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 T24 Super Smash - Suitable For School Years 6-8. Approx. Ages 10-13

The final stage in our junior cricket pathway, where children can fully develop their cricket skills using most traditional cricket rules. Allows for more specialization with extended retirement scores which means batsmen will need to value their wicket when batting and bowlers will be challenged by the 18m pitch length and the opportunity to bowl longer spells. Skill development, enjoyment and experiencing traditional cricket are the main priorities of this grade.

T24 Super Smash - Format and Rules

All matches to be played on a 18m pitch (Stump to Stump) and using a 142g Kookaburra Crown Hard Ball. Please use chalk or place cones on the edge of the pitch at the non-strikers end to mark the crease if it is unmarked.

Boundaries should be no more than 40m marked from the middle of the pitch and can be marked with cones. As a supporting tool we have included the following link to an online course that can help with umpiring, especially around LBW rulings. http://nzc.nz/community/umpiring-and-scoring

Batting:               

Teams to bat as per traditional cricket rules. Methods of dismissals are Bowled, Caught, Run Out, Stumped, Hit Wicket and LBW. Mankads are excluded. All Batsman need to wear full protective equipment - Pads, Gloves, Helmet and an abdominal protector (box). Most teams will have team gear although a personal abdominal protector is required. All Batsman must face a minimum of 6 balls before they can be dismissed.

• Batsman retire once they have faced 30 deliveries but can return if whole team is out.

• If a batsman is dismissed in their first six balls 5 runs are added to the bowling teams score.

• Batsman who were dismissed in their first six balls cannot return if they go on to retire.

• Batsman change ends if they are dismissed within their first six balls.

• The innings will end after the 8th dismissal

• Umpires to monitor non-striking batsman leaving their crease early. (Mankad) Provide a warning. If continues 5 runs deducted of team total.

Bowling/Fielding/Wicket Keeping:

Each team will have 9 players in the field, with each player bowling a minimum of 2 overs across the innings, no fielder should be closer than 10m from the bat excluding the wicketkeeper, slips and gully.

A wide is defined as a ball which the batter could not reasonably reach. (General rule is its off the pitch on the off side and 3/4 down the leg side) A No Ball is a delivery that bounces twice or more before reaching the batter or passes the batter on the full above waist height when they would be standing normally if in their crease. A player can’t be dismissed off a No Ball unless run out. Wides and No balls will not be re-bowled.

• Minimum 2 overs and Maximum 4 overs to be bowled per player.

• All wickets count towards the bowlers figures.

• Bowling takes place from one end for 6 overs then change.

• Maximum balls in an over is 6.

• Maximum run up of 15 meters. Place a bowling marker to identify max run up.

• Umpires need to manage the 10m fielding rule.

• All extras leg bye / byes / wides/ no balls are scored in the traditional format

• If players struggle to bowl from the 18m mark move them forward.

• A change in wicket keeper can take place but only after a dismissal. (A change in keeper cannot hold up the game.)

Wicketkeepers are required to wear a helmet, gloves Pads and an abdominal protector always.

Notes

*Scoring - Home team is required to score on Cric HQ, The away team is to use a traditional score book. It is the home team responsibility to upload the result to CricHQ.

*If a team has more than 9 players the innings will end after the 8th dismissal. Players will be required to retire to give all players a bat.

*A maximum of 9 players can take part in the field. Rotation of players can take part at the end of an over.

*If a team has 8 players the opposition will select a player to bat twice. We would encourage the team who has 9 players to provide a fielder while the team with 8 are in the field.

*To ensure as much participation, development and enjoyment as possible all innings should continue to a minimum of 18 overs, even if a team is dismissed before that time. The score at the fall of the 8th wicket shall be the official score for that innings.