Cricket is a team sport, which is played either indoors or outdoors, with the use of bats and a special ball. It develops hand/eye co-ordination, participant's catching skills and the ability to hit the ball with the bat.
Cricket
What
is it?
Cricket is a team sport, which is played either indoors or outdoors, with
the use of bats and a special ball. It develops hand/eye co-ordination, participant's
catching skills and the ability to hit the ball with the bat.
Safety
Message
Participants should receive appropriate coaching before playing the game.
Ideas/Aims
• Develop knowledge of the rules of cricket.
• Attain a reasonable proficiency in the
basic skills of cricket, in order to participate and compete in a serious
game.
• Develop knowledge of the care and maintenance
of equipment.
• Show skills and an improvement in your
standard of play.
• Develop an appreciation of tactics and
positioning play.
• Be selected and play in a team, which has
proper fixtures.
Review/Assessment
Participants should show the assessor the skills, which they have developed
while participating in the game, and should demonstrate their knowledge of
the rules. The assessor should make sure that they understand any safety aspects
of the game, including the use of equipment.
Governing Body/Organisation
England and Wales Cricket Board, Lords Cricket Ground, London, NW8 8QZ
Tel: 020 7432 1200, Fax: 020 7289 5619
web site: www.lords.org