Match Analysis
our batting was ok. as far as wide bowl is concern,bowling was much better .
we gave more extra due to left & right hand combination,
Fielding was really bad. Apart from some good catch, it needs more improvement.
we are making basic mistake & panicking .
Batting :
We have a good opening partnership. TWCC is average bowling side.
Bowl was skidding after pitching , Lot of bowl we could not touch & some we could not
pierce the field. Most of the ball was way outside. Due to pace of the bowl, all my shot was reaching to the fielder very quickly.
Some mistime shot did not reach to the fielder we took some singles.bowling outside off with back/short of length Devin packed the offside with third man.
Field Placement was good only problem that they bowl lot of wide ball .
Apart from one shot Pappu did not loose the shape, Luckily pappu did not hit that ball.
Lot of people do not get this but when you try to hit too hard you loose the shape. JD Was angling across from the Leg.
Pappu got out because of natural angle & late swing.
JD was angling across from the leg.As a opener we both are susceptible to leg side bowling .
Mine is work in progress. According to JD ,He tried to swing the ball around my leg but bowl did not swing
I flicked that to six. All the run I scored , Ball was full.
One of the risky single I took, Luckily it was weaker fielder/Brijesh.
This was error on my side & jay was running on the danger end.
considering first game jay was nervous. He was asking me about which way ball will move. From my personal
experience, even good bowler bowl few bad ball. Play ball according to it''s merit & watch the ball
as closely as possible.If this sounds simple it's most difficult thing to do.
Though good opening ,we fell short of playing 40 Overs. Hint to the Captain : Do not worry about the run rate.
Devang's was in full flow. He did not try to over hit & hold his shape. They did not set long on or long off which allowed
me & Devang to take a chance to clear the fielder. Devang used the depth of the crease & played some cracking cut shot.
His LBW was marginal call considering the height. But We need to deal with this.
Vimalbhai survived couple of close calls. Short pitch stuff almost worked. After some jittery moments,He settled it down.
I also noticed that He was moving away from the batting crease between the delivery that's good way to calm down
& focus on next ball. He played some cracking shots in the off drive but I was most pleased with his defensive shot.
Just reminded me that what great sunil gavaskar told " Left Handed batsman is always Elegant "
Jack's wicket felt at very crucial time. Bhavin was looking determined but got out to good delivery.
Brijesh was bowling that akward length & He did not offer bad ball. I was not sure about the nimeshkumar's position.
I wanted him one down as he can continue his good form from the tennis. He needs to make sure his bat needs to be ready.
Nimesh kept the scorboard tickking but got out at wrong time. After one hit JD also threw his wicket.
Just like tennis , We need to consider the batting order where we need somebody to play with Doctor to complete 40 Overs.
Myself/BK/vims/ may need to bat down the order with Doctor. I saw JD got irritated with the single refused by doctor.
Stakes are very high when you are last wicket vs plenty of wickets. I hope JD get this .
Overall it was decent batting efforts. I will consider TWCC gave extra 30 runs more in byes. For future game we need to assume
we will get only 20 runs in extras, anything more will be Bonus.
Bowling :
Our bowling was more disciplined in terms of line. I saw the signal for bowling short for JD but It's hard for him.That's not natural length for him.
We wasted fielder at square leg.We still need to identify the new ball bowler who can swing . it's not the pace but awkward length & some swing
that makes difference.We got lucky with few soft dismissals.
Jack's Bowling :
After shoulder injury jack's length has been superb.He use full length bowl occasionally .
Natural angle that makes ball go away for the right hander works wonder for him.
He should be change bowler because he does not need the New ball to swing, provided other bowlers are going ok.
I was surprised by finishing his overs but that was right call as he removed well set batsman .
Doctor bowled excellent first over but he lost the rhythm or he was tired. I felt in last few overs he bowled
too full to Sam.I am still searching for his stump to stump line bowling.
For left handers pappu is better choice because he brings the ball in. Pappu & Doctor is rhythm bowler so it's hard to tell when they will bowl great spell but I always felt that it's near by.JD bowled with his usual line & length.
With his natural pace & inward movement, JD could be dangerous bowler once he figure out where to pitch the ball!!!
I was surprised that Bhavin did not bowl enough.Bhavin may go for more run but primarily reason for his going for more run is bowling full, If he use depth of bowling crease that could be easily fix.our ground offers extra bounce so it's not easy to cut slower bowlers.
Our ground has some extra bounce & when you flight the ball you may end up bowling full toss. To me it's easier to hit full toss than short ball of the spinner. Bhavin should use the depth of the bowling crease.This will help the length & due to extra bounce it's not easy to hit the slow bowler's short ball. Sam was perfect candidate for the slow bowler.
Overall Our bowling is still lack luster.If we can crack the code with new ball bowling than we will be difficult side to beat. I am hoping that Nick
can bring some freshness to our bowling. I played two overs of Nick in practice . He adjusted the length quickly but did not force me to play.
I was looking for the scorecard of VAK vs UICC(http://macc.chauka.in/match_details.php?match_id=34897&team_id=6707). Nisar abdul took 7 wickets & all of them bowled.Good bowler can make weak team stronger. we need to invest more time in new ball bowling.
Fielding :
Our fielding was really bad, part of the problem was weather. Field placement for initial few overs & When sam was batting was not good. Rest of the time, in/out field placement was great.
Just like batting , watching the ball all the way is the key for fielding. Unlike batting surface outfield is not that smooth. You need to bowl watch extra carefully .In effort to save two runs how many times we ended up giving 4 runs.
One area that we definitely can work is to hitting the stump from 30 yard circle. I saw warm fielding practice by TWCC. We could use that.
We also need to be precise about our boundary fielder. NIMESH/BHAVIN/JD/JACK is our Main boundary fielders. Nimeshkumar/BK is excellent with sharp catches.
I need to draw the field placing diagram & identify Key position for each bowler .
Batting Improvement List :
1 Do not complicate the game, watch the ball as closely possible , Count 1 to 3 is one drill or watching the seam of the ball is another drill.
2 Sort out the Batting orders to make We use of 40 overs. Just like tennis we may need two players to bat 40 overs.
3 Practice leg side full & short ball to hit. This needs some technical adjustment but risk is less & rewards is high.
3 Practice Cut & Pull & back foot punch for openers.play slog sweep to the spinners if bowl is coming in.
Bowling Improvement List:
1 New bowler needs to bowl with different grip during the practice to see how we can utilize new ball better.
2 For each bowler identify key field placement where catch is likely to go. come up with field placement diagram.
3 Work with Each bowler to understand what is their natural length & their thought process.
I like to compare cricket with Chess. We are team of 11 pawns. Pawn in itself is not powerful but with support of another pawn
it can become Wazir.We just need to look at the last year game with CFCC where Phupha played played gutsy inning.
our batting was ok. as far as wide bowl is concern,bowling was much better .
we gave more extra due to left & right hand combination,
Fielding was really bad. Apart from some good catch, it needs more improvement.
we are making basic mistake & panicking .
Batting :
We have a good opening partnership. TWCC is average bowling side.
Bowl was skidding after pitching , Lot of bowl we could not touch & some we could not
pierce the field. Most of the ball was way outside. Due to pace of the bowl, all my shot was reaching to the fielder very quickly.
Some mistime shot did not reach to the fielder we took some singles.bowling outside off with back/short of length Devin packed the offside with third man.
Field Placement was good only problem that they bowl lot of wide ball .
Apart from one shot Pappu did not loose the shape, Luckily pappu did not hit that ball.
Lot of people do not get this but when you try to hit too hard you loose the shape. JD Was angling across from the Leg.
Pappu got out because of natural angle & late swing.
JD was angling across from the leg.As a opener we both are susceptible to leg side bowling .
Mine is work in progress. According to JD ,He tried to swing the ball around my leg but bowl did not swing
I flicked that to six. All the run I scored , Ball was full.
One of the risky single I took, Luckily it was weaker fielder/Brijesh.
This was error on my side & jay was running on the danger end.
considering first game jay was nervous. He was asking me about which way ball will move. From my personal
experience, even good bowler bowl few bad ball. Play ball according to it''s merit & watch the ball
as closely as possible.If this sounds simple it's most difficult thing to do.
Though good opening ,we fell short of playing 40 Overs. Hint to the Captain : Do not worry about the run rate.
Devang's was in full flow. He did not try to over hit & hold his shape. They did not set long on or long off which allowed
me & Devang to take a chance to clear the fielder. Devang used the depth of the crease & played some cracking cut shot.
His LBW was marginal call considering the height. But We need to deal with this.
Vimalbhai survived couple of close calls. Short pitch stuff almost worked. After some jittery moments,He settled it down.
I also noticed that He was moving away from the batting crease between the delivery that's good way to calm down
& focus on next ball. He played some cracking shots in the off drive but I was most pleased with his defensive shot.
Just reminded me that what great sunil gavaskar told " Left Handed batsman is always Elegant "
Jack's wicket felt at very crucial time. Bhavin was looking determined but got out to good delivery.
Brijesh was bowling that akward length & He did not offer bad ball. I was not sure about the nimeshkumar's position.
I wanted him one down as he can continue his good form from the tennis. He needs to make sure his bat needs to be ready.
Nimesh kept the scorboard tickking but got out at wrong time. After one hit JD also threw his wicket.
Just like tennis , We need to consider the batting order where we need somebody to play with Doctor to complete 40 Overs.
Myself/BK/vims/ may need to bat down the order with Doctor. I saw JD got irritated with the single refused by doctor.
Stakes are very high when you are last wicket vs plenty of wickets. I hope JD get this .
Overall it was decent batting efforts. I will consider TWCC gave extra 30 runs more in byes. For future game we need to assume
we will get only 20 runs in extras, anything more will be Bonus.
Bowling :
Our bowling was more disciplined in terms of line. I saw the signal for bowling short for JD but It's hard for him.That's not natural length for him.
We wasted fielder at square leg.We still need to identify the new ball bowler who can swing . it's not the pace but awkward length & some swing
that makes difference.We got lucky with few soft dismissals.
Jack's Bowling :
After shoulder injury jack's length has been superb.He use full length bowl occasionally .
Natural angle that makes ball go away for the right hander works wonder for him.
He should be change bowler because he does not need the New ball to swing, provided other bowlers are going ok.
I was surprised by finishing his overs but that was right call as he removed well set batsman .
Doctor bowled excellent first over but he lost the rhythm or he was tired. I felt in last few overs he bowled
too full to Sam.I am still searching for his stump to stump line bowling.
For left handers pappu is better choice because he brings the ball in. Pappu & Doctor is rhythm bowler so it's hard to tell when they will bowl great spell but I always felt that it's near by.JD bowled with his usual line & length.
With his natural pace & inward movement, JD could be dangerous bowler once he figure out where to pitch the ball!!!
I was surprised that Bhavin did not bowl enough.Bhavin may go for more run but primarily reason for his going for more run is bowling full, If he use depth of bowling crease that could be easily fix.our ground offers extra bounce so it's not easy to cut slower bowlers.
Our ground has some extra bounce & when you flight the ball you may end up bowling full toss. To me it's easier to hit full toss than short ball of the spinner. Bhavin should use the depth of the bowling crease.This will help the length & due to extra bounce it's not easy to hit the slow bowler's short ball. Sam was perfect candidate for the slow bowler.
Overall Our bowling is still lack luster.If we can crack the code with new ball bowling than we will be difficult side to beat. I am hoping that Nick
can bring some freshness to our bowling. I played two overs of Nick in practice . He adjusted the length quickly but did not force me to play.
I was looking for the scorecard of VAK vs UICC(http://macc.chauka.in/match_details.php?match_id=34897&team_id=6707). Nisar abdul took 7 wickets & all of them bowled.Good bowler can make weak team stronger. we need to invest more time in new ball bowling.
Fielding :
Our fielding was really bad, part of the problem was weather. Field placement for initial few overs & When sam was batting was not good. Rest of the time, in/out field placement was great.
Just like batting , watching the ball all the way is the key for fielding. Unlike batting surface outfield is not that smooth. You need to bowl watch extra carefully .In effort to save two runs how many times we ended up giving 4 runs.
One area that we definitely can work is to hitting the stump from 30 yard circle. I saw warm fielding practice by TWCC. We could use that.
We also need to be precise about our boundary fielder. NIMESH/BHAVIN/JD/JACK is our Main boundary fielders. Nimeshkumar/BK is excellent with sharp catches.
I need to draw the field placing diagram & identify Key position for each bowler .
Batting Improvement List :
1 Do not complicate the game, watch the ball as closely possible , Count 1 to 3 is one drill or watching the seam of the ball is another drill.
2 Sort out the Batting orders to make We use of 40 overs. Just like tennis we may need two players to bat 40 overs.
3 Practice leg side full & short ball to hit. This needs some technical adjustment but risk is less & rewards is high.
3 Practice Cut & Pull & back foot punch for openers.play slog sweep to the spinners if bowl is coming in.
Bowling Improvement List:
1 New bowler needs to bowl with different grip during the practice to see how we can utilize new ball better.
2 For each bowler identify key field placement where catch is likely to go. come up with field placement diagram.
3 Work with Each bowler to understand what is their natural length & their thought process.
I like to compare cricket with Chess. We are team of 11 pawns. Pawn in itself is not powerful but with support of another pawn
it can become Wazir.We just need to look at the last year game with CFCC where Phupha played played gutsy inning.
