Clarke is all set to swing in to action.Byline: By Brian Halford RIKKI CLARKE Rikki Clarke (born 29 September 1981 in Orsett, Essex) is an English cricketer, currently contracted to Derbyshire. After some fine performances in Surrey's championship-winning Second XI team in 2001, Clarke quickly established himself in the first team the following season. believes he "couldn't be in a better place" preparation-wise as he shapes up for his first full season with Warwickshire. The Bears' preparations entered a new phase last night when they touched down in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. at the start of a three-week pre-season trip. Based in Bloemfontein they will play warm-up matches in all formats of the game after spending this week acclimatising. As the 2009 season nears, few members of the senior playing staff have more to prove than former England all-rounder Clarke, who joined Warwickshire last September after a brief and unhappy spell at Derbyshire. And the 27-year-old reckons he is well-placed to deliver. "I'm very pleased with my bowling," Clarke said. "We have fine-tuned some stuff so that my areas are a lot better and my action is effortless ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. . It is now an action which can bowl a lot of
overs because there is not a lot of stress going through my body.
"It is not a massive change but I have slowed down my approach and changed my momentum. That is helping me get the ball in the right place but I have still been swinging the ball "I have worked hard, done everything right and while I am taking nothing for granted I couldn't really be in a better place at the moment." |
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