In this part we expand on the theory to show you how to use different ways to flight the ball to get wickets.
When you combine topspin and backspin with subtle changes of pace you have four new tools with which to dismiss the batsman:
1.Topspin, slightly slower:
This is the classic flighted delivery. It will hang in the air, bringing the batsman forward, before dipping and bouncing and giving the ball enough time to spin to beat the bat or find the edge. This will frequently lead to stumpings against a batsman intent on using his feet.
2. 2. Topspin, slightly quicker:
This is the delivery to use for extra bounce. The ball will dip fiercely and leap up towards the splice of the bat, particularly on harder pitches. A good deliveryto use both if you're looking for a close catch off a defensive batsman or an unintentional aerial shot off an aggressive batsman.
3. Backspin: slightly slower:
This ball will appear to hang in the air and then keep very low on bouncing. A good method of dismissing a batsman intent playing aggressively off the back foot, as he will often play over the top of the delivery, possibly resulting in a bottom edge and his dismissal.
4. Backspin, slightly quicker:
The classic skiddy delivery that traps the batsman on the back foot, only to surprise him by landing on a full length. Chances are it will then crash into the pads or stumps before the hapless batsman is able to get his bat down.
This is the delivery to use for extra bounce. The ball will dip fiercely and leap up towards the splice of the bat, particularly on harder pitches. A good deliveryto use both if you're looking for a close catch off a defensive batsman or an unintentional aerial shot off an aggressive batsman.
3. Backspin: slightly slower:
This ball will appear to hang in the air and then keep very low on bouncing. A good method of dismissing a batsman intent playing aggressively off the back foot, as he will often play over the top of the delivery, possibly resulting in a bottom edge and his dismissal.
4. Backspin, slightly quicker:
The classic skiddy delivery that traps the batsman on the back foot, only to surprise him by landing on a full length. Chances are it will then crash into the pads or stumps before the hapless batsman is able to get his bat down.
It's also useful to note that a higher arm action increases the effect of the extra bounce of the top spinner. A lower arm action keeps the backspinner skidding through nice and low.
Adding Drift
Both the Magnus force and conventional swing can be used to make the ball move sideways, or drift, in the air.
A hard spun leg break or off break will drift sideways in the latter half of their flight in the opposite direction to their eventual turn. This is well known to accentuate the efficacy of the delivery, as the ball first moves one way in the air and then the other way off the pitch.
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