Cricket: Combination Grooving

Player 2 throws. Each batsman has 3 consecutive balls, then goes to the back of the queue. If you leave a ball you get another go. The ball should be a slow high underarm feed.

Each batter gets 6 feeds. Drill is best done in nets where available (2 grounds per net in opposite directions).

Can be done in pairs/ groups of three with 6 tennis balls per group.

The feeder bobble feeds the ball towards the batter who aims to drive the ball through the target cones.

Encourage players to wear at least batting gloves when doing this drill.

With between 5-8 players on each team. Each batsmen must drive on one out of 3 deliveries and run on the driven one, then complete two runs. The fielders must stay behind the boundary until the ball is hit. If a boundary is hit the batsmen gets an additional 3 balls. If the ball is hit out of the grounds then 6 runs are awarded.
1) Bat until all out or
2) Bat until teams wickets are used up i.e. 4 wickets per team.

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• Set up 3 different coloured cones midway down the wicket going across. 
• From a bobble feed. 
• Hit the ball and hold the shape whilst taking steps in the line of the shot till the cones are met.  
• Players to have 2 shots each before rotating.  
• Once players have a feel for it, move on to the progression- calling the colour of the cone.