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Cricket: One Handed Throw - Left and Right

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The wicket keeper feeds the ball straight out, along the ground, to the fielders who take it in turns to retrieve the ball.

Player's who run from the wicket-keeper's left should throw the ball back to the keeper with their left-hand and those from the right throw with their right-hand.

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Hit the stumps!:

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.

Ground fielding and throwing

Pick up on turn and throw to run out station:

The batsman calls 'yes' to start the drill and tries to run 2 lengths whilst the fielder (player 1) runs out to meet the stationary ball, picks it up and throw it back to the wicket keeper (thus trying to run out the batter).

The coach decides which team has won and both players return to the back of their respective lines.

Drill continues in this way.

Running between the wickets

Long barrier penalties:

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.

Ground fielding and throwing

Pick up and throw on the turn:

1) runs out and picks up the stationary ball and throws over top to 2). 2) rolls the ball back out to 1), 1) replaces it and joins the back of the queue. When 1) tags 2), 2) then goes, 3) takes up position behind stumps.
This can be done in a race against another group.

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