Swing Bowling

• The stock balls of a fast or medium pace bowler are the outswingers, inswingers. Most fast bowlers over a period of time settle down to fast medium or medium pace in order to have more control on their line and length and also to extend their playing career. The run up, action and follow through are the same for fast medium or medium pace bowling.

• Here the ball is held by the two fingers and the thumb underneath it, with the seam upright and angled towards fine leg.

• The shiny side is on the left and the fingers may also have a slight gap between them.

• The landing of the front foot is a bit more to the left to allow the bowling arm to finish between the legs. It is easier to bowl an inswinger from wide of the crease, though this can be easily picked by the batsman.

• Here again, the success depends on the ability to send the ball straight and then curve in to hit the batsman or the stumps. The line of attack is generally about half a foot outside the off stump. Inswingers can be bowled at the batsman, if the bowler is looking for a catch on the leg side.

• [ Video demonstration of the inswinger ]
  

Gear
Gear
Shoes
Pace bowling
Fast Bowling
Grip
Run - up
Delivery stride Actions
Follow through
Off Spin
Off Spin
Grip
Action
Follow through
Leg Spin
Leg Spin
Grip
Action
Follow through Cut off the pitch
Off Cutter
Leg Cutter
Swing
Outswing
Inswing