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Bowling, Batting, Wicket Keeping, Fielding.
Practice drills for various parts of your game are available in categories such as Fielding.
Cricket Tips
- Fielding
Fielding in some ways, is the most spontaneous of cricketing skills, but it's possible to becomce a good fielder through haard work, practice... - Forward Defence
Soft hands are important here too, especially against spinners where you might have close-in fielders waiting for a catch. It's important to... - Backfoot Defence
A basic bread and butter shot against pace bowlers. The keys are decisive footwork, a straight bat and soft hands which allow you to adjust... - Square Cut
A shot I really like. As long as you have enough width outside off-stump, you can hit the square cut quite hard, sometimes in the air as well... - The On Drive
A very tough shot because it is hard to open your foot to point straight down the pitch, bring the bat down nice and straight and still hit... - Concentration
This is no doubt the most taxing position to play in cricket, demanding a higher standard of stamina, concentration and certainty than almost... - The Zooter
The grip - The ball is held much further back in the palm of the hand, which holds the ball back as you let it go. The delivery - The ball is...
Cricket Drills
- Ladder Catch and Throw Drills
For running technique, speed, catching and throwing Using an agility ladder or mini hurdles, the fielder runs from one end to the other focusing... - Chase and Throw Drill
Place three or four balls some distance away from the stumps. The fielder begins facing the stumps. On the call, they turn, sprint, field the... - Corner Ball Drill
For speed, fitness and throwing skillsPlace 4 balls in a square with a stump in the middle. Starting in the middle the fielder runs to a corner,...