By now we know that cricket warm ups are a great way to prepare your body for play and reduce the chance of injury.

Ask most people about opening the batting and they will tell you about batsmen who can block. Occasionally you get a big hitter. But, what really makes a good opening batsman?

When a player moves slightly legside and eases the ball over extra cover for four or six it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It looks great.

But it's often messed up through ignorance. So let's put that right.

Rob Walter (The Unlimited Titans) and Geoffrey Toyana (bizhub Highveld Lions) are the nominees for Cricket South Africa's PitchVision Coach of the Year in 2016. The gala event will take place on 26 July 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.

The CSA Awards Judging panel recently finalized the nominations list for the glittering occasion.The CSA Awards Judging Panel is comprised of: Aslam Khota (Convener), Neil Manthorp, Victor Mpitsang, HD Ackerman, Mark Boucher and Andrew Samson.

Who's your coach of the year?

PitchVision is proud to present the 2016 Coach of the Year Awards. This year, we want you to nominate the coach you think deserves recognition. It'syour chance to show love to someone with great coaching skills!

PitchVision is now the official Coaching Solutions Partner for Cricket South Africa. Each first-class province across South Africa will be using PitchVision technology within their Provincial Academy, High Performance Structures, and elite player development programmes.

Here's a fun cricket batting and fielding game for kids (of all ages). It's high-energy with lots of activity.

The batting team can work on running, hitting and teamwork. The fielders can stop, catch and throw.

Closing date: 2nd August 2016

Marylebone Cricket Club (“MCC”) is the world’s most active cricket club, custodian of the laws of cricket and is also the owner of Lord’s Ground, affectionately known as the ‘Home of Cricket’. Lord’s is renowned worldwide for staging international cricket matches with up to 30,000 spectators in attendance each day. With an annual income of around £50m MCC has over 250 employees, supported by an additional 1,200 casual workers during international matches.

Closing date: 29th July 2016

Lord’s Cricket Ground, the home of cricket and owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (“MCC”), is renowned worldwide for staging international cricket matches with up to 28,500 spectators in attendance. Lord’s is a stunning venue steeped in history and charm. From the grandeur of the Long Room in the Grade II* listed Pavilion, to the modernity and style of the J.P. Morgan Media Centre, the Ground offers a dazzling array of possibilities for events of all types.

Closing date: 29th July 2016

Lord’s Ground, the most famous cricket ground in the world, owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (“MCC”), is renowned worldwide for staging international cricket matches with up to 28,500 spectators in attendance. Lord’s is also an exceptional venue with a wealth of experience in delivering high quality events on non-match days, hosted by our Meetings and Events team.