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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Ian Pont, Johnny Lawrence, Arthur Priestley, Paul Pollard, Jonathan Wileman, Harold Riley, Richard Howitt, Charles Plumpton Wilson, Kyle Mills, Robert Chapman, Richard Bates, Bill Montgomery, Duncan Fearnley, David Christmas, Michael Bore, Vikram Atri, Phillip Heseltine, Terry Barnes, Geoff Marlow, Sydney Falding, Ashley Wright, Sonny Ramadhin, William Kirby, Hartley Alleyne, Charles Ward, Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson, Martyn Dobson, David Lucas, David Gillett, Neil Gill, Richard Ashton, Christopher Jones, Lee Peacock, Harry Betmead, Cyril Hollinshead, Somachandra de Silva, Andy Afford, Steve Adlard, John Crookes, Charlie Millington, Elliot Wilson, Eric Houghton, Alfred Adcock, Andrew Parkin-Coates, Kevin Brooks, Mark Fell, William Peach, Peter Hacker, Lesroy Weekes, Stuart Fletcher, Mathew Dowman, David Towse, Guy Welton, Gareth Clough, Kristian Adams, James Airey, George Camplin, Austin Jelfs, Simon Kelk, Ronald Beeson, Clive Wicks, Graeme Carsberg, Shaun Trower. Excerpt: Ian Leslie Pont (born 28 August 1961 in Brentwood, Essex, England) is an English former cricketer. Known for a powerful throw and a brief foray into the world of baseball, Pont mainly played for Essex during his career, as did his brother Keith Pont. Overview Despite being a very good batting coach, Ian Pont is widely viewed by his many peers and students as the world's leading coach of skill acquisition for fast bowling. He has simplified the technical aspects of pace bowling, which are vital for improving accuracy and speed. The skill drills (known as ABSAT - Advanced Biomechanics Speed & Accuracy Technique) used by Pont have been designed to teach a player how to isolate problems, correct them and then include them into their game - much in the way coaches focus on the technical aspects of batting. The result is an improved and upskilled set of bo...