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Seam bowling can prove to be highly effective and successful on damp, grassy and green wickets, which help the ball move in either direction after pitching. The basic aim of a seam bowler is to try and pitch the ball on the vertical seam so that he could move it either way, as desired. For achieving such perfection, one has to bowl very accurately. The grip for seam bowling is not very much different from the basic grip. The main difference is that, in seam bowling, the bowler drags his fingers back on the seam (instead of letting go of the ball straight from his hand) for obtaining swing and swerve. In England, present-day cricketers seam the ball more because of the ideal conditions. The prominent names associated with seam bowling are Sarfaraz Nawaz, Mike Hendricks, Chris Old and,of late, Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
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