31 What 's front-on and side-on batting?
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This article is from the RSC/UKSC Cricket FAQ, by Ganesh with numerous contributions by others.
31 What 's front-on and side-on batting?
What 's open and closed stance?
Contributor(s): brangas.
Cricket is a side-on game. You do not directly face the ball
when you bat. Ideally, one bats with one's leading shoulder
pointing to the wicket at the non- striker's end. A batsman
(usually to counter short-pitched bowling) 'opens' his stance by
standing at a slight angle such that his leading shoulder is
pointing more towards mid-on.
The stances differ in the feet positions relative to
the crease as shown below.
/
/ /
\/ /<---- Open stance
\/ (front-on)
|
| `-------
`-------
\
\
\ Closed stance
(side-on stance)
Other aliases
front-on = square-on, two eyed/open stance
side-on = closed,
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