What is a wanger and how is it used in cricket training?

Cricket authorities have confirmed a ball-throwing machine, colloquially often called a “wanger”, was used when teenage boy Ben Austin was fatally struck on the neck by a cricket ball. 

{The teenager} was practising in cricket nets at Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully, in Melbourne’s east, when the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. 

Cricket Victoria has confirmed {that a} wanger was getting used within the nets.

Ben had been sporting a helmet however not a stem guard, head of Cricket Victoria Nick Cummins stated.

What’s a wanger?

A wanger is a sidearm ball thrower, which permits the thrower to hurl a ball with much less pressure on the shoulder. 

It’s just like a thrower utilized by canine house owners. 

Nonetheless, the wanger can accommodate a cricket ball, slightly than a tennis ball.

The aim of a wanger is to permit a coach or teammate to imitate bowling to a batter throughout apply, with out the bodily pressure that may include overarm throwing or bowling.

What different strategies are used throughout batting apply?

There are totally different strategies used throughout batting apply, apart from utilizing a wanger. 

A coach or teammate can throw a ball at a batter for them to hit. 

Batters can even face correct bowling from fellow gamers and coaches or a bowling machine. 

A bowling machine requires an individual to feed a ball via two motorised spinning wheels that then propels a ball in the direction of the batter.