Senior / Colts / Prem Rules

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Senior Grade Playing Conditions:

Remember: the game is for the children, not the coaches and parents. Coaches are reminded to be as inclusive as possible of every team member:

This grade is for primary school children who are 11 years and over as at 1st September of the season in question.
Games begin at 8.30am.
Games are 30 overs each side.
A 142g two-piece cricket ball to be used.
A full-length (22 yards or 20.12m) pitch is to be used.
Teams can be 11 or 12-a-side. Once a team has lost 10 wickets, it is considered dismissed. Therefore, for the 12th player to bat, one batter must have retired. Substitute fielders to be rotated with only 11 on the field at any given time.
The team batting last should continue batting until its 30 overs are completed, or it has been dismissed. Passing of the opposition's total does not signal the end of the game. The game should continue full the full number of overs after the game has been won or lost.
Players must retire at the end of the over in which they reach 30. The coach has the option of retiring players after they have batted at least six overs. Retired batters can resume their innings, in the order they retired, after all other batters have been dismissed or are retired.
Bowlers are permitted a maximum of 5 overs each.
Overs to be a maximum of eight balls, no matter how many wides and/or no balls they include.
Wides and no balls count as an extra run to the batting side. If the batting team scores off wides (when the wicket keeper misses the ball) or no balls (either from hits off the bat, or byes/leg byes), those runs are to be added to the score as well. So, a no ball from which a batter hits a boundary would result in five runs to the batting team, four to the batter and one to extras.
A wide shall be called by the bowler's end umpire if the ball passes the facing batter more than 75% of the distance from the batter to the return crease on the off side of the wicket, or more than 50% of the distance from the batter to the return crease on the on side of the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball it is not a wide.
A no ball shall be called by the square leg umpire if the ball passes over the shoulder of the batter on the bounce when the batter is in his/her normal stance, or when the ball passes over the waist of the batter on the full when the batter is in his/her normal stance.
A no ball shall be called by the square leg umpire if, after the ball is bowled, it bounces at least twice before reaching the popping crease. (The popping crease is the line 1.22m in front of the stumps). If a delivery does not reach the batter, he/she is permitted to have one free hit at the ball.
Front and back foot no balls will be called only after the bowler has received a warning.
No fielders except the wicket keeper and off-side slips are permitted within 10metres of the facing batter.
LBW: normally only back foot appeals should be judged and batters get a warning before being given out Ibw and the batsman must always get the benefit of the doubt. Any Ibw warnings given should also be brought to the attention of the scorers and be recorded if necessary.
Boundaries are to be agreed upon by coaches before the game begins. The recommended distance is about 40-45 metres.
Two pads, protectors and gloves must be worn by batters and wicket keepers. Helmets are compulsory for batters. It is also required that team coaches ensure the use of mouth guards or helmets for wicket keepers.

Colts Regional Grade Playing Conditions:

Remember: the game is for the children, not the coaches and parents. Coaches are reminded to be as inclusive as possible of every team member:

This grade is for primary school children who are aged aged from 11 and over as at 1st September of the season in question.
Games begin at 8:30 am.
Games are 35 overs each side.
A 142g two-piece cricket ball to be used.
A full-length (22 yards or 20.12m) pitch is to be used.
Teams can be 11 or 12-a-side. Once a team has lost 10 wickets, it is considered dismissed. Therefore, for the 12th player to bat, one batter must have retired. Substitute fielders to be rotated with only 11 on the field at any given time.
The team batting last is to continue batting until its 35 overs are completed, or it has been dismissed. Passing of the opposition's total does not signal the end of the game. However the coaches of both teams must agree to continue the game after it has been won or lost.
Players must retire at the end of the over in which they reach 30. The coach has the option of retiring players after they have batted at least six overs. Retired batters can resume their innings, in the order they retired, after all other batters have been dismissed or are retired.
Bowlers are permitted a maximum of five overs each, with the proviso that in a full 35- over innings, the bowling team must use at least eight bowlers.
Overs to be a maximum of eight balls, no matter how many wides and/or no balls they include.
Wides and no balls count as an extra run to the batting side. If the batting team scores off wides (when the wicket keeper misses the ball) or no balls (either from hits off the bat, or byes/leg byes), those runs are to be added to the score as well. So, a no ball from which a batter hits a boundary would result in five runs to the batting team, four to the batter and one to extras.
A wide shall be called by the bowler's end umpire if the ball passes the facing batter more than 75% of the distance from the batter to the return crease on the off side of the wicket, or more than 50% of the distance from the batter to the return crease on the on side of the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball it is not a wide.
A no ball shall be called by the square leg umpire if the ball passes over the shoulder of the batter on the bounce when the batter is in his/her normal stance, or when the ball passes over the waist of the batter on the full when the batter is in his/her normal stance.
A no ball shall be called by the square leg umpire if, after the ball is bowled, it bounces at least twice before reaching the popping crease. (The popping crease is the line 1.22m in front of the stumps). If a delivery does not reach the batter, he/she is permitted to have one free hit at the ball.
Front and back foot no balls will be called only after the bowler has received a warning.
No fielders except the wicket keeper and off-side slips are permitted within 10metres of the facing batter.
LBW: normally only back foot appeals should be judged and batters get a warning before being given out Ibw and the batsman must always get the benefit of the doubt. Any Ibw warnings given should also be brought to the attention of the scorers and be recorded if necessary.
Boundaries are to be agreed upon by coaches before the game begins. The recommended distance is about 40-45 metres.
Two pads, protectors and gloves must be worn by batters and wicket keepers. Helmets are compulsory for batters. It is also required that team coaches ensure the use of mouth guards or helmets for wicket keepers.

Premier Grade Playing Conditions:

Remember: the game is for the children, not the coaches and parents. Coaches are reminded to be as inclusive as possible of every team member:

This grade is for primary school children who are aged from 11 and over on 1st September of the season in question.
The playing time is 8.30 am-2.15 pm.
Games are 40 overs each side.
A 142g two-piece cricket ball to be used.
A full-length (22 yards or 20 12m) pitch is to be used.
Teams can be 11 or 12-a-side. Once a team has lost 10 wickets it is considered dismissed. Therefore, for the 12th player to bat, one batter must have retired. Substitute fielders to be rotated with only 11 on the field at any given time.
First innings ends at 11.45am at the latest. If less than 40 overs have been bowled by then, the number of completed overs will be the length of the 2nd innings.
There is a 15-minute break between innings.
The team batting last is to continue batting until its 40 overs are completed or it has been dismissed. Passing of the opposition's total does not signal the end of the game. However the coaches of both teams must agree to continue the game after it has been won or lost.
Players must retire at the end of the over in which they reach 50. The coach has the option of retiring players after they have batted at least 20 overs. Retired batters can resume their innings, in the order they retired, after all other batters have been dismissed or are retired.
Bowlers are permitted a maximum of 8 overs each. No pace/medium pace bowler is to bowl more than 5 overs in any one spell.
Overs to be a maximum of eight balls, no matter how many wides and/or no balls they include.
Wides and no balls count as an extra run to the batting side. If the batting team scores off wides (when the wicket keeper misses the ball) or no balls (either from hits off the bat or byes/leg byes), those runs are to be added to the score as well. So, a no ball from which a batter hits a boundary would result in five runs going to the batting side, four to the batter and one to extras.
A wide shall be called by the bowler's end umpire if the ball passes the facing batter more than 75% of the distance from the batter to the return crease on the off side of the wicket or more than 50% of the distance from the batter to the return crease on the on side of the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball it is not a wide.
A no ball shall be called by the square leg umpire if the ball passes over the shoulder of the batter on the bounce when the batter is in his/her normal stance, or when the ball passes over the waist of the batter on the full when the batter is in his normal stance.
A no ball shall be called by the square leg umpire if, after the ball is bowled, it bounces at least twice before reaching the popping crease. (The popping crease is the line 1.22m in front of the stumps). If a delivery does not reach the batter, he/she is permitted to have one free hit at the ball.
A no ball shall be called, as per the rules of cricket, if the bowler infringes the front or back foot rules when delivering the ball.
No fielders except the wicket keeper and off-side slips are permitted within 10 metres of the facing batter.
LBW: normally only back foot appeals should be judged. The batters must always get the benefit of the doubt. No warnings shall be given.
Boundaries are to be agreed upon by coaches before the game begins. The recommended distance is about 45-50 metres.
Two pads, protectors and gloves must be worn by batters and wicket keepers. Helmets are compulsory for batters. It is also required that team coaches ensure the use of mouth guards or helmets for wicket keepers.
Both teams to send in (phone, fax or e-mail) results to Cricket Wellington by the Sunday evening after the match.
Competition points will be awarded as follows:
- Win 5 points
- Abandoned match, draw (any uncompleted match), or tie 2.5 points
- Loss 0 points