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GAME French Cricket GAME Pairs Cricket Modified French Cricket is an ideal starter game and can be played Pairs Cricket is an excellent modified game which brings players 4 indoors and outdoors. The game can be played with a 5 one step closer to hardball cricket. The game involves bowling, minimum of three people. The game involves batting, batting, fielding and wicket keeping. The game itself helps player throwing and catching. development from both a technical and tactical point of view. Games HOW TO PLAY HOW TO PLAY • Batter bats for a set period of F • Divide players into pairs time or until they are out Bt • Pair ‘A’ bat together, starting with C • Batter is out by fielders bowling 20 runs ... the ball (underarm) against their F • Pair ‘B’ bowl six balls each. The Bt1 F leg, below the knee, or by being partner who isn’t bowling takes caught F F the position of wicket keeper • The other pairs spread evenly • Fielders can either bowl the ball F F around as fielders, and after the to the batter, or pass it to another Bw fielder for them to bowl 12 good balls, all pairs rotate to F F new roles Bt2 • The batter should remain in a C ... F • If a ball is bowled out of reach of fixed stance for their entire the batter, this is called a wide. innings F The batter receives one run and F an extra ball is bowled GAME MODIFICATIONS • Batters lose three runs every time they are bowled, caught or run out • Change the size and weight of • Winner are the pair with the most the ball GAME runs when every pair has batted MODIFICATIONS • Batters can be caught one- handed when the ball • Introduce boundaries (fours bounces once and sixes) • Batters can change stance • Street Cricket (Pairs Cricket every time they successfully played in the streets or urban hit the ball environments) • Decrease or increase the size • Change the pitch size and of the playing area playing area Play Cricket – • Use different balls (size, weight) • Award bonus points for one Anyone, handed catching Anywhere, Anytime www.icc-europe.org GAME Diamond Cricket GAME Cricket Baseball GAME Continuous Cricket Diamond Cricket is a fast and interactive game that is ideal for Cricket Baseball involves striking, fielding, catching and Continuous Cricket is a fast and action packed game that 1 all ages and abilities. Diamond Cricket can be played indoors 2 throwing. The game itself is a fast and interactive game that 3 involves bowling, batting and fielding. This is a quick and easy or outdoors and can be played in large and small spaces. involves baseball and cricket skills. This game is a great way to game to set up and can be played both indoors and outdoors. This modified game is a great way to develop skills. introduce cricket to new people. All ages and abilities can play this game. HOW TO PLAY HOW TO PLAY HOW TO PLAY • The bowler stands in the middle ...F • Split the group into teams • Bowler bowls underarm (minimum of the diamond and can bowl at distance 10 metres) Bt • The bowler is required to bowl F any of the four sets of stumps underarm ... • Batter has to run, even if they miss F • Four batters go to the four • Batter hits the ball and runs ‘right’ Bt the ball F ... allocated sets of stumps – all to the first base (or further) • Batter runs around a cone Cn Bt Cn batters need to be ready to hit Bt Bw Bt • If the batter misses the ball (and the (one cone set up either side of F ... ... F the ball the stumps) balls does not hit the stumps), the F F • All batters must run after every batter gets a free run to first base F Bs Bw Bs • Fielders throw the ball back to delivery (if they hit or miss the • Next batter steps up the bowler, who then bowls at the F F stumps as soon as they receive ball). Safety Point: Batters need Bt • To complete a run, the batter F the ball to run to their ‘right’ ... must reach fourth base ... F F Bs F • Fielders are required to be at a safe Bw • If a batter is caught out, the • Batters who reach the fourth base distance when the batter hits the ball F wicket keeper becomes the batter can re-join the batting queue F F • Batters can be caught, bowled or GAME • Batters can be out bowled, • If the batter is bowled out, the MODIFICATIONS hit wicket wicket keeper becomes the batter caught or run out • Bowler has six deliveries before • Introduce different types of balls • An innings can be timed, or until swapping with a fielder to the game (size, colour, weight) GAME the whole team is out MODIFICATIONS GAME • Introduce two or more balls to MODIFICATIONS make the game quicker • Use different size and • Get the fielders to jog on the spot weight of ball • Change the size and weight to keep them active • Decrease or increase the of the ball • Change the bowler after 6 balls distance between bases • Increase or decrease the • Add another set of stumps • Add more bases distance of the cones ‘pentagon cricket’ to help with • Award bonus runs • Bowler to bowl overarm large numbers • Develop target zones and • Add another set of stumps • Take a set of stumps away and hitting areas • Add the LBW Rule play ‘Triangle Cricket’ • Change the size of the playing area (shorter or longer) ... KEY: F FielderBw BowlerBt BatsmenBs BaseCn Cone Stumps C Team (in Euro Pairs).