Know the Game: Complete skills: Cricket

The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport - by giving them plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. In this book, players will learn : Batting :How to: control the bat face a bowler play all the shots 'read' a bowler understand the field run between the wickets Bowling : Profile of a bowler bowling to a plan Bowling actions the run-up and release swing bowling seam bowling spin bowling and variations Fielding : The field and field placings the ready position close catching catching in the deep overarm throw intercepts retrieving the ball the long barrier wicketkeeping skillsClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every young player the all the skills they need to enjoy cricket.

Product details

• Authors: Luke Sellers, Sellers Luke
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9781472919588
• ISBN: 978-1-4729-1958-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Know the Game; Know the Game
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; Guides > Sport > Ball sport; SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket, Sports training & coaching, Interest age: from c 7 years, Educational: Physical education (including dance), EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Physical Education