Cricket: Long Barrier pair defending

Time is valuable when fielding! Don't wait for the ball to come to you - get your players to attack the ball and be more assertive in the field

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.

Put your players newly acquired skills to the test in a match format to reinforce what they have learnt in the practice session

Pairs stand 3 to 4 metres apart between a pair of cones (their goal).

By throwing the ball underarm, below waist height, players must try to get the ball through their opponent's cones.

Players score a point every time their opponent either drops the ball or fails to prevent it passing between their cones.

1. Approach the ball at speed and as you get into line with the ball, twist your upper body, leading with the shoulder furthest from the ball.
2. Bend both knees, so that the knee of the leg nearest to the ball touches the ground, but it is also next to the back of the heel of the other leg.
3. With fingers down and head forward, pick up the ball and then stand back up ready to deliver an overarm throw.

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.

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.