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You may best remember it fondly as fun game you played as a child at school, but rounders can actually be enjoyed by people of any age or ability. It provides a full body workout and between the throwing, catching, running and batting, you may find yourself burning up to 400 calories in an hour!

Rounders is a striking and fielding team game, where points known as 'rounders' are scored by a player hitting a leather-cased ball with a bat and then completing a circuit of the track – consisting of four bases in a field. The goal is to both score the most amount of points as well as to get the batting team ‘out’ as fast as possible. The game’s popularity is primarily down to its simplicity and little amounts of equipment. You just need a ball, a bat, a field and a bunch of friends to play with. Rounders is great for everything from family holidays to corporate retreats. You can also take part at a competitive level and join a club.There are also versions of the game for every schedule and occasion! From nine-a-side, two innings games to fun mini versions; variations of the game include indoor rounders, wheelchair rounders, and outdoors on grass or artificial surfaces and on the beach.

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