Adam Hose says “going back to basics” has been a key factor in his recent form which has seen him emerge as Worcestershire’s leading’s run scorer in the Vitality Blast with one game remaining.
Hose says he has returned to the approach to batting which has served him well, not only for Worcestershire but also in various competitions around the world.
He has scored 290 runs and made several important contributions to follow on from being second highest scorer for the Rapids in the tournament last summer behind Mitchell Santner.
Hose also has shown good form in the Vitality County Championship in recent games with half centuries against Surrey and in the win over Durham.
He said: “I was probably a little guilty myself of searching towards the front end of the competition, trying to be there at different times in innings.
“That naturally took away from what I’m good at – and that is putting pressure back on bowlers, no matter what point of the innings.
“It is good learning for me and I just got back to the basics.
“It is trying to put a real emphasis on that first five-10 balls, hitting good strong shots and giving myself a chance, and then explode from there, I guess.
“That is what I kind of base my T20 format around.”
Worcestershire end their Blast campaign on Thursday with a home encounter against Derbyshire Falcons.
Hose said: “Last year when we were playing well we got over the line in games that we haven’t necessarily done this year.
“We haven’t played any bad cricket, apart from maybe the first game against Yorkshire, overall we’ve been there and thereabouts, and just lost clinical moments in games.”
