8 students. 4 batting and bowling are a team, 4 fielding are a team. The bowler sends the ball to the batter and if the batter hits the ball, the batters decided whether or not to run. The bowler is sending the ball favourably. If the batter has not hit the ball after 2 balls from the bowler, the batter hits off the tee. Keep track of score. The batters can only run if the ball bounces and lands within the V of the cones. After 6 balls (an over), rotate.
Extension: have 6 against 2 the batters are on the same team and the bowling is no longer favourable for the batters. The batters can hit the ball wherever they like.
Batting:
Fielding:
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.