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Divide players into two teams and then pair up all your players. Each pair should get to bat for two overs each.

Each pair starts with 20 runs and can be out if they are bowled, caught, stumped, run out or if you hit your own wicket. Every time a batter is out 5 points are knocked off their total and batters swap places.

The winning pair is the one which finishes with the most runs.

COACHING POINTS

Every member of the fielding side has to bowl one over each - overarm if possible, but don't worry if you can't, underarm is fine.

Every time the batter gets out, five runs come off their total and the batters swap places.

Players can score runs exactly the same as in normal cricket to increase their total.

If a wide or a no-ball is bowled then the batting side get an extra two runs - but no additional ball is bowled except during the final over.

No fielders are allowed within 10 yards of the batsman - except the wicketkeeper for safety reasons.

Progressions:

Increase or reduce the playing area.

Increase or reduce the size of the wicket the batter must defend.

Introduce boundaries and boundary scores.

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Grid Catching Game:

Form a rectangle big enough for two teams of 6-8 players.

The aim of the practice is to take 10 catches before your players either drop the ball, or have the ball intercepted by the other team.

Important: Players can only run three steps with the ball.

Catching

Do or die drill:

11 fielders (including 1 bowler and wicket keeper), with 2 players batting and two padded up, waiting to bat.

The 2 batters have one over to chase the target score successfully.

If the players lose one wicket, they have 5 runs added to the required total. If they lose two wickets, they are both out.

Their first over target score is 6 runs, then if successful, this increases by 1 every over. (6, 7, 8 and so on...)

If players are unsuccessful in the run chase, they are out, and the next two batters come in.

Bowlers rotate ends they are bowling from and fielders should be encouraged to get between the overs quickly.

Conditioned games

Chase Ball:

When the drill is started both teams roll the ball to each other in the same direction (can be clockwise or anti-clockwise).

The aim of the game is for the ball from one team to overtake the ball from the other team.

Conditioned games

End zone volleyball:

2 teams work with 1 ball.

Split the area into 3 zones: The middle zone is a no-go zone (you can choose to put one player in this area).

There is team in each side of the no-go zone.

The aim of the game is to throw the ball over the player in the middle (can be the coach) to try and land the ball in the opposition's zone to score a point.

The opposition tries to catch the ball to prevent the other team from scoring a point.

The first team to land 10 balls wins.

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