The Unicorn Cricket Academy

The Unicorn Cricket Academy The Unicorn Cricket Academy welcomes young aspiring cricketers an opportunity to learn,understand and improve themselves as gentlemen of the game.

22/09/2026

🏏 TRAIN LIKE A PRO: Matthew de Villiers – Range Hitting 🏏

Join us for a T20 range hitting session with Warriors Captain Matthew de Villiers.
With rounds 1 and 2 of the four-day series just wrapped and the CSA T20 kicking off this weekend, Matt is using this session with Coach El to work on the rhythm and tempo of his hitting swing — sharpening it to meet the different demands of T20 cricket.

Coach's Tip:
One key fundamental Matthew uses to keep his shape when hitting is looking towards long-off first. This keeps his back hip in check and allows him to hit through the ball and access the whole ground.

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22/09/2026

🏏 TRAIN LIKE A PRO: Sen Muthusamy vs Right Arm Around-the-Wicket Bowling🏏

Join us for a one-on-one session with Proteas all-rounder Sen Muthusamy, tackling a tactic he'll face plenty of this summer — bowlers going around the wicket to left-handers. It's become one of the most commonly used tactics against lefties in the modern game.

Coach's Tip
Against this angle, the priority is eliminating bowled and LBW as dismissals. To do that, a batter needs to know exactly where his off stump is — that's what decides which balls to play and which to leave.

Punish anything overpitched or too straight. Making the bowler pay for those mistakes shifts the pressure back onto them and forces them to bowl wider.

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🏏 It’s not just about cricket.Coaching is teaching. Teaching is sharing what you know — a technique, a decision, a minds...
20/09/2026

🏏 It’s not just about cricket.

Coaching is teaching. Teaching is sharing what you know — a technique, a decision, a mindset, or just a love for the game.

The best part isn’t the perfect cover drive or the wicket that falls. It’s watching a young cricketer take what you taught them, make it their own, and back themselves to use it. 🏏

Teach. Coach. Share. Inspire.
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19/09/2026

BATTING DRILL SETS: THE CUT SHOT🏏

Teaching and equipping young players with new skills never gets old!

Here we are teaching young London how to play the Cut Shot.🏏

Set 1 is designed to give the player a feel for the movement - transferring knowledge works best when linked to existing knowledge or experiences, in this case we used the motion of skimming a stone on water as the feel or motion of the right hand when cutting.

Set 2: explains when to make contact with the ball - the cut shot is unique as it is often played when the ball is passed the batters body.

Set 3 reinforces the position for the cut, here we use a reverse chain asking the batter to the play the shot from the set position.

Set 4 Sequencing and linking movements, underarm feeds are a great tool for grooving and getting reps for new shots as they give the batter time to focus on the movement and still execute the shot.

Set 5 Application, testing the batters ability to put everything together and execute a cut for in match conditions.

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14/09/2026

TRAIN LIKE A PRO: TRISTAN STUBBS NET BATTLE 🏏

Come join us for a red ball net session with Proteas Batter Tristan Stubbs.

This session is designed to test Tristan's game plan and technique, and allow him to practice his game time routines.

In this net, Coach El is aiming to throw as many balls as possible near the top of off stump, forcing Tristan to make good decisions to avoid getting dismissed, while Tristan looks to pounce on anything overpitched or short.

💡 Coaching Tip: During a net battle like this, it's important not to focus on technique in the moment. Correcting technique in real time distracts the batter from watching the ball and following their batting process. Instead, use these sessions to observe and identify what needs work, then take those learnings back to your drill sessions where technique can be isolated and refined properly.

Net time is for performing. Drill time is for improving 🏏

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Big summer prep, even bigger smiles 🏏Earlier this month we had the honour of hosting Proteas All Rounder Marizaan Kapp a...
14/09/2026

Big summer prep, even bigger smiles 🏏
Earlier this month we had the honour of hosting Proteas All Rounder Marizaan Kapp as she put in her final work ahead of a home summer of cricket.
Between reps, she made time to sign autographs and meet our young fans — moments they'll never forget.
Thank you Marizaan!
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09/09/2026

A century on ODI debut. Unbelievable, Jordan! 🏏🇿🇦

What a way to announce yourself on the international stage! Jordan Hermann walked out for his ODI debut and answered with a hundred - composed, fearless, and exactly the kind of innings that gets remembered.

From all of us at Unicorn Cricket Academy, huge congratulations, Jordan. Proud to see a familiar doing it on the biggest stages. Here's to many more milestones ahead! 🙌

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09/09/2026

TRAIN LIKE A PRO: JEAN DU PLESSIS NET BATTLE 🏏

Come join us for a sidearm session with Coach El and Warriors WicketKeeper Batter Jean Du Plessis.

These sessions are aimed to replicate a contest and allow Jean to work on his routine in between ball.

Coaching Tip: Use only one ball.

This allows a batter time to REFLECT, RELAX, RESET, and REFOCUS inbetween balls without them feeling rushed.

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Building Cricketers For The Future One Ball At A Time 🏏 🙏
08/09/2026

Building Cricketers For The Future One Ball At A Time 🏏

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FRIDAY MATCHES ARE BACK! 🏏This Friday, 11 September, our young cricketers take to the field across all our age groups! I...
07/09/2026

FRIDAY MATCHES ARE BACK! 🏏

This Friday, 11 September, our young cricketers take to the field across all our age groups! It's always a highlight of the week seeing our players put their skills into action in a match environment.

📅 This Friday, 11 September
🏏 Match day for:
⭐ SuperStars
⭐ U9
⭐ U11
⭐ U13

Come down and support our future stars as they compete, learn and grow together. There's nothing quite like the buzz of match day at Old Grey! 🙌

Building Cricketers For The Future

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Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
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