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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great batting tutorial, 27 Jan 2002
By A Customer
Bradman discusses aspects of cricket for about 5 minutes, then narrates his 1934 batting film. The video shows most of the common shots, in slow-motion and with stills at various points in the shot, with commentary. (Missing is the on drive, surprising as The Don played it quite a bit, but that's not a major issue.)The discussion on bowling is very brief, and uses film of Harold Larwood in action in the Bodyline series to show the general run-up and action. Given Larwood's tendency to let his front leg bend, and so bowl the ball from lower than he might have done, I would have thought that some of the archival film of Ray Lindwell's classic action (which does appear in Bradman's Art of Cricket, originally published in the early 1950s), or that of Dennis Lillee, would have been more useful. But the bowling segment is very brief. There is a short discussion on picking up and throwing the ball from the field, where the emphasis is on economy of movement and speed of return. As Bradman was very quick and accurate in the field, this is a good study of his action, and worth study and emulation by modern up-and-coming cricketers. In summary, a great batting video, well worth the price (and conversion to NTSC in these largely heathen (non-cricketing) regions!).
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