How Do You Bowl The Leg Spinners Variations?
• To bowl a googly, you grip the ball the same as you would for a leg break but hold it so your palm faces away from you. As you bowl, you bring your elbow close to your head and cock your wrist so that back of your hand faces the batsman. You spin the ball by rotating the fingers. If done properly, the ball should turn from off to leg for right handers. If the batsman comes out of his crease and misses the googly, he can be stumped. • To bowl a topspinner, grip the ball as you would a leg break. Bowl it as you would a googly, but don’t cock you wrist during the action. This should impart forward spin that will cause the ball to dip later and bounce higher. • To bowl a slider, grip the ball as you would a leg break, but hold it so that your palm faces yourself. Bowl normally. This should impart backwards spin and should feel like a horribly failed leg break. If bowled properly, however, the ball will dip earlier and keep lower to the ground. To bowl a flipper, you must hold the ball as
