Teams of 5, one wicket keeper and 4 fielders.
Wicket keeper rolls ball out, fielder retrieves ball using correct technique and throws ball back to wicket keeper over top of the stumps.
5 minute practice then race through group. First group to have every member of the group retrieve ball and throw back to keeper wins.
The covers are on and the last tea has been served. What your club does between now and April decides how the next season starts. Here is a simple, honest winter plan for players, bowlers and juniors.
August is when seasons are decided, and most club games are lost chasing rather than setting. Give your batters a framework for the chase and you win the close ones.
Green July pitches and a shiny Dukes mean the ball is talking. Here is how to coach your batters to survive the moving ball, trust their defence, and cash in once the shine has gone.