Cricket: Bounce feed

Perfect the front-foot drive. Use the most stylish shot in the game to get on top of the bowler and force their lengths back; PLUS, get your fielders snaffling every ball that is hit at them with this all-round session.

3 teams 1 ball 3 zones 2 teams in the outside zones throw the ball over the team in the middle zone to try and land the ball on the ground in the opposite end zone. If the they are successful they score a point but if the team in the middle intercept the ball the teams swap.

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.

Organisation: Organise the group as shown. Batsman plays the ball defensively only when it is going to hit the stumps.
1 point is given for every successful call of leave.
5 points are deducted if ball hits the stumps.
2 points are deducted if batsman plays the ball so softly that it does not roll beyond the line drawn 4 metres from the wicket.
Groups rotate after 5 attempts each. Winner is the one with the most points.
Safety: No attacking shots. Aim to defend the ball back between the cones and if you leave the ball you can have another ball.
N.B. An overarm throw will be necessary for this practice.

Equipment: 1 bat and 1 tennis ball per group. 1 set of stumps. Chalk markings / Cones

Split the group into 2 equal groups.

1 team are the batters and the other side are the fielders.

Each player on the batting team has 3 attempts to strike either a ball off a T or a dropped ball between the cones.

The fielding team stand between the cones and the wall/  boundary. They have to gather the ball and throw it to their wicket keeper who returns the ball to the batter.

Batters can be caught or run out.