Rather than 2 even teams players collect runs in pairs. Once a pair has had 12 balls or has been batted out they become the bowler and wicket keeper and a fielding pair become the new batting team.
Indoor nets teach habits that fall apart outdoors. Here is how to coach technique that survives pre-season.
Dropped sitters, overstepping no-balls and mixed-up calls: the early-season nightmares haunting club sides, and the fixes that banish them for good.
The new Laws of Cricket are in force from 1 October 2026 and the 'bunny hop' boundary catch is gone. Here is how to coach your fielders to catch on the rope this winter.