Cricket is one of those sports that people either love or hate! Many will probably enjoy following the World Cup, especially if you put on some special events. The Cricket World Cup happens every four years. Australia are the current world champions. This year it is hosted by England, with some matches being played in From May 30th Wales. There is a fierce rivalry between the top cricketing nations. These include Australia, th South Africa, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan and England. to July 4 2019 The first match is England V South Africa. Check out all the fixtures by following this link https://www.cricketworldcup.com/ ICC Cricket World Cup Ideas Establish if you have any cricket fans. Draw up a timetable of any televised matches and make them aware of the times and dates. Or, watch the highlights on the news. Provide alternative activities for those who hate the game! Play Food On the days that England are playing, lay on a refreshment trolley with Have a go at indoor French cricket home baked cakes and sandwiches, similar to what ladies used to lay on for (or outdoors if weather permits). their local village cricket match. Have one person seated in the middle of the room with either a Make some of the cakes in activity sessions. You could ice the cakes in the cricket bat or, if too heavy, a colours of the teams playing on that day. Your residents can discuss and badminton racket. help prepare the snacks. Have the “fielders” take it in turns Have a go at making homemade lemonade. It’s very refreshing and great for throwing a small soft ball. If it hits hydration. the legs, that person is out and https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2270/homemade-lemonade joins the fielders and the winning player takes their place. Keep score! Alternatively have a go at batting and bowling on a lawn. Use a soft Have a wall chart and fill in the scores. You could organise a simple sweep ball! stake. Visit Reminisce Approach your local cricket club Discuss the matches and reminisce about The Ashes, famous cricket players and ask for a visit when they are and famous cricket grounds. Find out the names of the teams individuals playing. Arrange a trip out. might have played for. Visit www.dailysparkle.co.uk for more support, training and great resources Helps concentration Improves listening Fitness Socialisation Hobbies Nostalgia Part 2 ICC Cricket World Cup Around the world When you know which teams are in the final, arrange a special celebration. Watch the match and get out the flags and refreshments. Explore the foods and cultures of the different teams playing. Incorporate them into activity sessions and arrange food tasting. Have some fun! Organise a true or false quiz. Here is the funny version of the rules as explained Call it “It’s just not cricket”. Make up a series of questions. Base to a non-cricketing fan! (This is very funny but them around cricket. also very confusing so please use with care and only use with those who have retained good For example, the question could be. ‘Cricket bats are made of cognitive function) oak’. Each resident has two bits of card: Green for True written on one and ‘False’ written on the other coloured red. They then You have two sides, one out in the field and one hold up the one think is right in answer to the question. in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man Here are a few statements to get you going: goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the Cricketers traditionally wear blue clothing (False, they wear side that's out comes in and the side that's been white) in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. A cricket team consists of 11 players (true) When a man goes out to go in, the men who are A cricket pitch is rectangular (false, it’s oval) out try to get him out, and when he is out, he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. Ian Botham is Welsh (false, he’s English) There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game Visit www.dailysparkle.co.uk for more support, training and great resources Helps concentration Improves listening Fitness Socialisation Hobbies Nostalgia .