Cricket clubs around the world face the same coaching and playing challenges. Good clubs and coaches develop innovative ways to deal with these issues. That’s why I decided that, this UK summer, PitchVision Academy should adopt a real-life club to follow through the season.

Together we can see how they deal with things so you can learn from a club just like yours.

So, after a long search and painstaking negotiations the lucky club was selected as Watsonian CC.

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

Purpose: To practice three skills in a row: underarm pickup and throw, chase and throw and a high catch.

Description: The wicketkeeper (w) rolls the ball towards the first fielder who runs, picks up and underarm throws the ball back to the wicketkeeper.

Today's guest article is from club cricket development expert Greg Wright.

Being qualified and certified to coach cricket is not an ideal it’s a MUST, here's why.

First things first; if you're dealing with children, it's common sense and best practice to ensure coaches are certified. This covers both insurance and peace of mind.

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

Purpose:  A team warm up drill that improves mobility and increase heart rate while including a catch and throw.

With her flask of tea, well sharpened pencils and unflinching concentration, the scorer is a cornerstone of club cricket. Despite her loyalty, a cricket team bent on success needs more than a tidy book and timely averages at the end of the season.

Do you remember the first game of adult cricket you played?

It’s quite a shock to the system. One day a youngster brought up on 20 over evening cricket against teenagers is asked to play for 50 or more overs in the afternoon sunshine. It takes time to adapt physically and mentally.

Often, players asked to make this jump take one look at the chasm (the time it takes, the snarling full grown men) and decide not to even try. They are lost to the game. It’s all the more sad when you see talented players fall by the wayside.

A good stumping changes a game and makes the keeper look like a hero. But miss a chance and everyone looks at you out of the corner of their eye like you have just insulted their mother.

Top quality keepers know what to do to make sure there is much more of the former than the latter. You would think there was some complicated method, but it’s so simple you might not even believe it.