Cricket: Driving Game

Description

With between 5-8 players on each team. Each batsmen must drive on one out of 3 deliveries and run on the driven one, then complete two runs. The fielders must stay behind the boundary until the ball is hit. If a boundary is hit the batsmen gets an additional 3 balls. If the ball is hit out of the grounds then 6 runs are awarded.
1) Bat until all out or
2) Bat until teams wickets are used up i.e. 4 wickets per team.

Coaching points

With older and more advanced players this practice could be done using a bowling machine. Set to half volley length for ease, or to short of a length for greater difficulty.