Aim

 To beat the ball back to the wicketkeeper

Equipment Required

• 1 ball
• 8 Cones & 2 stumps per 12 students group

 Activity Description

1. Form two equal teams
2. Set up a ‘baseball-type’ diamond with one player on each base and other fielders inside the area
3. The fielding team should have a wicket-keeper at first base
4. The batter hits the ball off the tee within the diamond, then runs around the diamond in a clockwise direction
5. When the fielder gathers the ball it is first thrown to the wicket-keeper at the stumps from where the ball was hit and then from base to base in an anti-clockwise direction
6. If the batter beats the ball back the batting team score a run, if the batter does not, the batter is out

 Grade Level Progression

1. Game: Introduce new rules such as if players are touched in possession they lose the ball and the ball can be rolled along the ground
2. Skills: Have 2 players working together to practice technique under no pressure