How much flight should a leg spinner give the ball when bowling?

Question

I am a leg spinner and sometimes i give the ball too much flight but I don't really know how much is tooooo much and how much is tooooo less so could someone please tell me how much flight I should give the ball while bowling?

Could you also give me tips on how to bowl consistently in the right areas and not bowl short.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Different type of balls should be given by a spinner.

Answer 2

There is no easy answer to this question, I vary my bowling to the conditions and type of Batsman I am facing, sometimes with a good batsman in the crease you want to give your ball some air, let him fish every so often for that nice slow curved ball and hope for a miss time shot to the fielders placed at cow shot corner ready for the 'Big Hit' or the slight edge to the close in boys, other times let the ball drift in a little more to take them from the side letting it slide back on itself, especially if you have just given them two in the air and they think they are getting another.  Try to get your action the same everytime as you come in and use your arm and wrist to fox the batsman, that way they will not be able to anticipate your bowling.

Answer 3

Watch some videos of Shane Warne, and you'll get it rit. also try experimenting.

Answer 4

There is no such a thing as how much one can flight the ball,

being a spinner. Depends on the situation and how well the

batsman is able to read your deliveries. If you consistently

flight the ball and without variations then the batsman can easily

read the ball. Hence line and length along with the variations

are crucial to be  a spinner. Watch Warne or if you have old

videos of Indian spinners - they never bowled 6 deliveries the

same. Each one of them had varied in line, length, pace

and spin. Practice, practice and practice and keep varying the

trajectory until you get it right.

Answer 5

You need to experiment and find your pace.  The most common speed for leggie is around the speed that Shane Warne bowls.  However I have known some that bowl almost medium pace (absolutely deadly on a wet track).  Kerry O'Keefre & Javed Miandad come to mind. It will come down to what you're comfortable with.

Oh yeah, Merve Hughes had a useful leggie delivered at high velocity :-D

Answer 6

Just watch this video

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check...

Also if you want to know more about leg spin visit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/...

Answer 7

As with all spinners, leg spinners bowl the ball far slower (70-90 km/h or 45-55 mph) than fast bowlers, who can top 160 km/h (100 mph), and typically use variations of flight by sometimes looping the ball in the air, allowing any cross-breeze and the aerodynamic effects of the spinning ball to cause the ball to dip and drift before bouncing and spinning (usually called "turning") sharply. While very difficult to bowl accurately, good leg spin is considered one of the most threatening types of bowling to bat against, since the flight and sharp turn make the ball's movement extremely hard to read, and the turn away from the batsman (assuming he or she is right-handed) is more dangerous than the turn into the batsman generated by an off spinner.

Good leg spin bowlers are also able to bowl deliveries that behave unexpectedly, including the googly, which turns the opposite way to a normal leg break, and the topspinner, which doesn't deviate significantly. A few exceptional leg spinners (notably Shane Warne) have also mastered the flipper, a delivery that like a topspinner goes straight on landing but travels quickly and barely bounces, often dismissing batsmen leg before wicket or bowled. Another variation in the arsenal of some leg spinners is the slider, a leg break pushed out of the hand somewhat faster, so that it doesn't spin as much, but travels more straight on.

To grip the ball for a leg-spinning delivery, the ball placed into the palm with the seam parallel to the palm. The first two fingers then spread and grip the ball, and the third and fourth fingers close together and rest against the side of the ball. The first bend of the third finger should grasp the seam. The thumb resting against the side is up to the bowler, but should impart no pressure. When the ball is bowled, the third finger will apply most of the spin. The wrist is ****** as it comes down by the hip, and the wrist moves sharply from right to left as the ball is released, adding more spin. The ball is tossed up to provide flight. The batsman will see the hand with the palm facing towards them when the ball is released.

actuall the spin and variation depends upon the pitch if the picth is hard there is nothing in it for a spin boller unless if the match is played under lights if it has some grass and cracks flight should be minimum but spin should be more and if wind is favouring more flight should give u a good swing!!hope this help