Pairs cricket — with a CLA tweak.

I like to use the “pairs” format as a basic structure for SSGs — batters in pairs, facing a fixed number of deliveries, if you are “out” you lose runs, but carry on batting. But the immediate penalty for getting out can make some batters overly cautious, and we do want them to still play …

Session plan — off side batting, (mostly) back foot

Working this term with a group of u11s, with the transition to hardball cricket in the summer firmly in mind, so I want the batters to become more confident when facing a short(er) pitched bouncing delivery. They will have done plenty of pull shot games and practice (bread and butter in soft ball cricket) but …