Kwik Cricket

Kwik Cricket is a simple game for all boys and girls from 6 years of age and up. It is the result of many years of detailed product development and research by the England and Wales Cricket Board in consultation with cricket coaches, cricket development officers, education authorities, teachers and children.

The emphasis of Kwik Cricket is always on participation and enjoyment. Any number of children can play, from 2 to 32 with the game being adapted depending on the time available and numbers playing.

Kwik Cricket equipment is made from high-quality moulded plastic. It is light enough for small hands yet extremely tough and hard wearing. It has been designed as an alternative to traditional equipment to allow the game to be played safely on any flat surface either indoors or outdoors.

Example Games

There are a number of ways in which our children play Kwik Cricket. These include Continuous Cricket for two groups of say 10 or 12 batting for a set period of time, or the Lord's Game for two groups of four or five.

 

Download Documents

Kwik_Cricket.doc KwikCricket_Games.pdf Skills_Award_Gold.pdf Skills_Award_Silver.pdf Skills_Award_Bronze.pdf

This is how we play Pairs Cricket:

Organisation

• Divide the class into groups of eight
• Divide each group into pairs
• Pair One: two batters (who start with 20 runs)
• Pair Two: one bowler and one wicketkeeper
• Pair Three: two on/leg-side fielders
• Pair Four: two off-side fielders
• Batting team receives 12 balls
• If a bowled ball passes outside either cone to the left and right of the wicket a 'wide' is called - the batters receive one run and an extra ball is bowled
• Pairs rotate to new roles after 12 good balls
• No boundaries. Batters lose three runs each time they are bowled, caught, run out or hit wicket
• Winners are the pair with most runs when every pair has batted

Easier/harder

• Decrease/increase distances
• Decrease/increase the size of the wicket the batter must defend
• Introduce marked boundaries and boundary scores

Including disabled children

• Use a lighter bat or ball

Kwik Cricket Skill Awards

The Skill Awards Scheme enables our Kwik Cricketers to work towards Bronze, Silver and Gold awards by practicing their catching, throwing, bowling and striking skills. [See Downloads Above]