You dont have to Pelt !

Mark Craig is the latest New Zealand spinner to be given the chance to make a name for himself in

the post Daniel Vettori era and believes he can have an impact in West Indies :

even though he does not possess a quirky action.

Craig, a 27-year-old offspinner benefitted from Jeetan Patel's decision to turn down a chance to tour

in favour of his county deal with Warwickshire and there is a strong chance a Test debut will follow

when the series begins in Jamaica on June 8.

"I mean, you look at Graeme Swann, he's been a very successful off spinner and he doesn't

throw the ball at all," Craig told the Dominion Post.

"He's been a conventional off spinner so I think there's still a place in the game for those guys

that don't throw the ball.

It just means that you've got to work that little bit harder in terms of deceiving guys

in the air and things like that, if you don't have the one that goes the other way. 

"I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can and spin the ball big

and get a bit of drop on the ball and bring in that bounce and try and catch a glove

or go through-the-gate to the righties or lbw or nick off to the lefties."


Take warning , Opiss Gibson 

TRINIDADDY : 


"I'm not over-awed by bowling to Gayle ," Craig said.

It's a good opportunity, not for bragging rights, but if I get him out it's going to be pretty

exciting. I don't mind getting hit out of the ground every now and then.

Then the job's about getting him out."

Well the ICC say that if the flex is 15 degrees or less is NOT pelting.

Craig , Sodhi and Kane will be de Trio.....