Product Description

With the striking success of Shane Warne and Abdul Qadir in modern Test cricket, wrist-spin bowling is definitely back in fashion. In this illustrated book, the author shows players and coaches at all levels how to acquire the skills of this highly dextrous style of bowling. Areas include: the basic techniques covered step-by-step; solving bowling problems; how to bat against wrist-spin; mental and physical preparation for matches and the tactics used.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114179 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

Years of trial & error eliminated in one book
Peter Philpotts book is a treasure trove of explanation of what is sometimes wrongly treated as a secret. He explains in simple easy to follow stages what you should do to bowl every ball in the wrist spinners armoury.He never minimises the amount of effort required to become an effective wrist spinner but he does much to encourage those who are willing to do what it takes. As the father of a keen young leg spinner i would say that this book is worth the price for just one of the insights gained (it has corrected my sons concept of wind in relation to wrist spin as one example). Peter is obviously a coach of some ability, he seems to second guess( because he has been there first) every point which needs making explicit. The section on the mental aspects of bowling wrist spin is particularly good reading His willingness & enthusiasm in passing on his knowledge to those who would follow is admirable . Buy it. Bravo Peter

Helpful, insightful, a must for any leggie
Peter Philpott is a great coach. Not only was he a great help to the greatest leg spinner of all time - Shane Warne - , his secrets are now available to everyone. The ideas of dip, drift, turn and bounce become central in the mind of any spin bowler, as it should be. Deliveries such as the flipper, orthodox back-spinner, leggie, top-spinner and wrong'un are all explained. This work is a must have for any cricketer.

Philpott is a leading authority
PP differentiates himself from other coaches beacuase he follows the spirit of the game - the role of a batsman is to score runs and a strike bowler is to take wickets. This simple fact is often overlooked by the "scientific" approach practiced by other coaches.

At the end of the day you want your side to win, and the aggression in Philpotts coaching techniques comes through in the books he has published and the results obtained by following them.