Topic: Quick Singles/Fielding Drills (Read 1983 times)

Leddster138 · « **on:** May 09, 2013, 11:03:48 AM »

So our game on Saturday was fraught was 2 basic cricketing errors. 1. Not looking for quick singles & 2. Fielding like 80 year old men. We are a good team and a mix of those who have played a high standard and those still getting used to the league we've now joined. So the errors are down to laziness and lack of knowledge.

I've assigned the next few session of nets for fielding but wanted to know if anyone had any advice or drills to help improve these skills.

Off the top of my head:-

2 Batsmen, Bowler, Keeper, Short 3rd, point, cover, mid off, mid on, square leg
Bring a boundary rope in so it's just outside the ring.
Batsmen aren't allowed to hit it over this - results in 2 run penalty.
Two runs per completed run
Fielders encouraged to have a shy
Redundant fielders must get to stumps and back up
2 overs per pair and see how many runs they can get

Any thoughts on this? Any other ideas perhaps needing less people?

Howzat · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2013, 11:10:25 AM »

No running singles in this one, but really good for practicing long and short run outs.

WK
bbbb | aaaa

|
cccc

The | are stumps and the letters are people lined up.
WK rolls ball to "a", who runs in and underarms at stumps to person "b" who picks up and shys at the stumps which are backed up by "c" who then throws into the "wk".

Players follow the ball after they have thrown and join the back of the next queue.

joeylough · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2013, 11:19:58 AM »

Quote from: Leo on May 09, 2013, 11:10:25 AM

No running singles in this one, but really good for practicing long and short run outs.

WK
bbbb | aaaa

|
cccc

The | are stumps and the letters are people lined up.
WK rolls ball to "a", who runs in and underarms at stumps to person "b" who picks up and shys at the stumps which are backed up by "c" who then throws into the "wk".

Players follow the ball after they have thrown and join the back of the next queue.

We did this before our game at weekend. It didnt help us win, but it wasn't due to fielding.

Nickauger · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2013, 11:30:04 AM »

You can put variations in it as well, such as adding on an extra level of stumps, and doing long flat catches.

A good fun one is stick 6 stumps in the ground randonly but close together (in a square metre or so). Set the fielders up in a big circle with the stumps in the middle. Start with a ball, roll to any fielder who picks up and throws down the stumps. Fielders backing up have to stop and re-roll to some-one else who stops and shys. If you hit the stump it comes out the ground, misfield puts the stump back in. Keep going until all stumps are thrown down!

ammo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2013, 11:43:49 AM »

that drill you mentioned in the opening post seemed decent,maybe add a hit and run aspect, with the no boundaries

tbarnfield99 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2013, 11:59:30 AM »

Another one is to set up two wickets 22 yards apart to replicate a normal game. Normal fielding positions. Where the bowler is you have a person hitting catches. When the ball is in the air the 'hitter' calls either 'bowlers' or 'keepers'. Once the catch is made you have a shy at the called end and other fielders have to back up.

If you cut the numbers to 6/7 it can become intense, as two people in total back up. (One person backing up the person who is backing up! - I think that makes sense!)

MD2812 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2013, 12:24:11 PM »

Quote from: Leo on May 09, 2013, 11:10:25 AM

No running singles in this one, but really good for practicing long and short run outs.

WK
bbbb | aaaa

|
cccc

The | are stumps and the letters are people lined up.
WK rolls ball to "a", who runs in and underarms at stumps to person "b" who picks up and shys at the stumps which are backed up by "c" who then throws into the "wk".

Players follow the ball after they have thrown and join the back of the next queue.

Do this at my club every time before a game. Useful to practice backing up and shake the cobwebs off!

Certainly shook my cobwebs off on Saturday. My arm was weaker than ever and my aim atrocious.

Optical · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2013, 01:07:54 PM »

We do a drill that works like this
WK Hitter
|2

aaa (X) |1 (X) bbb

ccc (X) (X) ddd

Set up stumps 1 and 2 then place cones (X) in a 25yard square.
The ball is hit hard flat or along the ground inbetween groups a & b either side of stump 1. a & b try to cut it off. If successful they shy underarm at stump 1. The front group member on the other side backs up and returns the ball to the keeper who feeds the hitter. If the front groups don�t stop it the first members of c & d attack the ball and shy over arm at stump 1. a & b back up and return to the keeper who feeds the hitter. Every time stump 1 is hit the groups rotate clockwise around the square. For every ball hit a different member of each group takes part.

You can also do it with a mitt and bat rather than the keeper and hitter.

Leddster138 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2013, 01:32:17 PM »

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. One things I've been thinking a lot on is position specific drills. Slip fielders and Keepers have there own drills before a match but this doesn't seem to be the case for other positions. Most fielding drills are great but not the similar to a match situation.

My opening bowler will spend the majority of the time at fine leg or mid on as he's not the most mobile. Wouldn't it be best to give him practice on this position ? e.g. Run round from a further distance and hitting the keepers gloves or running to mid wicket rather than underarm throws for the quick run out. What do you think?

I know who my cover and point fielders will be each week so perhaps they should have the balls smashed low at them and asked to hit the keepers gloves or bowlers end.

I think the singles issue is just asking people to push the opposition and keep an eye out for who is left or right handed! I do wish people would back themselves though, I've seen so many just sit on there bats not willing to push the fielder into an error

joeylough · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2013, 01:57:38 PM »

The beauty of the drill is that everyone does something. The backing up and long throw to the keeper, is an ideal third-man, mid-on/off positioning (depending on the throw) the shy at the stumps close up is the people in the ring, but don't forget what happens when your close fielder pulls a muscle and third man as to step up.

Leddster138 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2013, 09:19:29 AM »

So we did some fielding training last night and came up with the following:-
.
*
Net .
| |WK *
| Bat .
|
| Feeder *
| .

| *
.

*

. = cones
*= fielders
| = stumps

Batsman (I'm left handed) is fed balls underarm from about half way.
Batsman hits into the off side and try to pierce the infield or drops to mid wicket/mid on
Fielders must protect the area between the two cones
Batsman calls either Keeper or bowlers
Fielder then either has a shy at the bowlers end, backed up by mid on OR throws it to the keeper (backed up by our roll on net).

This was a really fun exercise for everyone and by the end we were fielding pretty well. I added a few variations by dropping the ball short, bring the wicket keeper into the game and asking him to throw down the bowlers end and I also started to run to the feeder and back to put the fielders under pressure. When the stumps we hit or the batter run out then everyone moved round

Fielders were learning whether they should be one bouncing it to the keeper dependent on how much time they had and started to panic a lot less when collecting the ball, which is really the aim of the exercise

I'm not sure we'd do this before a match but it is a good drill for half an hour at nets. Will try the other suggestions on Saturday.

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Leddster138

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Howzat

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ammo

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