It can be great fun taking part in the office Olympics, especially if you are better at the events than your co-workers. We end our five part article with a sport that is based on a non-Olympic event but is engrained in the heartland of the British summertime – water butt cricket.

What are the rules of water butt cricket?

The office divides itself into two teams. Using an empty water butt from the water cooler as a cricket bat and a tightly screwed up document as a ball, the aim of the game is to be the team who scores the most runs.

Before the game starts the teams must decide on a fixed number of overs (6 balls per over) or a number of balls that each team member receives. A run is scored when the buttsman manages to hit the ball (bowled by an opposing team member) against one of the office walls (it’s in the office so no running allowed). The team member is out when they fail to hit the ball. It is important to note that each ball bowled should be able to be hit by the opposing team. Any ball that is too far away from the buttsman will have to be bowled again.

The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins.

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