Footwork in the sport of
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
refers to the technique a batsman employs as he or she faces a delivery from the opposing bowler.
The two primary categories of conventional footwork include batsmen's shots played off the front foot, and shots played off the back foot. A right-handed batsman's front foot is the left; the back foot is the right. Typically, the conventional batsman will employ a front foot shot for deliveries of a fuller length (i.e., pitching closer to the batsman), and a back foot shot for deliveries of shorter length.
Because of the leverage the batsman can create with his or her feet, front foot shots usually result in the ball being played in front of the batsman, while back foot shots result in the ball being played behind the batsman's wicket.
[Martin Crowe]
The perils of ignoring footwork.
ESPNcricinfo. Many exceptions to this exist, however.
See also
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Cricket terminology
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Batting (cricket)
In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially referred to as a batter (historically, the ...
References
Cricket terminology
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