Cricket: Keeper vs. Fielders: Pick up and thrown

Keep it tight in the field and make the batter work for every run! Improve your fielding skills now to keep the runs down and pick up some more wickets.

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.

Two teams pass the ball to their team mates with an overarm throw which must bounce only once and then must be caught.

Using the throws to advance towards the opposition's grid players must not step inside the grid. When they get close enough they can throw at the stumps. If they miss a team mate can run around the back of the stumps to catch the ball.

If caught that team can have another shot, if the opposition catch the ball they then move back up the field to the opposition's grid.

The wicket keeper rolls the ball out for the players from each side to run onto and pick up.

The fielding players run from each side in turns and try to hit the stumps with a fast throw.

The keeper then collects the ball and rolls it out again for a player from the other side to run onto.

Set up as shown: two sets of stumps with a wicket keeper with a ball behind each. Two lines of players.

1. The WK facing the two lines starts by throwing the ball out for player 1 to run out and catch
2. Player 1 catches the ball and throws the ball over the stumps for the WK to catch.
3. The second WK (player 4) now rolls the ball out for the fielder to run onto, gather and then throw at the stumps.
4. Player 4 collects the ball and leaves it behind the stumps for the fielder.
5. Players then rotate, with players 4 joining the back of the opposite line and player 1 taking up the role of second WK.

Drill should be continuous.