Batting Set Up

A) GRIP

• Use of a line
• Feet on a cone shoulder width apart
• Bat face down in between feet
• V’s made with thumb/forefinger
• V’s aligned down back of bat
• Pick up bat
• Put bat in front of toes of back foot
• Make a 1 to 6 sequence for repetition

<Grip Photos here>

B) STANCE

• Use of two cones for feet
• Use plastic stump to judge if eyes are level
• Use of single finger push test-to-test balance/stability
• Use of photo or video feedback for reconfirmation

<Stance Photos here>

       C)BACK LIFT

• Lifting bat back repeatedly towards off stump or just outside in stance position using the bat tapping method
• Use of extra plastic stump with middle stump removed to create a pathway for bat to follow on up and downswing

 

D) TAKING GUARD

On arriving at the crease, the first thing the batsman should do is take guard so that he gets a sense of where he is in front of the stumps.

The following is an explanation on of how to take guard:

• Hold the bat upright with the bottom touching the ground
• The side edge of the bat faces the umpire who is standing at the other end of the pitch
• There are three common guards the batsman can take: leg, middle and leg, and middle/center

(Middle  / center is a good position on for young players to take)

• Once the umpire has given the batsman the position on of his guard, the batsman must mark the

Pitch with his boot or the bottom  of the bat so that he knows where he is in relation on to the stumps.