French Cricket
French Cricket is a very popular game with older children and
teenagers, but it is fun in a family gathering too. You need at least 6 players
for a good game, and a fairly large space to play.
You will need:
A cricket bat or tennis racket
A tennis ball
How to play:
The players stand in a circle, and somebody is chosen to bat
first. He stands with his feet together, defending the "stumps", which are his
legs below the knees. The players in the circle bowl at the stumps and he must
hit the ball away. If he hits the ball, and only if he hits the ball, he can
move his feet and turn around to face in another direction. If he doesn't hit
the ball, he must twist and turn to try to defend the stumps without moving his
feet. He can also be "caught out", if he hits the ball and one of the players in
the circle catches it before it bounces. You can get yourself into quite a
pickle if you are trying to defend your stumps against a player who is bowling
at you from behind!
When he is "out", he is usually replaced by the player who
bowled him or caught him out. If the game is very unequal, you might step in and
make sure that everybody takes it in turns to bat instead.
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