About Kwik Cricket

Since it was introduced in 1988, Kwik Cricket has become a byword for fun in sporting education with more than half of all primary schools and most clubs in the UK, including St. Annes, now playing the game.

Resembling cricket, but without the complex rules and the hard ball, Kwik Cricket was devised by the Test and County Cricket Board - the forerunner to the current England and Wales Cricket Board - and the National Cricket Association after years of detailed product development and research in consultation with cricket coaches, education authorities, teachers and, most importantly, the children themselves.

The result is an easy-to-understand, fun activity which appeals to hundreds and thousands of boys and girls aged five upwards who are now enjoying the game and are being encouraged to use their skills and knowledge to continue onto the next stage.

More than 42,000 Kwik Cricket kits have been sent out and demand remains high as it continues to forge its own identity in schools and club sport.

The Kwik Cricket initiative has been given extra impetus by the sponsorship of Vodafone, the publication of the excellent teaching guide called 'Time to Play' which is an introduction to coaching for juniors, and the recent launch of the dynamic new Kwik Cricket roadshow - which swings into operation this Spring with a six-month tour of holiday resorts and shopping centres around the country.

Kwik Cricket is played with a special kit of bats, balls and stumps all made out of hard-wearing materials to make them indestructible and safe.

All the equipment has been designed so it is light enough for small hands yet resistant to the harshest treatment whatever surface the game is played on - and it can be played on any flat surface indoors or outdoors at any time of year.

The standard kit includes the following items: two bats which are available in three sizes, two Kwik balls, two kinder balls, two sets of stumps with detachable bases and a simple instruction booklet.

Each kit is contained in a smart sturdy Kwik Cricket holdall. There is also a coaching kit with 10 bats and 10 balls, which has been specially produced for group sessions.

KWIK CRICKET: THE RULES

A game can feature any number of children from as few as two to as many as 32 and can be adapted to suit any environment whether it has to fill an hour or a day, is played by a class or a school in the gym or the playground.

In the booklet included in the kit, there are suggestions for a number of game formats that can be adapted as necessary, for example:

• Divide the class up into groups of eight according to bowling ability
• Make space for all the class giving the better bowlers the chance for a run up with the weaker ones bowling from a stationary position.
• Divide each group into pairs with one pair to bat, one pair to bowl and one to keep wicket, one to field on the leg side and one pair to field on the off side.
• Rotate every 12 balls
• The pair who make the most runs are the winners

Contact: The Secretary
Tel: 01253 721849
E-mail:secretary@stannescricketclub.org