effectively – Sometimes when we strike the ball,the bat can spin around in our...WW…

Skip to contentThere are many different things that have to come togetherif you want to build the perfect fast bowler. The ideal fast bowler will bequick enough to intimidate opposing players, and accurate enough to force theminto mistakes and test out techniques. They also need to maintain a good levelof fitness in order to be able to play to a high level consistently!So how do you go about achieving these things? How can you turn yourself into a fearsome fast bowler that is capable of taking wickets at any point in a match? In this post I’m going to give you 11 tips you can use to do just...…Skip to contentThere are many different things that have to come togetherif you want to build the perfect fast bowler. The ideal fast bowler will bequick enough to intimidate opposing players, and accurate enough to force theminto mistakes and test out techniques. They also need to maintain a good levelof fitness in order to be able to play to a high level consistently!So how do you go about achieving these things? How can you turn yourself into a fearsome fast bowler that is capable of taking wickets at any point in a match? In this post I’m going to give you 11 tips you can use to do just...WW…

Skip to contentCricket bags are one of the most essential items forcricketers to purchase! It is a sport that requires us to carry a lot ofequipment around with us, and as a result, we need something suitable to carryit all in. Whether you’re a junior player or a senior player, whether youtravel to your matches by car or on foot, you can be sure that there’ll be acricket bag that’s suitable for you. And that’s what I’ll be aiming to help youfind in this post!I’ve done some online research and I’ve also purchased some of the best cricket bags on the market so that I can test them out for...…Skip to contentCricket bags are one of the most essential items forcricketers to purchase! It is a sport that requires us to carry a lot ofequipment around with us, and as a result, we need something suitable to carryit all in. Whether you’re a junior player or a senior player, whether youtravel to your matches by car or on foot, you can be sure that there’ll be acricket bag that’s suitable for you. And that’s what I’ll be aiming to help youfind in this post!I’ve done some online research and I’ve also purchased some of the best cricket bags on the market so that I can test them out for...WW…

Skip to contentThe sport of cricket has successfully rebranded itself in the last half century in order to appeal to wider audiences. Now, instead of just having test cricket as the sole international format of the game, 50-over and 20-over cricket also exist! These shorter versions of cricket (also known as limited overs cricket) are attractive to many people because they don’t last as long as test cricket and they encourage both batters and bowlers to play in a much more attacking way. In these forms of cricket, there is a greater emphasis on playing innovative shots and scoring runs...…Skip to contentThe sport of cricket has successfully rebranded itself in the last half century in order to appeal to wider audiences. Now, instead of just having test cricket as the sole international format of the game, 50-over and 20-over cricket also exist! These shorter versions of cricket (also known as limited overs cricket) are attractive to many people because they don’t last as long as test cricket and they encourage both batters and bowlers to play in a much more attacking way. In these forms of cricket, there is a greater emphasis on playing innovative shots and scoring runs...WW…

Skip to contentWhen I was watching my first few cricket matches on TV, I remember being overwhelmed by the amount of cricket-based jargon I was hearing on the commentary. I was hearing terms like ‘reverse swing’, ‘deep mid-wicket, ‘leg cutter’ and ‘cover drive’ for the first time – and had absolutely no idea what any of them meant. Nowadays if I hear a term I don’t understand, I just grab my phone and google it to instantly find out what it means. But back in 2005 when I was a 12 year old kid I didn’t have a mobile with access to the internet – so I generally just watched the cricket...…Skip to contentWhen I was watching my first few cricket matches on TV, I remember being overwhelmed by the amount of cricket-based jargon I was hearing on the commentary. I was hearing terms like ‘reverse swing’, ‘deep mid-wicket, ‘leg cutter’ and ‘cover drive’ for the first time – and had absolutely no idea what any of them meant. Nowadays if I hear a term I don’t understand, I just grab my phone and google it to instantly find out what it means. But back in 2005 when I was a 12 year old kid I didn’t have a mobile with access to the internet – so I generally just watched the cricket...WW…