Batting
A Comprehensive Modern Guide for Cricket Players and Coaches
James Knott author Andy O’Connor author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Polaris Publishing Limited
Published:7th Apr '22
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This book is aimed at players and coaches (male & female) of all levels. James Knott and Andrew O’Connor have created a comprehensive and up to date guide to batting for coaches, players and parents featuring photographs and diagrams along with sixty accessible drills.
This is an essential guide to the intricate skills required to become a successful batter for both players and coaches. With input from a wide range of elite players and coaches, past and present, this is an invaluable guide to developing batting skills for young and old alike.
'Like the best Joe Root innings, it has everything . . . easy to follow and bang up to date'
-- Richard Hobson * Wisden *'This book is fantastic. It is insightful and detailed, I thoroughly enjoyed the holistic structure, weighted heavily towards tactics and the mental approach, still with accurate and simplified technical input'
-- Sam Arthurs, Foundation Pathway Manager, Oxfordshire Cricket'This book offers a complete guide to batting, explained in a way that is thoroughly engaging and intelligible to all audiences. Whether you're a player looking to advance your own batting, a parent or a coach looking to improve others, you will find everything you need in this book to develop the next great modern day batter'
-- Luke Sharples, Talent Pathway Performance Manager, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club'As technical batting coaching appears to be enjoying a renaissance following the recent fortunes of the England Test side, this book provides an accessible and comprehensive guide. The way technical and tactical aspects of batting are described makes it accessible for players of all abilities, and the drills are practical and applicable. This book is a must for all young players and coaches with a desire to understand and improve their game'
-- Mike Sutliff, Dinton CC and former professional cricketer with Leicestershire & Gloucestershire'In touch and up to date whilst still incorporating the sound principles of batting that have lasted the test of time, this comprehensive guide is of great use to players, coaches and parents alike looking to aid the development of modern batsmanship to meet the demands of the modern game'
-- Ben Coddington, Wimbledon CC and Lincolnshire'A very detailed yet accessible read for players and coaches of all levels. The technical, tactical, mental and physical aspects of batting are all covered and there is a huge drills section for coaches to dip into'
-- David Ripley, former Northants Head Coach and London Spirit Assistant Coach'Very enlightening'
-- Adam Hollioake * Surrey & EnglaISBN: 9781913538330
Dimensions: 195mm x 130mm x 35mm
Weight: 506g
400 pages