My painful Bowling Action

I am a young (16) fast bowler and play cricket, but at the moment, when I bowl, my back hurts a LOT! Anyway, we recorded my action the other day, so you can look at it, and I think it may be my front leg collapsing that causes the pain.

Any comments on how to improve or stop my back hurting would be greatfully accepted!

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Sports

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• Cricket
• Bowling
• Help
• Back
• Pain

[zhj354rjd]

Focus on your core



[cperfitt123]

Cant really tell from this video but you might need to get your hips and shoulders in line through the whole bowling action

[ikadir18]

Gee your back shouldn't be hurting at 16. I have no idea but i think its cause you twist your back too much after you bowl to the other side. Try coming to the wicket more front on perhaps and not twisting your back too much - just have more of a front on action all round - as opposed to a wippy, sling-shot action

[1622matt]

u might have a mixed action i think your legs are front on and your body is side on

[sjamil18]

at delivery stride clear your left leg just a little bit to the left and your body will be facing teh stumps more head on and then the arm will come down straigter too. have a look atthis video i made of my bowling which shows what im talking about:

[sjamil18]

hi there - just saw your video. you seem to be twisting your back around the point of the spine just before delivery thats causing the pain - a mixed action of side and front on. you must avoid this or you'll pick up a serious injury. you seem to have decent natural pace so i wud suggest trying to run in and working on slamming down the bowling arm straight - avoiding a sling that ends up at 1st slip.

[kevinqew]

if u back hurts u have to stop playing cricket, maybe u are not built for it.. fast bowlers need strong bodies...

[jamessgray2010]

Difficult to see with the angle, but it's almost certainly to do with the position of your front arm. If your feet are planting you in a very side-on position, but your front arm extends in line with say first slip, then you will be torturing your back by twist as you deliver. Basically if your back foot is square on try and have your front arm extend towards middle-and-off; the more straight it is, the more you have to adjust your front arm towards the slips. That should solve your problem.

[Leighakin]

@negooog then why don't you send me a quick personal message so only i can read it? ;) were you a bowler or all-rounder?

[negooog]

@Leighakin then i gotta change my account again. I commented on this thread cause i liked the guys action. I look specifically at where his arm starts on the backfoot to where it is when he releases it. Unfortunately he gets no help from his torso