ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport
WORK IN PROGRESS
Nathan Jones’s incredible shadow batting skill is often a complete contrast to his actual performance on the field.
Jones, a 31 year old long-standing grade cricketer in Christchurch, often practices his batting defence in his lounge, looking quite solid while doing so.
In reality, what he practices in his lounge with no cricket bat and merely his hands, does not match up to how he goes about his batting when at the crease.
“I’ve felt in great nick with the shadow batting,” Jones said with confidence.
“I mimicked a few solid leaves, followed by an elegant drive past the cover fielder, then a cheeky flick off the pads,” said Jones as he re-enacted the imaginary cricket shots once more.
Despite his less-than-glorious batting performances, Jones refuses to abandon his lounge routine.
“I’ll keep shadow batting. Look, I’m still refining the defence.. I mean, not every shot is going to be a textbook drive, right?”
More to come.
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