Each batsman will either pass or throw the ball into the fielding area and run around the bases immediately to score. Nobody can be caught out.
To get a batter out, fielders must get the ball to a player standing in the bowling area whilst the batter is running between the bases. If a batter reaches the safety of a base, before the ball reaches the bowling area, that player cannot run again until the ball is passed by the next batter.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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