Mark Davis is Head Coach at the specialist cricket school, Millfield, and a former professional cricketer.

Batting is a one-stop shop for all cricket coaches, teachers and players looking for ways to improve batting play. It sets out coaching advice in clear, jargon-free language, with plenty of photographs to add further explanation. Content includes:

• The basics, e.g. getting a good position, the grip
• Technique for each shot with step-by-step illustrated instructions
• Training drills to improve each skill
• Common problems - and how to fix them
• Tactics, e.g. when to use which shot, when to attack or to consolidate
• Advanced play, e.g. the more difficult techniques such as the reverse sweep or the switch hit