UNDER 11's (2-day fixtures: compulsory closure after 40 overs if not all out)
- Hours of Play: 9.00 am to 11.30 am (sharp)
- 13 players may be named with 12 able to bat and bowl in an innings, only 11 on the field at one time.
- Overs per Innings: 40 over innings each.
- 11 wickets may be lost in this age group to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to bat.
- Both fielding teams will bowl from the one end throughout innings.
- All players must bowl a minimum of 3 overs per innings, with a maximum 5 overs per innings. Players may not bowl more than 3 overs until ALL NAMED PLAYERS (INCLUDING THE DESIGNATED WICKET-KEEPER) in the team has bowled 3 overs.
- Maximum number of balls per over is 6 irrespective of number of wides and no balls.
- All players must bat, with a retirement score of 30 runs. To ensure that each player has an opportunity to bat in different circumstances, each player is to be rotated in the batting order so that a batsman who opens the batting in one week, bats at 3 the following week, 5 the week after, and so forth.
- A batsman may retire at any stage and is able to come back in only after all other batsmen have batted or are all out provided 11 wickets have not been lost.
- There are no Premiership points in this age group.
- A Gabba Junior or Gabba 2-piece Special142g ball is to be used.
- As this age group are in the early stages of development, participation by all players should be encouraged with the emphasis put on having fun whilst ensuring equal participation of every player.
- Ten minutes between innings is a maximum break, however it is encouraged to shorten this time so as to have more time for Cricket.
- Recommended field size, boundary 45 metres from stumps.
- A no-ball in this age group shall be called “no ball” where:
- On synthetic pitches, the ball is either pitched off the synthetic area or touches the side of the pitch;
- A short-pitched ball passes above the shoulder when the batsman is standing at his or her full height;
- A fast high pitched ball (full toss) passes above waist height;
- A slow high pitched ball (full toss) passes above the batsman’s head.
A ball that pitches or bounces more than twice before reaching the batsman in this age group is a fair ball and not a no ball.
For all no balls called, a one run penalty will be applied in addition to whatever runs have been scored off the bat.
- A wide shall be called only if, in the opinion of the umpire, the ball has landed on the pitch but cannot be reached by the batsman in his or her normal stance.
- The LBW rule does not apply for this age group but coaches should speak with the batsman to give them an understanding of the law as it applies in the older age groups.
- No player shall field within a ten meter radius of the popping crease when in front of the striker (i.e., a wicket keeper and fieldsmen behind the popping crease are not included).
- Drink breaks are to be taken after 20 overs have been bowled and to last no more than 3 minutes.
- Rain delays shall reduce the number of overs by one over for every three minutes lost.
NOTE: Parents, coaches and children are reminded that the development of players’ skills and having fun are much more important than winning.
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