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Cricket skills at home

Calling all Sharks! Your next training session starts here!

While we're waiting for pre-season training to go ahead, improve your cricket skills now!

Whether you're a beginner, at intermediate level or knocking on the Aussie selectors' door, there's something for everyone - check them out!


If you find a video we should have here...let us know! Let's get moving Sharks!

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Cricket basics

Catching, throwing, hitting a target

Catching, throwing, hitting a target

Catching, throwing, hitting a target

Source "PE with Mr Ault"

Throw and catch

Catch with one/two hands

Hit a target

Alone or with a partner

How to throw a ball - 5 steps

Catching, throwing, hitting a target

Catching, throwing, hitting a target

Source "PE Skills"

Breaks the skill down into 5 easy steps.

Batting drills

Catching, throwing, hitting a target

Batting drills

Source: Buzz about cricket


     Batting skills you can do at home,         even in small spaces.

Bowling basics

Bowling - accuracy

Batting drills

 Bowling 101 for beginners

Source: Cricket Blast

Bowling - accuracy

Bowling - accuracy

Bowling - accuracy

Source: Cricket Blast

See if you can bowl a good length.

Can you hit the stumps?

Batting basics

Bowling - accuracy

Bowling - accuracy

Source: Cricket Blast

Next steps...

Catching, fielding and throwing

Catching, fielding and throwing

Catching, fielding and throwing

Source: "Buzz about cricket"

              Useful drills you can do by                   yourself in a small space/yard

Batting checklist

Catching, fielding and throwing

Catching, fielding and throwing

Source: My Cricket Coach

Basic grip

Taking guard/balanced stance

Bat tap and backlift

Moving to the ball

Cover drive drills

Catching, fielding and throwing

Hitting into the gap

Source: My Cricket Coach

Net drills for the perfect cover drive!

Hitting into the gap

Bowling line and length

Hitting into the gap

Source: "Buzz about cricket"

Drills you can do at home, by yourself

Can be done in a small space

Score lots of runs this season!

Bowling line and length

Bowling line and length

Bowling line and length

Source: "Buzz about cricket"

Fantastic bowling drill for accuracy

Try it today!

Wicket-keeping drills

Bowling line and length

Bowling line and length

Source: Tom Flowers cricket

Range of drills for 'keepers

Backyard legends!

Catching a ball

Catching - reaction times

Catching - reaction times

The  power position

Moving to the ball

Catching the ball

Source: Hogg's vlog

Catching - reaction times

Catching - reaction times

Catching - reaction times

Source: ECB

Get a partner and test your reaction times!

Slips catches

Catching - reaction times

Slips catches

Source: ECB

Surely the best use of an ironing board! Check it out.

Swing bowling

Hitting into the gap

Slips catches

Source: ECB

Top tips on getting the ball to swing

Batting

Hitting into the gap

Hitting into the gap

Source: "weCricket" 

Solo drills in small spaces

Hitting into the gap

Hitting into the gap

Hitting into the gap

Source: ECB

Use this drill to pick the gaps.

Hit to the off side and leg side.

Score runs all over the ground. 

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