Another ground which gives advantage to sides
batting first in the championship and second in one-dayers.
Andy Hall First-class career
batting average: 34.50 First-class career bowling average: 29.98 2003 first-class
batting average: 31.78 2003 first-class bowling average: 23.51 One-day career
batting average: 32.92 One-day career bowling average:29.98 (4.40 runs per over) 2003 one-day
batting average: 21.38 2003 one-day bowling average: 26.9 (4.29 runs per over) Much like Bichel, Hall has been chosen as much for his character as his ability.
First-class averages:
Batting 26.41; bowling 448 wickets at 28.87
This season Hampshire's championship matches have all been low-scoring but that probably has more to do with early-season swing and the fact that the hosts are a poor
batting side and the visiting outfits have been even worse.
The towel bat is used on deck to get loose before you get ready to hit in
batting practice or in a game.
Ted Williams, one of the game's all-time best hitters with a lifetime .344
batting average, said that
batting is one of the most difficult tasks in sports.
By practicing off the
batting tee, you will become more comfortable with the release.
Whenever the batter comes up to bunt, he must assume a position up in the
batting box to enable him to place the bat over or slightly in front of the plate.
The individual hitters can, if they choose, use their own bats in
batting practice.
In analyzing the capabilities of their hitters, coaches will always focus on
batting averages, runs batted in, and home runs.
If, say, you were a left-handed spray hitter, I could tell you what your
batting average was on a one-pitch-at-bat for my fastball, slider, and screwball.
One of the most essential starting points is the identification of the player's
batting style.