Junior Cricket Handbook
2013-14
www.nelsoncricket.org.nz
CONTENTS
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Player pathway
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Coach pathway
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Important dates
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Team registration & coach meeting night
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Entry fee
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Kiwi cricket
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Incrediball cricket
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Primary hardball cricket
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Intermediate hardball cricket
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Girls cricket
12
Junior umpire program
13
The draw
14
Nelson cricket contacts
15
JUNIOR PLAYER PATHWAY
5 – 7 Yrs
7 – 9 Yrs
Kiwi Cricket
Incrediball
Junior and Senior
Junior and Senior
SE
11 – 13 Yrs
9 – 11 Yrs
Intermediate
Hardball
Junior and Senior
Primary Hardball
Junior and Senior
Junior and Senior
13 – 14 Yrs
15 – 18 Yrs
Junior College
Grade
Senior College
Grade
COACH PATHWAY
‘Coaching for the
coaches’
- First Monday of
every month
‘Teach your child at
home’
- Entry level, basic
skills
SE
‘NZC Level One’
- Intermediate
hardball and beyond
‘NZC Coaching a
cricket team’
- Primary hardball &
beyond’
‘NZC Level Two’
‘NZC Level Three’
- Junior rep and
senior club
- By NZC invite only
IMPORTANT DATES
Registrations:
Team registration for all junior teams to be emailed
to Jon Routhan [email protected] by Friday
October 25th.
Coach/manager meeting:
6.30pm, Tuesday October 29th, Sport house, Sport
Tasman.
Competition dates:
All junior cricket begins November 2nd.
Representative tournaments:
Primary: Jan 6-10, Gore
Under 15: Dec 16-19, Masterton
Under 17: Dec 16-19, Napier
COACH/MANAGER MEETING NIGHT
We feel that for everyone’s season to run smoothly
we need to all be on the same page pre-season.
Therefore this season we will be having a
coach/manager meeting night. We estimate this will
take no longer than 1 hour.
This meeting requires one representative from each
team (not each school) to pop along so they can
understand the following agenda items:
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Grade structure in kiwi and incrediball.
Changes to college grade rules.
Differences between primary and
intermediate grades.
General information.
Any questions in regard to the season.
Date/time/venue:
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29th October 2013
6.30pm
Sport House, Sport Tasman (next to netball
courts)
ENTRY FEES
What do our fees go towards?
The fees per team go towards
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Admin costs
Development
Ground fees
NZC levies
As with last season, fees will be invoiced on a per
term basis. A full list will be sent to each school
prior to registration, but for any further information
feel free to contact General Manager Ed
Shuttleworth [email protected]
KIWI CRICKET – BASIC INFO
Kiwi cricket cost per player: $17.40 + GST
Game day: Saturday morning, Saxton Oval
Game duration: 60 - 80 mins, 9am start
KIWI CRICKET RULES
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6-12 players per team
May borrow players to even
sides up
Players bat in pairs for 3
overs
A wicket is worth minus 2
NO hit wicket, LBW or
stumpings
Fielders rotate at the end of
every over
NO byes or overthrows
Overarm encouraged,
underarm if not possible
Tee to be used where
necessary
Wides are so wide the batter
has no chance of hitting
Maximum ten balls per over
INCREDIBALL CRICKET – BASIC INFO
Incrediball cricket cost per player: $17.40 + GST
Game Day: Saturday morning, Saxton Oval
Game duration: 70 – 90 mins, 9am start
INCREDIBALL CRICKET RULES
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6-8 players per team
May borrow players to even
sides up
Players bat in pairs for 3-4
overs
A wicket is worth minus 2,
batters change ends
NO hit wicket, LBW or
stumpings
Fielders rotate at the end of
every over
NO byes – overthrows
allowed
Sudden death rules for last
two overs of a pair
Wides are so wide the batter
has no chance of hitting
Maximum ten balls per over
PRIMARY HARDBALL CRICKET – BASIC INFO
Primary hardball cost - $180 pt + GST
Game day – Saturday morning
Game duration – approx. 150 min, 8.45am start
PRIMARY HARDBALL RULES
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8 players per team
20 overs per team
Players must retire at 30,
can return if rest of team is
out
No front foot no ball rule
Waist high full toss no ball
still applies
All fielders encouraged to
bowl, no one to bowl more
than 4 overs
NO LBW
Wides worth one run, no
extra delivery bowled
Wides are a delivery a
batsman cannot reach
Batsman can be out for a
duck.
Batsman cannot be out to a
ball which bounces more
than twice
INTERMEDIATE HARDBALL CRICKET
Intermediate hardball cost - $180 pt + GST
Game day – Saturday morning
Game duration – approx. 200 min, 8.45am start
INTERMEDIATE CRICKET RULES
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9 players per team
30 overs per team
Players must retire at 40,
can return if rest of team is
out
No bowler to bowl more
than six overs
LBW does apply, but only if
there is absolutely no doubt
the player is out
Five consecutive overs from
one end, then swap –
batsman to change ends at
the end of every over
Maximum 8 balls per over
Team batting first shall bat
for maximum 100 mins
Team batting second shall
face the same number of
overs
JUNIOR COLLEGE GRADE – BASIC INFO
Junior college grade cost - $280pt + GST
Game day – Saturday afternoon
Game duration – approx. 6hrs, 12.30pm start
JUNIOR COLLEGE RULES
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11 players per team
40 overs per team
Teams have 2h, 45min to
complete overs
No bowler to bowl more
than eight overs
20 min tea break at end of
first innings
Drinks break at 20 overs
No managers/coach
involvement in the match
Two piece, 156g ball
No fielding restrictions
One short pitched ball per
over
SENIOR COLLEGE GRADE – BASIC INFO
Senior college grade cost - $280pt + GST
Game day - Saturday afternoon
Game duration – approx. 6hrs, 12.30pm start
SENIOR COLLEGE RULES
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11 players per team
45 overs per team
Teams have 2h, 45min to
complete overs
No bowler to bowl more
than nine overs
20 min tea break at end of
first innings
Drinks break at 23 overs
Player/coach is allowed –
cannot bowl, wicketkeep or
bat higher than #8
Two piece or four piece
156g ball
No fielding restrictions
One short pitched ball per
over
GIRLS CRICKET
Girls cricket in the Nelson region took off last
season, with six all girls teams playing on
Saturdays and over 200 girls taking part in various
programs and promo sessions. Nelson Cricket is
committed to building on this tremendous
foundation, so if you are a female of any age and
would like more information about playing contact
NCA and we will make sure it happens!
JUNIOR TRIGGERS PROGRAM
In the spirit of development, NCA has developed
the junior triggers program, a way of developing
and fostering new umpires within the region. We
are hoping to enlist the skills of college grade
players and any parents to umpire Saturday
morning cricket.
The junior triggers program aims to take pressure
off coaches and clubs, while also developing skills
these young umpires can utilise later at a higher
level.
Do you have a senior student or parent who
wants to get into umpiring?
Please get them to contact NCA for further
information [email protected]
THE DRAW
The draw for senior and junior college grade will be
sent to all colleges prior to the start of each term.
All intermediate, primary, incrediball and kiwi cricket
draws will be posted on a weekly basis, and will be
sent out to schools and clubs no later than Tuesday
5pm.
All draws will also be posted on the Nelson Cricket
Website, www.nelsoncricket.org.nz, and in the
Nelson Mail every Wednesday.
NELSON CRICKET CONTACTS
Main contact
Jon Routhan
027 431 4093
[email protected]
Additional contacts
Ed Shuttleworth
021 548 281
[email protected]
Umpire Contact
Errol Miller
546 7928
[email protected]
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