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• In cricket, fielders retrieve a moving ball most efficiently by running alongside it with the ball on their throwing-arm side.
• A fielder should collect the ball next to the outside of the foot on their throwing-arm side to allow a quick pick-up and throw.
• After collecting a chased ball, the fielder should turn away from the throwing arm because this is the shortest and quickest turning route into the throw.
• A flat throw above the stumps is usually the most effective throw for a run-out attempt because it reaches the wicketkeeper or bowler quickly and at a useful height.
• The ball should usually be thrown to the wicket at the end the batter is furthest from or running towards because this gives the best chance of a run out.
• When attacking a ball front on, a fielder should run towards the ball, collect it near the outside of the throwing-arm-side foot, step through and throw in one fluent movement.
• An underarm throw is suitable for short distances, while an overarm throw is suitable for longer distances in the field.
• The long barrier is a fielding technique used when the ball is travelling fast to stop it passing through the fielder's legs.
• A legal cricket bowling action requires the elbow not to straighten between the bowling arm reaching shoulder height and the ball being released; keeping the arm completely straight throughout is a useful coaching cue, but it is not a legal requirement.
• A good bowling action uses a high hand and shoulder rotation so the bowler finishes square on to the wicket.
• Bowling on a wicket-to-wicket line means the ball travels in line with the stumps and gives the batter less room to leave or miss it safely.
• The off stump is the stump furthest from a right-handed batter's legs, and a good line often pitches in line with or just outside off stump.
• A full-length delivery in this scheme should pitch about 5 metres from the stumps and encourages the batter to play a front-foot shot.
• A batter uses a defensive shot when the ball pitches in line with the stumps to reduce the chance of being bowled out.
• A front-foot defensive shot is used for a fuller ball, with the front foot moving to the bounce of the ball and the bat angled down towards the ground.
• A back-foot defensive shot is used for a shorter ball, with the batter stepping back, rising onto the toes, and playing the ball under the head.
• A pull shot is an attacking back-foot shot played with a horizontal bat to a ball between waist and chest height.
• A square cut is an attacking shot played to a short, wide off-side ball, with contact made around level with the batter's body.
• A late cut is an attacking shot played to an off-side ball with contact made later than for a square cut, directing the ball behind square.
• A sweep shot is an attacking front-foot shot played by moving the front foot to the bounce, placing the back knee down, and swinging the bat across in front of the front leg.
• A no ball can be called for an illegal throwing action, a full toss above waist height, the ball bouncing more than once before reaching the popping crease, or the bowlers front foot landing with no part behind the popping crease.

• Chase and retrieve a moving ball by running alongside it on the throwing-arm side, collecting it outside the throwing-arm-side foot, turning away from the throwing arm, and throwing flat above the stumps.
• Attack a ball front on by moving towards it, fielding it beside the throwing-arm-side foot, stepping through the pick-up, and choosing an underarm throw for short range or an overarm throw for longer range.
• Use a long barrier to stop a fast-moving ball by getting the body behind the ball and blocking the space between the legs before gathering it safely.
• Bowl a full-length delivery with a straight bowling arm, high hand, shoulder rotation, wicket-to-wicket line, and a pitch around 5 metres from the stumps.
• Select and play a front-foot or back-foot defensive shot according to the bounce, keeping the hands above the ball and the bat angled down to block the ball safely.
• Select and play an attacking shot, such as a pull, square cut, late cut, or sweep, according to the ball’s line and bounce, prioritising timing before power.
• Apply umpiring decisions by identifying no ball, wide, bye, leg bye and out, then giving the correct signal and scoring consequence.
• Make batting decisions in a small-sided game by defending balls in line with the stumps, hitting into gaps, backing up as non-striker, and attempting drop-and-run shots when appropriate.
• Make fielding decisions in a small-sided game by positioning to cover space, walking in with the bowler, attacking the ball, and throwing to the end with the best run-out chance.