Year 3/4 Rapid Fire Cricket

This is a simplified Cricket Competition that is designed as an introduction to Cricket skills in a competitive and fun format.          No previous experience is necessary as it is quickly learnt and lots of fun!

Rules

Teams of 8 players per side per game & must be 4 boys 4 girls 

Bat in pairs

6 balls per pair with 3 balls per batter

Fielders must be behind the red line

Once all 6 balls have been struck batters run between the wickets

Fielders must collect the balls, replace them on the tees and return behind the red line in order to stop the batters running

Balls that are hit through the scoring zone count as 4 extra runs per ball

Once all 8 batters (4 pairs) have been the teams swap over

Fielders are not allowed to move until all six balls have been hit

If a ball is struck directly at them they are allowed to stop it and hold on to it until the final ball is struck. If a fielder catches the ball, the batting team loses 5 runs.

YEAR 2 RAPID FIRE CRICKET DIAGRAM