Hours of Play
Saturday 9:30 – 11:30 am (8 a side matches) Playing times and day to be determined by Coordinator depending on numbers and ground availability.
- Recommended Pitch length is 15 metres to ensure that younger and possibily less skilled players can can concentrate on bowling technique.
- Over per Innings: 16 overs minimum but may be extended if needed and agreed to by both coaches prior to the commencement of the match to allow for 2 overs per player (eg if both teams have 9 players then an 18 over per innings game may be played).
- Both fielding teams will bowl from the one end throughout innings.
- All players must bowl a minimum 2 overs with (3) fielders on each side of the wicket to give the batsmen every opportunity to score runs.
- To ensure that each player has an opportunity to field in different circumstances, each player is to be rotated in a clockwise direction between the positions of mid off, cover, point, square leg, mid wicket and mid on at the end of each over. These positions to be marked by disc’s placed on the ground.
- There will also be a wicketkeeper and bowler. Mid on will bowl the next over with the current bowler moving to mid off. The wicket keeper can be substituted at any time (it should be at the end of an over) so that they may bowl.
- Maximum number of balls per over is 6 irrespective of number of wides and no balls.
- Batsmen shall bat in pairs and shall face 4 overs as a pair. Upon the fall of a wicket (except a run out) the batsmen shall change ends. Only 8 players may bat for each team unless agreed to by both coaches at the commencment of the match. At the end of every over the strike must be rotated so a talented player cannot “farm’ the strike and prevent his partner from facing many balls. This rotation can be left to the coaches discretion.
- If a ball is bowled and does not bounce on the playing surface it shall be called a no-ball, it will then be placed upon a cone that is on the side of the wicket that the ball was bowled. The batsman may then hit the ball off the cone.
- There are no Premiership points in this age group.
- A soft Gabba Sporting Products’ ball, i.e. Gabba Safety Ball (incrediball) or similar, 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. The emphasis should be on enjoyment and learning the basic’s of the game including running between the wickets etc which are best learned in a match situation.
- Recommended field size, 40 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) pitches above waist height;
- A slow high pitched ball (full toss) pitches 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).
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