One of New Zealand's popular summer sports is ... cricket! Howzat!

This term, we we got to learn cricket skills. We started off with throwing and catching the ball to our buddy. We learnt how to catch the ball by putting our hands together and having our little fingers cross over each other. If it was a high ball (over our head), we put our hands together and crossed our thumbs over.

Kids that take part will learn the key elements of cricket, including batting, bowling and fielding.

• An emphasis on fun – we know that children need positive experiences participating in sport if they are to pursue future physical activities
• Development of fundamental movement skills – cricket contains several fundamental movement skills which are highlighted by Sport NZ as being an essential foundation for enjoyable participation in physical activity throughout life
• Development of positive social skills – working in groups and teams will inadvertently develop young people’s social skills
• Gaining a basic knowledge of cricket