Cricket

Chance 2 Shine - a charity on a mission to spread the power of cricket throughout schools and communities in England & Wales - have created some great weekly skill development games

Cricket for Girls

Founded by Lydia Greenway, Cricket for Girls support and develop cricket for girls in schools and clubs. Check out their weekly challenges below!

CRICKET FOR GIRLS WEEKLY CHALLENGE 1: FLAT CATCHING

Our head coach @lydiagreenway has set the first weekly challenge for you all to have a go at. All you need is:

- A wall
- A tennis ball
- Something to time 1 minute

See below for how to make it harder. Have fun everyone! pic.twitter.com/mYwSryJ4UV

— Cricket for Girls (@cricketforgirls) March 23, 2020

CRICKET FOR GIRLS WEEKLY CHALLENGE 2: OVERARM THROWING

How accurate is your throwing?!

What you need:

- A wall
- A tennis ball
- 4 pieces of A4 paper
- Blue tac or tape @lydiagreenway shows us the next #StayAtHomeChallenge pic.twitter.com/lPsGLPzLZp

— Cricket for Girls (@cricketforgirls) March 30, 2020

CRICKET FOR GIRLS WEEKLY CHALLENGE 3: HIGH CATCHING

All you need is a tennis ball!

What level can you get to? 👇

3 claps = Good start
5 claps = You're on your way
7 claps = Half way there (nearly!)
10 claps = Expert
15+ claps = Ultimate catcher#StayAtHomeChallenge pic.twitter.com/1X6cMMarWG

— Cricket for Girls (@cricketforgirls) April 6, 2020

CRICKET FOR GIRLS WEEKLY CHALLENGE 4: UMPIRING

How many of these signals do you recognise? And can you name them?

Answers will be revealed at 5pm today. Good luck everyone! pic.twitter.com/wdhx3hfKS1

— Cricket for Girls (@cricketforgirls) April 13, 2020

CRICKET FOR GIRLS WEEKLY CHALLENGE 6: BOWLING

There are 200 points up for grabs - how many can you get?!

20 pts = Good start
50 pts = Very good
80 pts = Excellent
100 pts = Totally excellent
150+ = @englandcricket take note! #StayAtHomeChallenge pic.twitter.com/NOmCJ4Cpyv

— Cricket for Girls (@cricketforgirls) April 20, 2020

CRICKET FOR GIRLS WEEKLY CHALLENGE 7: CATCHING

We've got a tough one for you all this week! All you need is:

- A wall
- 2 Balls

How many can you do in a row? Good luck! #StayAtHomeChallenge pic.twitter.com/k51ECD5qRs

— Cricket for Girls (@cricketforgirls) May 4, 2020