Cricket how to grip the ball to bowl in swing. Hello and welcome to videojug whether an arm-chair fan or a budding Shane Warne. These cricket tips are meant to help you learn more about the game. This film will show you how to build a perfect in swinger gripping the ball correctly for seam bowling is very important for getting the correct bounce and swing and getting those all-important wickets step 1. You will need a cricket ball a set of stumps to aim at a measured pitch step 2 understanding in swing in swing is when the ball swings or curves in the air towards the body of a right-handed batsman step 3 the grip. Hold the ball like this with two fingers either side of the seam with the thumb underneath the next two fingers fold softly into the palm of your hand step four ball position you will also want to have a fingers width in between the palm of your hand and the back of the ball gripping the ball too tightly will make it hard for the ball to roll out of your fingers holding it too loosely will mean less control over the ball. Step five the wrist as the ball leaves your hand. You want your wrist to be cocked back and locked till the ball rolls as you bring the ball down and out of the fingers to put backspin on the ball and keep the seams straight. Step six a ball of two sides keeping the seam straight also means that you might be able to swing the ball. The air will travel more quickly. Pass the shiny side so if you keep one side shiny the ball will swing one way or the other step 7 swinging it for in swing the CMAs angle just slightly to the right with the shiny side of the ball on the left-hand side as you hold it step. 8 take aim. It's important to take the ball sideways. Movement into consideration when bowling you should aim outside off stump that way the ball will swing on to middle or off stump when it swings step 9 ready to play. You should now be able to start bowling using this grip and be on the way to taking some all-important wickets for your team done you.