Talk:Leg break

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As with the Wrsit Spin and Leg Spin page, there are a couple of inaccuracies on this page. 1) No leg break bowler in history grips the ball with the seam under all four fingertips. Using this grip, it would be impossible to control the ball at the moment of release because only the fingertip of your little finger would be on the ball. The most common grip is to a) run the seam from index fingertip to middle finger first knuckle, with both fingers striaght and with ring and little resting on palm (Anil Kumble and Richie Benaud's grip) or b) similar seam, but with middle finger half bent, index slightly, and ring first knuckle firmly against side of ball. (Shane Warne's grip). 2) There is absolutley no mention of wrist position in the article. Anybody who has witnessed both Kumble and Warne bowl would realise the essential difference between the two bowlers. Both however, bowl classical leg breaks, albeit with different wrist positions. Warne bowls with his to the left of the ball, while Kumble under the ball. Both snap the wrist, both impart most of the spin with their ring and middle fingers, both grip the ball with a similar grip but they bowl completely different stock leg breaks. 3) Again, no spin is ever imparted with the little finger. Too inaccurate, to difficult to bowl (Trust me I've tried) I'd like to fix it, but unsure of how. If someone could, please do. Weststigersbob 10:42, 5 July 2007 (UTC)