Kwik cricket

Kwik cricket (known as Kanga cricket in Australia, and Kiwi cricket in New Zealand)^{[citation needed]} is a high-speed version of cricket aimed mainly at encouraging children to take part in the sport, with an emphasis on participation and enjoyment.^[1]

Rules[]

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^[2] (changing the width of the wickets, 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 ten 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 eight, each playing as a pair and rotating the roles (batsmen; bowler and wicket-keeper; leg side and off side fielders).

Equipment:

• 2 bats
• 1 plastic cricket ball
• 1 wicket keeper helmet
• 2 sets of stumps
• 20 cones
• 1 scoring sheet

In Australia and New Zealand the game is more formal than in the United Kingdom, 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 batsman's left and right leg (about one meter 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 batsman hits the ball.

History[]

This section does not cite any sources. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (January 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

The first unofficial game of Kwik Cricket was played at the Test Match between England and The West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester, on Thursday June 30th 1988 during the lunch break. Two Primary Schools from Cheshire - Childer Thornton and Lower Peover played 8 a side, mixed teams utilising wooden bats and stumps with a tennis ball. The first ball was bowled by Courtney Walsh (West Indies) and the first shot was dropped at square leg. The game was played in front of the old Pavilion and was met very enthusiastically by the watching spectators.

The format was a traditional one played for many years at Under 11 age at Primary Schools in England and Wales as part of their PE/Skills Development Programme. A set of plastic equipment was provided free to every primary school who requested one. They including bags, instructions on playing various formats and a set of skills cards. Later bags were sold to schools and clubs, with proceeds going to Lord's Taverners charity.

References[]

External links[]

• The New Zealand Cricket introduction to MILO Kiwi cricket

This article related to a cricket competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t