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Junior Cricket

Structured games of cricket for 7 to 16 year olds. Games are played on a Saturday morning against other clubs in the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai & Hills District cricket association.

  • Teams from Under 8's all the way through to Under 17's.

  • Age group is determined by the age you are on the 31st August. If you are 10 years old your correct age groups is the Under 11's.

  • Age groups are flexible - some players can play up and others down. For Under 12's and older, playing down an age group requires permission from the association and some batting and bowling restrictions.

  • Games start in mid September and finish in March with breaks during the school holidays.

  • Training is usually once a week on a week night at Glenhaven Oval nets.

  • For Under 10's and older, protective equipment is required - helmet, pads, gloves & box.

  • A team kit with protective equipment can be provided, but each player will need their own box.

  • Make new friends and learn new skills including catching, throwing and teamwork

Please see below for a summary of the rules for each age group. 

Please click here​ for the list of grounds in our association.

U8

Players per Team: 6
Game Duration: 90 min
Overs per Team: 16
Ball Type: Supa Soft
Pitch Length: 14m
Boundary Size: 30m (max)
Batting Retirement: 12 balls
Batting Rotation:: None
Bowling Restrictions: All players to bowl
Bowling Rotation: None

U9

Players per Team: 6
Game Duration: 90 min
Overs per Team: 16
Ball Type: Supa Soft
Pitch Length: 14m
Boundary Size: 30m (max)
Batting Retirement: 12 balls
Batting Rotation:: None
Bowling Restrictions: All players to bowl
Bowling Rotation: None

U10

Players per Team: 7
Game Duration: 2h 20min
Overs per Team: 20
Ball Type: Modified (non leather)
Pitch Length: 16m
Boundary Size: 40m (max)
Batting Retirement: 17 balls (based on 7 players)
Batting Rotation:: None
Bowling Restrictions: All players to bowl
Bowling Rotation: None

U11

Players per Team: 7
Game Duration: 2h 20min
Overs per Team: 20
Ball Type: Modified (non leather)
Pitch Length: 16m
Boundary Size: 40m (max)
Batting Retirement: 17 balls (based on 7 players)
Batting Rotation:: None
Bowling Restrictions: All players to bowl
Bowling Rotation: None

U12

Players per Team: 9
Game Duration: 4h
Overs per Team: 30
Ball Type: 142g
Pitch Length: 18m
Boundary Size: 45m (max)
Batting Retirement: 30 balls
Batting Rotation:: Top 4 batters
Bowling Restrictions: All players to bowl equal number of overs
Bowling Rotation: First 4 bowlers

U13

Players per Team: 9
Game Duration: 4h
Overs per Team: 30
Ball Type: 142g
Pitch Length: 18m
Boundary Size: 45m (max)
Batting Retirement: 30 balls
Batting Rotation:: Top 3 batters
Bowling Restrictions: All players to bowl equal number of overs
Bowling Rotation: First 3 bowlers

U14

Players per Team: 11
Game Duration: 4h
Overs per Team: 30
Ball Type: 156g
Pitch Length: 20m (full pitch)
Boundary Size: 50m (max)
Batting Retirement: 50 runs
Batting Rotation:: Top 2 batters
Bowling Restrictions: Minimum of 7 players must bowl at least 3 overs
Bowling Rotation: First 2 bowlers

U15

Players per Team: 11
Game Duration: 4h
Overs per Team: 30
Ball Type: 156g
Pitch Length: 20m (full pitch)
Boundary Size: 50m (max)
Batting Retirement: 100 runs
Batting Rotation:: None
Bowling Restrictions: No bowler allowed to bowl more than 20% of overs
Bowling Rotation: None

U17

Players per Team: 11
Game Duration: 4h
Overs per Team: 30
Ball Type: 156g
Pitch Length: 20m (full ptich)
Boundary Size: 50m (max)
Batting Retirement: 100 runs
Batting Rotation:: None
Bowling Restrictions: No bowler allowed to bowl more than 20% of overs
Bowling Rotation: None

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