• Check the space and the kit.
• Get your child's attention first.
• Show it from two sides.
• Say one thing only.
• End on one that works.

Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.

Is the space marked?

• The stumps (bucket, bottle or a set of stumps)
• The batting crease 1 m in front
• The bowling mark
• Two cones as a "gate" a bat's width in front of the stumps

Stumps, cones, a ball.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Stand side-on, the front shoulder pointing at the stumps.
2. Step toward the target and push the hip through; the throwing elbow leads at ear height.
3. Finish with the hand pointing at the target.
4. Crow hop: field a rolled ball low, skip the throwing-side foot through, and throw at chest height.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. 10 throws from 15 m: front shoulder to the target, step and push the hip, elbow at ear height.
2. 10 crow hops: field a rolled ball, skip, throw at chest height.
3. 10 throws at the stumps.

How much: 10 throws of each kind

Point your front shoulder

Run-out ends

Points

2 points for a direct hit at the called end; 1 point for a throw that a team-mate catches over the stumps.

Fouls

No points: a throw to the wrong end; a throw that bounces twice; throwing into the lane where someone is standing

Win

The most points after 10 throws each.

1. ★ 4
2. ★★ 8
3. ★★★ 12

5 of 10 throws hit the stumps from 15 m.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

Well played.

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