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Fielding Drills: Four Point Pick Up and Throw

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Here's great warm up fielding drill for throwing at the stumps, backing up, and picking up a moving ball. It's high energy and gets everyone in the mindset to field well!

Here's a Couple of Ways to Take More Catches You May Not Have Thought Of

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One of the traits of a strong fielding side is they get more chances than a weaker one. They do this not through better bowling or worse batting but through going for the ball more often and getting there more often.

It's not some unnatural talent given to the few. Anyone can do it.

Fielding Drills: Sidearm vs. Katchet

Here's a drill to practice your infield stopping and catching skills, and test them to the limit!

 

Fielding Drills: 4 Stump warm up

This drill is part of the PitchVision Academy fielding drills series, for more in this series click here.

Purpose: To act as a warm up drill that practices every ground fielding skill required in a match. Each stump is a different skill to execute.

Catching Drill Progression for Better Technique and Hand to Eye Skills

Improve your catching technique and hand-eye skills with this simple, insanely effective, drill progression.

Using the Katchet ramp you can do a lot of work in a very short time to turn your basic skills into world-class basics. Practice is often touted as the main difference between "good" and "great". Simple drilsl like this take you from where you are to stellar levels.

Fielding Warm Up Drill to Improve Throwing at the Stumps

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Use this pre-game warm up fielding drill. It will help you hone your skills and picking up, throwing and hitting the stumps. Great for the whole team to take part on match day.

Improve Your Diving in the Field... Even As A Six Foot Fast Bowler

One of the big coaching challenges is developing the athleticism of fast bowlers.

Video: Take More Catches with This Simple Cricket Practice Upgrade

They say practice makes perfect, so use this upgrade to cricket catching practice to see how you improve over time.

Do You Know Where to Look When Slip Fielding? Science Has the Answer

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A recent study as revealed the answer to an age-old question; the best place for slip fielders to look when waiting for a catch.

Add a String to Your Bow and Become a Short Leg Specialist

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This is a guest article from Fish Hoek Cricket Club Head Coach, Jamie Rood

During England’s 2015-16 tour of South Africa we saw the incredible short leg fielding by James Taylor and Temba Bavuma. Can you copy this?

With these simple tips, you can turn half chances into wickets and make a unique fielding position your own.