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Stoolball

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PLAYERS
8+, two teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Wicket mounted about 1.4m high; bowling distance around 10m

HOW TO PLAY
1

Set up the wicket-board and have one team take the field while the other bats in turn.

2

The bowler throws the ball underarm toward the board, trying to hit it before the batter can strike the ball away.

3

The batter hits the ball and runs to a marked point and back to score runs, while fielders try to catch it or hit the board with it to get the batter out.

4

Rotate batters through the lineup until the batting team is out or an agreed number of turns is reached.

5

Swap sides so the fielding team bats; the team with more total runs across both innings wins.