This workout is part of the Strength-speed workout for cricket. To see the full details click here.

Resisted Buggy Runs

• Put on a Power Speed Resistor.
• Run with your training buddy running behind providing resistance. Accelerate for 10 yards then decelerate for 10 yards.
• Complete 1 set of 6 runs. Take 30 seconds rest between runs then rest for 3 minutes. Repeat with partners swapped around.

From time to time, guest posters will give you a slightly different take on cricket. This is the first guest post from Ian Canaway of CricketSecrets.com.

Essential cricket fielding drills

This is a great drill for working every fielding skill for the whole team. It covers underarm throwing, overarm throwing, catching, backing up and shying at the stumps.

You can use it as a skills drill or, with several balls, a skills conditioning drill:

1. The coach (wk) starts the game by rolling the ball to position 1

If you have good timing you can get a away with a lot while batting and will certainly get more runs, even if your technique needs work.

But timing often takes a while out in the middle to come, meaning you are vulnerable at the start of your innings.

To help overcome this you can do a short pre-innings routine to groove your timing before you go out.

How can a humble balloon be an aid to improving footwork and agility?

Cricket is a game that requires fast feet.

Agility and quickness are vital elements of your overall training and a balloon can be a key element in improving:

• Coming down the wicket to spinners
• Turning when running between the wickets

This post is part 3 of the wicketkeeper training session series. To go to part 1 click here.

Some of these drills can be very dangerous. Ensure you take the correct precautions to prevent injury.

This post is part 2 of the wicketkeeper training session series. To go to part 1 click here.

The wicketkeeper is a unique specialist position and requires unique practice. A keeper needs to practice just as hard as a bowler or batter but they often don't in club cricket. To combat this, here is my series on practices wicketkeepers can incorporate into training: Either in a team session or in a smaller group.

Club cricket nets are often wasted opportunities, despite being more popular with players than ever. To make a net more effective for everyone involved, follow my guide to making your cricket nets better training:

This is the layout I like to use for a typical training session.

It covers skills drills, fitness and game practice. Each segment can be reduced or expanded depending on the goals for the session. It can also be done with any number of people from one up. If you are doing pure fitness sessions you can cut out the skills and team practice.

General Warm Up (10-20 min)

The warm up is vital to reduce the risk of injury, so don't do what most club players do and skip straight to the skills session.