Masterclass: The Successful Allrounder – Jon Moss

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Elite Cricket is very pleased to present another exclusive Masterclass article by the former Victorian Bushrangers allrounder 2000 – 2007 Jon Moss. Enjoy.

Cheers

Mark

The true allrounder is capable of doing all major facets of the game, batting, bowling and fielding to it’s optimum level. A true allrounder is a player that could hold his/her spot in the team by doing at least two of these facets to a satisfactory level to warrant selection in the team.

Becoming an allrounder is an extremely difficult skill, and to be very good at it is even harder. As it is trying to master any position, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become successful in all 3 skill sets. It’s very rare that an allrounder will be just as a good a bowler as they are a batter and vice versa, but the best part of being an allrounder is the enjoyment you get from being able to do both and knowing that if you fail in a game at one facet you get a good chance to do well in the other.

One of the harder parts to being an allrounder is managing your time working on each of the skills at training. How much time do you need to commit to each of the skills? How long do I need to bat for at training? Do I bowl for longer periods of time than I bat for etc? These are all questions that can be answered as you develop into the role. You will soon get a guage which facet you enjoy more and will tend to lead towards working harder on that one. It’s a priverlige to be a good allrounder as most teams will only have 2 or 3 maximum and good one’s are hard to come by.

Cricket is a game where you tend to spend approx 80% of your time in the field. This is what excites me about being an allrounder. If you’re a good fielder and a good bowler, you’ll always enjoy the majority of the game, as it’s in the field you get to show more of your skills. Batting will always be there because 11 players have to bat and you’ll always get a chance to do that, but if you can bowl well and field well, you have a real chance to have an impact on the game for long periods of time.

Cricket is also a game of doing the basics better for the longest period of time. If you do this more often than not, you’ll be more successful during your time as cricketer.

Good luck and most of all enjoy what is a great game!

Jon Moss

To date Mark has amassed extensive professional experience as an elite player with the Tasmanian, the Prime Ministers XI, Australian XI and Australia ‘A’ teams and an array of clubs in the United Kingdom and New South Wales. Mark’s elite level cricket experience is complemented by a Bachelor’s degree in physical education, which has enabled him to apply his knowledge of bio mechanics, skill acquisition, sport psychology and learning methodologies to his own career as a professional player and coach. His coaching credentials and expertise have been further enhanced through the attainment of his Level 3 cricket coaching accreditation from Cricket Australia. Mark has a Master’s degree in Business Administration, from Southern Cross University, Australia.

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