How to Bowl Leg Spin: A Masterclass - Richie Benaud & Michael Atherton
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Richie Benaud and Michael Atherton talk abuot leg-spinbowling and other wrist spinning techniques. (5:05).
This upload shows the highlights and the lowlights of their bowling careers. More importantly it goes through some of the important technical aspects of Leg-spin bowling.
Greg Buckley is the name of the young leggie strutting his stuff here.
Taken from Channel Four's (UK) award winning cricket coverage. (Ashes Series 2005, Old Trafford, 2nd day Lunch break)
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Richie was so humble, he wanted the focus to be on the players of the day even though he was a top player in his day. What a man he was
Yes!
Richie benaud, you could listen to him teach spin bowling for days. A legend, such that no one dare question
Great video, Richie Benaud,the best commentator ever and Mark Nichlos now the lead commentator for Channel 9. Intrestingly enough Channel 9 now the last commenwealth TV broadcaster to transmitt Cricket on FREE TV. Disabled UK viewer. GOD BLESS!
Now channel 7 has it and totally stuffed it up.
Rest in peace Richie, the voice of my childhood summers. A gentle man and a gentleman.
Very well written.
RIP 😭
My childhood commentator 😢
Excellent piece, Richie was so good and is much missed. Well done to the lad who for 16 showed splendid confidence and attitude !
The best commentator. Period...
What an English summer that was. How good were those days. Wish I could travel back in time.
Blimey! Dexter, Close, May, Fred Truman?
Back in the day when I gave a shit about cricket.
Thangs for the memories!
richie benaud should have been more than knighted. he was worthy of being a king.
2:23 fair grab by Simpson.
Remember watching this on tv many many years ago
Very good masterclass.
OT, is that a masonic handshake from Richie that I see there at 14:28?
We miss you, Richie.
Lovely bloke Greg Buckley lucky enough to bowl agaist him
Thank-you!
Who is watching at 2020?
Looooooved seeing Athers bowl! He's good!!!! looooool xXxXx
2:30 What a ball.
Richie I respect you rest in peace sir....
He was a great batsman though. If it had been a masterclass on defensive intelligent batting he'd be one of the first I'd want hosting it.
Where is greg buckley now?
Never really broke through unfortunately, injuries curtailed his career
There's one richie benaud
@Wilshire101 because...?
Should have just been Richie, he is the only legend there
Got one question - any idea where this leg-spinning kid ended up? He'd be in his mid 20s now...has he gone on to first class cricket, or did he disappear down the pan?
I wondered that too but no, club cricketer.
good keeper cant even catch the ball
Whatever happened to the young leggie here? The fact he never played First Class is just indicative of how many spinners get lost from the game, because captains wait too long to bring you on then take you off after one bad ball and it's back to military medium...
He was injured now plays in country nsw town of Dubbo I’ve been lucky enough to play against him he did go professional in England somewhere along the line
Dude you overswerved but you have swerve. You can now become a bowler and a handy no 11
Mark & atherton both we’re secretly gays they need to make it public
atherton sloppy cricketer now again talks about technique....................brian lara.........ajantha mendis...........murlithanran.........shiv chandrapual all pissed on technique and were more successfull than atherton..........
Rashid khan is past the perpendicular I think
Richie Benaud is the yoda of cricket
hahaha classic
I came here to write the same thing
this is an incredible comment
Godfather of cricket 🏏
This statement is true on so many levels.
It's difficult to believe that Richie Benaud was actually young once.
He looked younger than he actually was when he was playing for Australia.
He went to both my primary and high schools.
Legend
Had such a sharp mind even at a late age, I was lucky to be born in 1991, I got to hear his commentary, whilst watching Waugh, Warne, McGrath, Ponting, and Gilchrist.
Marvelous! RIP Richie you were a class act, truly one of a kind!
That kids spinning the ball every 2 seconds during the interview was driving me nuts.
I wonder what happened to them?
Hahahaha, "I brought myself off after taking 5-6 quick wickets" hahah classic Richie you will always be awesome
Pleasure to hear Ritchie commentate on his own performances from 1961, and his incredibly gentle handling of the under 17 cricketer. One of the joys of cricket is the opportunity to hear articulate individuals talking about what they have done - it is the sort of anti-sport by comparison with all of the others, where we get both to watch feats of athleticism and (occasionally) hear people explain them, their thoughts, and feelings.
Great arm ball from Davidson.
I love this. Benaud just loves talking about leg spin bowling and he makes it sound so simple.
As a test cricketer he is seriously underrated. He was the first man to take 200 wickets and also score 2000 runs in tests. Try asking that in a pub quiz, when I asked nobody got it right.
Why the hell has Benaud not been knighted? A dreadful oversight.
fuck that, he's better than that
They only give to the West Indies, BLM was still alive.
So many WI players were knighted, is Richie Richardson more worthy of Richie Benaud, Denis Lillee or Shane Warne?
UK knighthood is a mockery, should be abolished.
@@robin7275
I tend to agree mate.
@@robin7275 Richie should've been yes but if you're a cricket fan of around my age (49)(proud Englishman btw),you'd have huge ,massive respect and love for those West Indians.
Australia abolished imperial honours (including knighthoods) in the 1980s. The honours system is known as the Order of Australia: recipients get AC, AO, AM, or OAM.
Wise old master. RIP.
Fun fact - the U17 player’s county career ended at 20 after a broken ankle, but he went on to play club cricket in South Africa and New Zealand and make local headlines in 2015 after scoring six sixes in one over
Thanks I was wondering what became of him
It's a shame he didn't teach more commentators too..... what a great guy he was. I still miss him.
I really miss C4's coverage. Especially the occasionally stoned Dermot Reeve doing Imran Khan impressions.
Great upload. That 2nd catch by Bobby Simpson at 2.22 is unbelievable.
Benaud saw a lot of catches and for him to rate that one as one of the best is about as high praise as is possible. I do think Simpson was the best slip fielder, not just for that catch and others like it but for his consistency.
What a memory that will be for the young lad - receiving advice and compliments from the legendary Richie Benaud!
He’s a great bloke too quite humble
hahaha took myself off after taking 5-6 quick wickets hahaha classic richie
Richie: 'One of the most exciting moments of my life...'
As a kid watching test cricket on the BBC in the 70's Richie was the voice of the sport. He transcended nationality and was a joy. His love of the game shone through and is impartial 'less is more' approach to commentating was sheer brilliance! Sadly missed his kind are a dying breed. RIP Mr B
He's the reason I became interested in cricket in 1990. I really think it was just because of his enthusiasm and suave manner.
Mark Nicolas is by far the best presenter in cricket today
Richie- Total Class in thought, word and deed. Miss you mate.🏏💜😪💔🏏
That young guy...what a day for him!
Loved Richie Benaud's commentary. Was a fantastic way to spend hours listening to him discuss stories.
yep. Am a leggie, so it's great to hear the masters talk about it.
There's something weird about Atherton getting a OBE
No there isn't, but this is something weird about Richie Benaud not getting a knighthood.
Imagine having the great man give you a couple of pointers on ya leggies! Miss ya Ritchie! 🇦🇺
That is what you would call priceless.
Not one of David Blunkett's best days behind the stumps.
Dear Richie...a great leg spinner & one of the greatest captains & tacticians ever....
4:37 “did he hang his boots up or did he hang himself” 🙀🙀🙀🤣🤣
I’m surprised this is the only comment mentioning that haha
Richie Benaud, what an absolute hero and gentleman.
Richie benaud was the voice of cricket along with Geoffrey boycott.
NEVER mention the two togther. Richie was the master and a true gentleman, while Boycott is an opinionated bitter old man.
I still play EA's cricket 2007 just to hear Ritchie Benaud and Mark Nicholas
Whatever happened to Greg Buckley? Never saw sight nor sound of him in the England set up...
Rentaghost okish Still playing in the Lancashire leagues - plagued by long standing injury between this piece and now, unfortunately.
@@thisiszaphodcurrently playing in country nsw Dubbo as of 2024 great bloke now bowls off spin and a fair batsmen
Richie Benaud had a weird celebration.
knowledge from a master. RIP
@ 1:34
Funny comment, bentkaku... Made my laugh that.
52 years on and he's still getting a slating... poor guy
You are right though...
Damn, I miss Richie Benaud.
Mr Benaud explained leg spin so simply
Very good indeed
Richie had his worst nightmare when Max Walker hijacked the commentary box 📦.
Richie first class gentleman and cricketing royalty.
Richie was absolute class ❤
Does that Buckley kid know how ridiculous he looks standing spinning the ball in his hands?
It's hard to overstate how good Richie was as a commentator and observer of the game. That bloke knew more than most people have forgotten. He was also a very good player and I think that's been forgotten a bit. His record at test level would still be very good for a leggie today (3.9 wickets per test at 27).
Watching that young lad eagerly absorbing the knowledge of the old cricketing great, while good to see is also a little sad. I'm thinking of how society treats it's old people, and am reminded of what Victor Hugo said about the Seine and how in his day it served as the sewer of Paris: he said that the city literally flushed away so many millions of francs a day. Meaning it could have been used to fertilise fields instead of befouling the river. The elderly are also treated like smelly refuse, to be kept out of sight and mind and disposed of, to be ignored or sent to nursing homes where they can vegetate and die. Yet what benefits there would be if young schoolchildren regularly heard the it stories, memories, experiences. The older generation love an interested audience when they reminisce, kids love stories. There's a a gap here that could quite simply be filled to the obvious benefit of both groups.
The old shut your eyes, run in and bowl drill (Richie) it's a good un!
Didn’t Devon Malcolm use that technique in tests?
@@chrisp4170 Not sure, never heard that myself. Apparently I do it when I bowl - loads of wicket keepers have said as I go into the BFC phase of my action I have my eyes closed, I don't notice it myself. Do you know at which point he closes his eyes as I've tried it in practice just to try and get my whole action correct as I approach the crease, but I never carried it through to bowling with my eyes closed on purpose in a game.
Important tips for leg spin bowling start from 05:10
Mike Atherton ,OBE (ball tampering cheat)
Morning everyone
I had the honour & privilege of meeting Mr Benaud at Arundel what a wonderful moment a truly great man its a moment I shall always remember god bless the marvellous person
You just know Richie wanted to send a few down here! God rest him … what a voice. If ever one voice made a sport …
"and don't ask where's the rest of it" 😏🤣
What an absolute King of Cricket Richie was, literally had the whole game summed up in a matter of minutes with a fine selection of words, while the presenter stammers to fuck up what he's saying. RIP Richie Benaud
RIP Shane 🥺
Diamond video. I am saving this. Will never get such a video from legends. Whoever is the boy mightbe playing today for England was lucky and blessed to have received this opportunity.
Fabulous Richie's advice superb. Thanks Richie Brilliant Cricketer Brilliant Commentator RIP and Thanks😊
Often wondered that myself.
This would have been a very different upload if he did...
Ted dexter. Last englishman to walk
Why the f~ck would anyone dislike this? It seems to me 12 people are utterly bone headed.
Words were always measured, superbly humorous and witty. We never will get one more person like him in our life time. Good bye Richie. I miss you.
Look at the way the batsmen all walked back then.
8:38 Richie Benaud could have been tripped by the ball.
Hilarious. Imagine inviting Atherton in to a conversation on how to bowl wrist spin.
Richie was probably the most respected person the sport of cricket has and will ever have.
An absolute joy to listen to…the voice I grew up and all of us did
I am sorry to say some techniques so poor that time nowadays good techniques of batsman
@nischay1810 i'd like to think so.... ;-)
Who is this wicket keeper ! He had one job ! One freaking job and he ruined it !
Ironic Mike Atherton got bowled out by Shane Warne 10 times lol
Athers spun the ball waaaayyyy more than the kid. And put on a good show for legspin, topspin and googly! Richie was being kind and diplomatic - the kid was going against most of Richie's dictums, and bowling quickish balls that hardly changed direction.
Bit harsh given the lad's young age. However, I agree wiith you in that he needs to slow his delivery speed down (and toss the ball higher), but that will come with experience. Overall though, I agree with Richie in that his bowling technique - especially his body position when he releases the ball - is pretty sound. Also, he was probably rather nervous , but for what I think was his fourth ball, he slowed it down and it was pretty good, albeit it more of a top spinner than a leg break (as where the others).
That wicket keeper was hopeless 😂