All games are 1 day games: Seniors will use a pitch and Juniors will set up their pitch off to the side on grass
12 players per team – number of reserves up to individual schools
12 players are permitted to bat in any one innings and there are a maximum of 12 players in the field at any one time
12 overs of 6 balls per side: if time appears to be a problem, reduce overs to 5 or 4 balls each rather than reduce the number of overs
Juniors use a Kanga cricket ball
Seniors use an Easton Incredie cricket ball (140g / 142g if possible as this reflects the size of the ball used in weekend cricket and is smaller and easier for players to control), or equivalent: must be a flexible ball (some modified balls on the market are very hard and are unsuitable)
Boundaries are to be marked with domes / witches hats:
Junior Boundary – approximately 30 metres from the stumps at either end
Senior Boundary – approximately 45 metres from the stumps at either end
Juniors to use plastic ‘Kanga’ style stumps
Seniors to use wooden stumps; bails are to be used unless high wind makes it impractical
Bowling is to be done form the same end to save time
There is no LBW for Juniors or Seniors
Senior wicketkeepers MUST wear wicketkeeping gloves and their use of a protector is highly recommended: no protective equipment required for Junior wicketkeepers
Excluding the bowler and the wicketkeeper, there are to be no more than 5 fielders on either side of the wicket, with no more than 2 fielders behind square leg
Fielders must be a minimum of 10 metres from the batter, apart from the wicketkeeper to point
Bowling
Juniors and seniors to bowl over-arm
ALL players bowl one over
In Juniors,the bowler moves to wicketkeeper after they have bowled their over to encourage rotation in the field
Seniors may retain the same wicketkeeper for 11 overs who is to be replaced with another team member when they bowl their over, or rotate in the field as per Juniors
Batting
Batters bat in pairs for two overs each
Junior batters must wear 2 gloves; a protector is optional because they use a Kanga ball
Senior batters must wear 2 gloves; the use of a protector is highly recommended
Juniors may use a plastic Kanga-style cricket bat or a wooden cricket bat; Seniors will use a wooden cricket bat
ALL bats MUST have a rubber grip in good condition
Extras
A delivery that, in the umpire’s opinion, is out of reach of the batsman to play a normal looking cricket shot is to be deemed a ‘wide’ – umpires may take in to consideration the speed of the ball and the ability of the batsmen – most importantly, ‘wide’ rulings are to be consistent for both innings
No runs may be scored off a ‘wide’
Note – if a delivery hits the batter, or if the batter hits a delivery, it cannot be a ‘wide’
A delivery that bounces more than twice before reaching the batter is to be deemed a ‘no-ball’
A delivery that bounces over the batter’s shoulder is to be deemed a ‘no-ball’
A delivery that reaches the batter on the full at hip height or over is to be deemed a ‘no-ball’ and the bowler is to be warned
Runs may be scored off ‘no-balls’ (e.g. if a batter hits a single off a ‘no-ball’, the batter receives the 1 run + the team receives the 2 runs for the ‘no-ball’)
‘Wides’ and ‘No-balls’ are worth 2 runs
‘Wides’ and ‘No-balls’ are not to be re-bowled – they are counted as part of that bowler’s 6 deliveries
Scoring
‘Wides’ and ‘No-balls’ are to be recorded in the bowler’s section and noted on the progressive total
A batter’s runs are to be recorded next to their name and added to the progressive total
Keep track of the number of wickets by adding a ‘W’ into the relevant bowler’s section
Each wicket that is taken will add TWO runs to the bowling team – these runs will be added to the team’s total runs off the bat at the conclusion of the game/innings