Introduction This is a book for cricket loving kids to spend time developing their maths, logic and artistic skills and to learn more about the great game of cricket. It is aimed at ages 7 - 11 but includes some more difficult content to challenge the reader and help them broaden their abilities and cricketing knowledge. Where cricket trivia is required, Wikipedia and ESPN Cricinfo are two very useful research resources. All facts are stated as of 2021. The book is divided up into five parts: •
Early Career
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Professional Cricket
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T20
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World Cup
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Test Matches
Answers are included at the back. I hope you and your child find this book rewarding and enjoyable. Good luck!
Before you begin you need to choose your character. Circle a character from those below.
Name:
Club:
________________________
________________________
Batting Style:
Bowling Style:
________________________
________________________
Fielding Position:
Nationality:
________________________
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1. Design your bat. Think about the brand and style of stickers you would want.
Did you know: Bats are weighed in pounds (lb) and ounces (oz). There are 16 ounces in a pound.
Full size bats typically weigh between 2lb 6oz and 2lb 12oz. 6
2. Design your cricket spikes. Some tips to think about: • • •
Brand Style Colour
Be creative!
3. Can you name these three other bits of equipment?
1._______________________
3.____________
2._______________________ 7
1. Now design your team’s emblem. There are a few designs to practice on below.
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2. Add the emblem you designed to the kits below. Don’t forget to colour in the one day kit!
Whites
One Day Kit
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It’s pre-season! Complete the drills to get your fitness levels up. 1.
2. 8
3
+10
+15 Skip through the three training ladders to find the final answer. Start on the black block.
-5 +15
Halve it +2
-20
Double it
+ 12
-19
3.
8
+5
Add 27
Halve it
10
-6
-10
4. Answer the sums to sprint around the track. 21+10
10+11
11 - 9
9+3
10 + 4
20 + 3 15 + 8
10 + 7
5. Some team mates are throwing a ball around. How many metres does the ball travel in total? _____________m
12 m
5m
11 m
10 m
7m
9m 11
1. Match Ups. Draw a line between the pairs of wickets and balls which equal 100.
80
65
55
25
35
75
20
45
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2. Batting Practice. Can you fill in the missing letters for the shots listed below. •
S __ __ ___ P
•
__ __ V __ R S __ __ W __ __ P
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O __ D __ __ V __
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F __ R __ __ __ D __ E __E __ __ E
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L __ A V __
•
S Q __ __ __ __
C __ T
3. Whoops! The next set of shots are a bit more scrambled. Solve the anagrams to unscramble them.
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It’s game day! The captain has won the toss and elected to bat. 1. The team has a successful innings, scoring 260 for seven wickets from 50 overs. This could be written as 260/7 (7/260 in Australia). In this bag are your individual scoring shots, not a bad start!