Despite playing his home games on one of the world's flattest pitches at Taunton, Andy Caddick took over 1,500 wickets, consistently topping the English averages.

And if you can master it, you are on the road to more wickets.

Caddick knew that if he had an action that allowed him to bowl the ball in the same spot 5-6 times an over with enough pace he could reduce the chance of the batsman scoring and increase the chance of getting wickets through the ball swinging and seaming enough to get the batsman out caught behind, bowled or LBW.

Even players like Caddick and Australian legend Glen McGrath had to work hard at being so accurate.

There were plenty of problems along the way and the road was never smooth.

But they keep practicing and bowling until they became metronomic and reliable with decent pace to boot.

But getting a consistent action is hard work. It's a complicated sequence of movements. Any technical or mental issues can upset the delicate balance.

Which is why, if you are serious about becoming a consistent bowler, you need the drills and advice found in Andy Caddick's online coaching course Consistency and Rhythm: Fast Bowling Technique.

In the course you will learn via videos, interactive content, articles and interviews the secret methods used by first class bowlers. This includes:

• A detailed breakdown of the run-up for coaches and advanced players.
• How to use your action to transfer pace onto the ball.
• Little-known ways to correct poor technique in the action.
• A series of first-class bowling drills to get the body in the right position for pace and accuracy.
• Personal tips on the professional life, attitude, preparation and self-confidence.

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You have probably never heard of Terryn Fray.

But those who have call him a rare talent with a sparkling future before him. At 18 he captained Bermuda Under-19's and has made his debut for the full Bermuda team in both one day and first-class cricket.

Some might say he was blessed with talents he was born with. His genes aligned to make him better at hitting a cricket ball than everyone else.

It's a common sense explanation, but there is a problem.

Despite looking for over 150 years, nobody has ever been able to prove the existence of talent.

Take the example from the book "Talent is Overrated". Researchers looked for musical talent. Like sporting ability, we all know some people are better than others musically. The idea was to find out if any particular type of person was more likely to have this talent, so they interviewed hundreds of youngsters of different ability.

The best kids were roughly the same on every measure of early development. Between birth and about 8 years old you could not put a sheet of paper between the differences in musical ability.

I once was lucky enough to have lunch with the coach who has taken several current England internationals through their school days. One of his comments that stood out about these players is that none of them looked good enough to play for England.

Yes, they were solid school cricketers, all first team level, but he never saw signs of outstanding talent.

In other words, if genetic talent does exist, it does a very good job of hiding itself. At best, it has a much smaller influence than common sense assumes.

Why Terryn is so good and you are not

During the English summer Terryn Fray visited the UK from his home in Bermuda.

He knew that like any skill, the only way to get better is to practice hard.

It's how the best musicians in the study became the best, and it's how all the best cricketers become the best.

So Terryn jetted around the world for a week of intense coaching with Gary Palmer.

Gary worked on Terryn's technique with drills designed specifically to improve his performance. The drills were repeated until perfection was achieved with Gary's constant feedback.

Both Gary and Terryn's father reported to me how much he has improved technically in a short time.

With Terryn winning a place at Cardiff University he can continue this deliberate practice under the elite MCCU conditions.

And that's why Terryn is destined to succeed.

He practices harder and longer than anyone else. He does it until he gets it right.

It's a lesson anyone with serious cricket ambitions should heed. It's the only way that works.