Cricket Show 90: Wicketkeeping tips
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| PitchVision Academy - PitchVision Academy Show 090.mp3 | 8.44 MB |
It's wicketkeeping all the way on the show this week as we catch up with Nic Northcote, first-class 'keeper and author of Wicketkeeping: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Art.
Nic gives his advice to listener Dan who emailed the following question in:
"Hey, I'm a 17 year old 'keeper who's been behind the stumps for about 5 or 6 years but had almost zero formal coaching. Everything I know is from match practise and watching the pros. I consider myself an able wicket-keeper but I know I need a lot of work, my main problem is my club doesn't offer any coaching for keepers.
I play 3rd XI in the Essex League most weekends but have been called up to the 2nds recently. I've been told I keep with "hard hands" and I think that's to do with rigid elbows and grabbing at the ball. What do I need to do to fix this and are there any drills I can do?
Another issue is my footwork. When stand back I don't get across enough, I collect the ball but often away from my body or over the outside hip. Also, if a seamer bowls a ball in at the stumps and it gets an edge, I tend to follow the ball and step across the leg, thus being in a really bad position to catch the ball.
When standing up I tend to take a step back when taking the ball. It's just an instinct and I'm trying to correct it by having a wide stance so that I can step across to stand up fully, instead of going backwards."
How to listen to the show
You can download the show onto your computer by right clicking on the link below and choosing "Save Target as..."
You can also subscribe to the show for free:
Click here to subscribe in iTunes.
If you don't use iTunes You can add the feed manually.
- Login to post comments
Comments
tytrty