This drill is part of the PitchVision Academy fielding drills series, for more in this series click here.

Purpose: To practice a range of fielding skills at once under pressure; the pickup and underarm throw, running and throwing and chase and return.

Description: The wicketkeeper rolls a ball out in one of the 4 angles shown below. Each roll has a different reaction:

• If rolled to 1: The fielder at position a chases the ball and returns it before moving to position b.
• If rolled to 2: The fielder at position b runs, picks up the ball, returns it to the keeper and moves to position c.
• If rolled to 3: The fielder at position c runs, picks up the ball, returns it to the keeper and moves to position d.
• If rolled to 4: The fielder at position d runs in, underarms the ball to and moves to position a.

Variations: Players can move round in the opposite direction.