As you recall, before Christmas I set a personal aim of improving my accuracy with the Sidearm ball thrower. This article is a report on how I did over the last seven or so weeks, all tracked on PitchVision.

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is ​Durga. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was,

"I am an Indian. I am in poor stage in economy but i want to be a cricketer. My is age 19 years. Please tell me what kind of rules may be followed by me to become a good future spinner?"

Use this simple adaptation to a normal net to add pressure and realism and improve your batting average.

Want a fast, simple way to improve your game?

Prepare for practice.

More turn is the ultimate improvement for spinners. The clue is in the name. So, here is a case study from a young spinner who doubled his turn in 10 weeks training.

Even better, he had never bowled spin seriously before last year.

Here's what happened, and how you can emulate his achievement.

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is ​Jayesh. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was,

"​- While fast bowling my hand come too much over head. I just want be high arm action bowler what should I do?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

Cricket nets can easily become "just a hit" without any focus or improvement. Using this game from PitchVision, you can make them fun, competitive and useful when you play in a match.

This is a brilliant, simple trick for bowlers to get a big hitting batsman away from the strike if you are struggling to get them out.

Hit the thigh pad.

This trick works best for seamers who naturally angle the ball into the batsman, but it can work for anyone. Your aim is to bowl a ball that, after pitching, will hit the batter on their thigh pad.

Why?

I used to play cricket with a bodybuilder. He was a huge guy with muscles like Volkswagen Beatles trying to park. He was a good club batsman and accurate medium pace bowler too. Could he have been better if he spent less time in the gym and more time in the nets?

"Mixed" bowling actions are a common cause for concern in fast bowlers. Using this case study subject as an example, you can learn about dealing with a mixed bowling action.