Masterclass: Don’t Make A Bad Ball Into A Good One
One of my previous Masterclass articles is entitled Don’t Make A Good Ball Into A Bad One where I discuss the importance of shot selection in the context of a great player who I was fortunate enough to play a lot of first-class cricket with David Boon. Basically, this article talks about how Boony rarely, more so than any player I have played with, attempted to hit a good ball for runs. If you bowled him a good ball, he would respect it with a fortress like defensive stroke. However, if you bowled to Boony...
Read MoreMark’s Ashes Preview
Following the IPL and Twenty20 World Cup it is great to have Test cricket back on the agenda. If the 2009 Ashes series can come close to the 2005 series in England in terms of competitiveness and pure excitement we will be in for a real treat. Of course in 2005 England regained the famous urn for the first time since 1985-86 only to have this compliment returned in 2006-2007 in Australia where Australia put the demons of 2005 to rest in emphatic fashion winning the series 5 – nil. So the stage is set, however...
Read MoreMasterclass: Fast Bowling On Unhelpful Pitches
One of the great challenges for bowlers is bowling at good batsmen when the wicket is slow and easy paced and there is minimal assistance for the ball – no pace, no bounce, no swing, nothing! The first thing to realise is that there is nowhere to hide, so you need to accept the challenge for what it is – to get the other team out! It is of critical importance that you keep this in mind throughout your performance. This risk of forgetting that you are there to get the batsmen out is settling for containment...
Read MoreMasterclass: The Successful Allrounder – Jon Moss
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...
Read MoreMasterclass: Technology Is Not The Answer – Steve Herzberg
Elite Cricket is very pleased to present this exclusive Masterclass article by my former teammate Steve Herzberg. Steve is a qualified level 3 coach. He played cricket for WA and Tasmania in the 1990’s. He now runs a successful corporate training company. Steve can be reached at www.nrgsolutions.com.au or emailed at steve@nrgsolutions.com.au Enjoy. Cheers Mark As a kid playing cricket I was given a lot of advice from a lot of people. If I can recall even 10% of it now I’d be amazed. However, one piece of...
Read MoreMasterclass: Captaincy and Slip Fielding – Dan Marsh
Elite Cricket is very pleased to present this exclusive Masterclass article by my former teammate Dan Marsh. In an outstanding career Dan has represented South Australia, Tasmania (captain), Leicestershire and Australia ‘A’. Enjoy. Cheer Mark Captaincy One of the first things that I learnt about Captaincy was to trust your instincts. Usually the first thought that comes in to your head is going to be the right one. I always like to try and stay ahead of the game, be pro-active rather than re-active....
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