Cricket is a sport that some people absolutely adore and others simply can’t get into. With matches lasting for five days and still boasting the ability to end up as a draw, it is little wonder that many struggle to be able to accept it as a concept. That, though, is Test cricket, with numerous other versions of the sport promising a much quicker resolution and more exciting journey to get there. That is what Sixes Social Cricket is trying to educate people about, with its own quick-form version of the game on offer to people who also get to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat in between their turn in the nets, hitting balls for fun.
What Is Sixes Social Cricket?
In one sense, Sixes Social Cricket is just a pub. You can head in and have a pint or enjoy a bite to eat, spending time enjoying the company of friends. It is what is located on-site that makes the place a little bit different, however. Sixes Social Cricket locations have a cricket net somewhere in the bar, with a bowling machine seeing balls head out towards you at speed. You hit the ball and get runs, depending on where it’s ended up, with the aim being to rack up as many runs as you can. The good news is that you don’t need to have any experience to enjoy it, with Sixes being like the cricketing version of FlightClub or similar.
There are numerous different game modes that you can play, such as T20. This follows a T20 format, with each person playing as an individual and taking on as many overs of six balls as possible in the allotted time. The highest score at the end wins. The Hundred, meanwhile, sees each team face 100 balls and get tasked with the job of scoring as many runs as possible. If you are a cricket fan then a World Cup game mode might interest you, given the fact that it sees you face 12 of the most famous balls ever in World Cup history. Reckon you’d have been able to take on Shane Warne? This is your chance to prove it.
What Your Options Are
If you fancy heading along to Sixes Social Cricket Guildford then you’ll have a number of options in terms of how you spend your time. You could book a net for two to three guests for 30 minutes, for example, or 45 minutes if there are more of you. If there is a larger group heading along then you can opt for the hour in a batting net, which will be enough time for as many as nine guests to enjoy themselves. The more of you there are, the more batting cages you are going to need to be allocated.
If there are 30 of you, say, you are liable to need two batting cages for an hour each in order to ensure that everyone is able to have a fair crack of the whip; or swing of the bat as the case may be. That means that it’s an ideal thing to do for a group, whether that be a birthday party or an office trip out. The main thing to remember is that no experience is necessary. You might find that the person in your group that has never even so much as watched a game of cricket is able to rack up the highest score, whilst the one that thinks they’re Brian Lara reincarnated hits their own stumps with the bat.
A Good Night Made More Fun
The entire concept of Sixes Social Cricket is that it is cricket in a pub. The important part of that is the ‘pub’ bit, meaning that you can head along with a group of friends and enjoy a few drinks or a bite to eat. In amongst all of that is the chance to take each other on in the cricket nets, seeing which of you really does have the best hand-eye coordination. Are you able to maintain that level of ability when you’re two or three pints deep? You head into the net one at a time, so you’re not literally up against one another, meaning that if you’re in a group then the rest of you can either have a drink or watch and laugh.
This is a family friendly venue, so it isn’t just about getting drunk and hitting a cricket ball. That means that you can take your little ones along if you’re trying to brainwash them into getting into cricket. You can even host a kid’s birthday party there if you want to. With disabled access at the Sixes Social Cricket location in Guildford, you will be all but guaranteed to have a fun time. There is also live sport shown on big screens, so you don’t need to worry about missing any of the biggest sporting events that are taking place during your time in the nets.