Batting (cricket) square-leg rather than to mid-wicket. It is almost exclusively used against reasonably full-pitched balls from slow bowlers, as only then does the batsman have time to sight the length and adopt the kneeling position required for the slog sweep. The front leg of the shot is usually placed wider outside leg stump to allow for a full swing of the bat. A upper cut is a shot played towards third man, usually hit when the ball is pitched outside the off stump with an extra bounce. It is a dangerous shot which can edge the batsman to keeper or slips
Flowery Field Cricket Club by fast bowler Stephen Oddy from Rochdale who completed his fourth season as paid man in 2012 with his replacement for 2013 being experienced all rounder Ghulam Abbas. By 2015 their professional was Australian batsman Liam Castellas. Previous professionals have included South Australian state batsman Robert Zadow, former Lancashire and Somerset all-rounder Andrew Payne and South African international Steve Elworthy. For 2016 FFCC joined the newly created Greater Manchester Cricket League with their professional then being Sean Gibson an off-spinning all-rounder with the position taken for 2017 by fast bowler Mike Burns from Littleborough. Flowery Field Cricket Club Flowery Field