Chapter 70

Trevor was all smiles, really proud of himself. With good fucking reason, Paul thought.

“Yeah. You have to sort of deliver it out of the back of your hand.” Trevor got the ball back and triedto demonstrate to Paul how to hold it. “You need to have the top joints of your index and middle fingersacross the seam, with the ball resting between a bent third finger and the thumb. See?” Trevor held theball up for Paul’s inspection.

He nodded.

“At the point of release, the palm of your hand should be open towards the sky, with the back of your hand facing toward the batsman. See?”

Paul had never seen Trevor so enthusiastic about anything. Truth was, Paul wasn’t a bowler, and didn’t really understand, but was loath to show his ignorance.

“Your wrist should be 180 degrees to the ground, whilst the seam of the ball should point towards fine leg.” Trevor used his other hand to point behind Paul to the fielding position.