Split the children into 2 groups and set up cones in a circle get both groups to stand on either side of the circle give 1 group a bat and the other the ball the the group with the ball must ball the ball into the circle towards the batter and when the ball reaches the batter the batter must hit it back towards the bowling group after the bowler and the batter have had their turns bowling and batting they must proceed to the end of each others lines and hand the ball and the bat to the person behind
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