Cricket: Pairs cricket

Indoors or out, use this bowling plan to give your seamers plenty of practice in a safe and competitive environment!

10-12 players are needed for singles cricket and players should pair up so that they can bat and bowl in pairs.

Each pair has 1-2 wickets, once these have been used those players are out.

The rules change depending on how many runs are scored. If the batsmen have scored between 0 and 15 runs they are allowed 3 good balls in which they must hit the ball and run, otherwise lose a wicket.

If they have scored between 15-30 runs the batsmen have 2 good balls in which they must hit the ball and run, otherwise lose a wicket.

Above 30 runs you must play hit and run, regardless of how the ball comes.

Above 40 runs the batsmen are awarded a bonus, if not out, of 10 runs and then they must retire.

The batsmen have unlimited wickets, if you are out you deduct 6 off the teams score.

Scoring runs works in the following way :
Back wall along the ground, score 4.
Back wall in the air, score 6 (can not be caught off the back wall).
Side walls, score 2 plus any additional singles that are run.
Back wall behind the stumps, score 1 plus any additional singles that are run.
Wides, byes and leg byes score 1 and an extra ball (be lenient with younger players/beginners)

Set up two nets with 4-6 players assigned to each. Each net has a different type of bowler (spin, fast, leg etc.)

Each batsman gets 12-15 minutes in the nets, they must play the ball back towards the bowler.

On the 3rd ball they have to run up to a marked point on the net and then back to the crease again.

Two teams with the coach bowling.

All batters have 4 balls. Each wicket that falls means that team loses four runs.

Catch after 1 bounce = out.

Players bat until they are out but must retire at 20 runs (optional). Runs are only awarded if the ball is played through the cones. If the ball is wide, or left, then the batter may have another ball.