Bowl a Successful Outswinger
The outswinger is a ball traditionally bowled with a side on action. It is a great ball to bowl to right and left handed batsman alike.
Contents
Steps
- Get a new ball, or a ball with one half shiny and one half rough.
- Hold the seam making it face 1st slip, or hold it straight up and down.
- Run in normally, as you enter your delivery stride, try to get your whole body to face reasonably side on.
- Bring your bowling arm to perpendicular or slightly round arm, then bring your bowling arm across your chest area and make sure you finish beside your left hip.
Tips
- Compensate for the swing - It is obvious but you have to know how much the ball is swinging on that particular day, and adjust your aim accordingly. You are not bowling an old cricket ball remember?
- Start by bowling just outside off stump, and occasionally bowl one on middle stump to confuse the batsman
- Shine the ball. Again, it's pretty obvious, but keep one side of the ball shiny.
- Bowling action is a must. No point in even trying to do this if you are a front on bowler.
Warnings
- Don't try in a match until you have practised at the nets at least a couple of times
- do not afraid of four or sixes
- Do it continuously until the bowl is damaged
- do not afraid of little bit injury , go to doctor an take a bandage