Kwik cricket
Encyclopedia
Kwik cricket is a high-speed version of cricket
aimed mainly at encouraging child
ren to take part in the main sport
.
Many of the rules are adapted from cricket, but Kwik cricket is played with a plastic bat and ball (for obvious safety and physical reasons), and plastic cones to mark the maximum width of a legally bowled ball. The rules can be altered so that virtually any number of children can play in the time available, and the game can be made easier or more difficult by changing the physical dimensions of the pitch
(changing the width of the wicket
s, increasing the distance between the wickets, widening or narrowing the crease
, pulling in or pushing out the boundary
, etc.).
For example, Continuous Kwik Cricket can be played by two groups of 10 or 12, with each batting for a set period of time, the Lord's Game can be played by two groups of four or five, and Pairs Kwik Cricket works for groups of 8, each playing as a pair and rotating the roles (batsmen; bowler and wicket-keeper
; leg side
and off side fielders).
Equipment:(For 1 game)
In Australia/New Zealand the game is more formal than in the UK, where the rules include a one-handed catch resulting in the dismissal of the entire team, and rather than plastic cones a nearby landmark is used as a theoretical boundary.
Cones are placed next to the batter's left and right leg, (About One metre away) Tennis Balls are placed on these cones. In most cases in Australia, If the bowler bowls a No-Ball, Wide, Dead Ball, etc, the person Batting would hit either of the cones for a "free shot". The fielders cannot move until the batter hits the ball.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
aimed mainly at encouraging child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
ren to take part in the main sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
.
Many of the rules are adapted from cricket, but Kwik cricket is played with a plastic bat and ball (for obvious safety and physical reasons), and plastic cones to mark the maximum width of a legally bowled ball. The rules can be altered so that virtually any number of children can play in the time available, and the game can be made easier or more difficult by changing the physical dimensions of the pitch
Cricket pitch
In the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets - 1 chain or 22 yards long and 10 feet wide. The surface is very flat and normally covered with extremely short grass though this grass is soon removed by wear at the ends of the...
(changing the width of the wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s, increasing the distance between the wickets, widening or narrowing the crease
Crease (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, the crease is a certain area demarcated by white lines painted or chalked on the field of play.The term crease also refers to any of the lines themselves, particularly the popping crease. Law 9 of the Laws of Cricket governs the size and position of the crease markings...
, pulling in or pushing out the boundary
Boundary (cricket)
Boundary has two distinct meanings in the sport of cricket:# the edge or boundary of the playing field, and# a manner of scoring runs.-Edge of the field:...
, etc.).
For example, Continuous Kwik Cricket can be played by two groups of 10 or 12, with each batting for a set period of time, the Lord's Game can be played by two groups of four or five, and Pairs Kwik Cricket works for groups of 8, each playing as a pair and rotating the roles (batsmen; bowler and wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
; leg side
Leg side
The leg side, or on side, is defined to be a particular half of the field used to play the sport of cricket.From the point of view of a right-handed batsman facing the bowler, it is the left hand side of the cricket field...
and off side fielders).
Equipment:(For 1 game)
- 2 Bats
- 1 Plastic Cricket Ball
- 1 Wicket Keeper helmet
- 2 Sets of stumps
- 20 cones
- 1 Scoring Sheet
In Australia/New Zealand the game is more formal than in the UK, where the rules include a one-handed catch resulting in the dismissal of the entire team, and rather than plastic cones a nearby landmark is used as a theoretical boundary.
Cones are placed next to the batter's left and right leg, (About One metre away) Tennis Balls are placed on these cones. In most cases in Australia, If the bowler bowls a No-Ball, Wide, Dead Ball, etc, the person Batting would hit either of the cones for a "free shot". The fielders cannot move until the batter hits the ball.