Cricket: Chase and retrieve

Fielding has never been more intense. Use this session to stop leaking the odd run in the field and get the batters working for every run!

4 to 8 players per group.

1. Player 1 rolls the ball out to player 2 who shys at the stumps, meanwhile player 1 has moved behind the stumps (backing up), ready to collect the ball.
   
   
2. Player 2 then runs to player 1's original position.
   
   
3. Player 1 then throws the ball to players 2.
4. Player 1 now joins back of other group on the opposite side.

Group B do exactly the same.

When the batsman (1) calls Yes the coach rolls the ball towards the fielder stood by the stumps.

Fielder (1) runs across, picks up the ball and then tries to run out the batsmen.

Repeat with the next fielder and batsman.

Each batting team has a certain number of wickets (eg. 3 wickets). The teams change over once the batting side have lost all their wickets.

The player at the front of the 2 players runs to the middle to collect the ball on the cone and roll it to the player on the opposite side.

This player collects the ball and runs to the middle to put the ball on the cone.

The next player then runs to collect the ball and rolls the ball for next player waiting.

Player 1 rolls the ball out for player 2 to run onto and catch.

Player 2 flicks the ball back to 1 who catches it and puts it down.

Player 3 then rolls the ball out towards player 1, who runs towards 3, flicks the ball at 4 who catches it and puts the ball down.

Drill continues in this way...