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Great to watch Peter SIddle bowling with the wicket keeper standing up to the stumps!
This is an old practice in Cricket. Prior to 1970s, it was v common for fast-medium bowlers to have the WK standing up unless they were express (over 135-140 kmph)
A rarity in our times
This is an old practice in Cricket. Prior to 1970s, it was v common for fast-medium bowlers to have the WK standing up unless they were express (over 135-140 kmph)
A rarity in our times
Alec Bedser, arguably the finest bowler of the post-War period (1940s-early 50s) took 230+ test wickets with the wicket keeper standing up to him most of the time!
In fact many claimed that Bedser was a much much better bowler when the WK stood up than when the WK stood back
In fact many claimed that Bedser was a much much better bowler when the WK stood up than when the WK stood back
When the wicket-keeper stands up, it has consequences -
It focuses the bowler's line and length. Forces him to bowl straighter, and not bowl too wide or too short
Second it is a signal to the batsman not to charge down the wicket, given the possibility of a stumping
It focuses the bowler's line and length. Forces him to bowl straighter, and not bowl too wide or too short
Second it is a signal to the batsman not to charge down the wicket, given the possibility of a stumping
