Modified

Rules for Primary School Cricket

BALL
A Kookaburra Junior Red Softball should be used.


UNIFORM / EQUIPMENT
1. Batsperson is to wear full protective equipment
- Pads (2) on legs, batting gloves (2), protector and helmet
2. Wicketkeeper full protective gear
- Pads (2), wicket keeping gloves, protector and helmet
3. Footwear flat soled shoes or boots to be worn


PLAYING AREA
1. Length of pitch to be 17.68 metres (58 feet, i.e. 2 creases off a full length pitch)
2. Ground size a maximum of 45 metres from each centre stump, marked with cones or domes

NOTE: Bowling should be from one end only.
Bowlers run up should not exceed 10 metres.
Fields persons should be rotated after 3 or 4 overs


TEAM COMPOSITION
A team may use up to 15 players in a match provided;
a. Only 11 may bat for the official innings
b. Only 11 players are to be on the field at any one time


LENGTH OF GAME
This will of course be determined by the time available. Suggest 1 hour should achieve a 10 over per innings
game.

NOTE: A match using DUAL PITCH conditions avoids the necessity of having to set a limit on the overs to
be bowled. See elsewhere for Organisation of Dual Pitch Cricket.


MODIIFCATIONS TO RULES:
1. Batting
A batsperson will retire at the conclusion of the over in which he/she reaches;
15 in a 12 over or less match
20 in a match of greater than 12 overs

NOTE: A retired batsperson may return to the wicket in batting order when the last of the 11 players has
batted and one of the pair has either been retired (as above), or been dismissed.

2. Bowling
Each bowler is restricted to;
2 overs in a match of 12 overs or less

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 3 overs in a match of more than 12 overs
4 overs dual pitch conditions match

NOTE: As over (6 deliveries) shall be a maximum of 8 deliveries if any wides or no balls are bowled.
Total overs of an innings shall be 6 legal deliveries if there are sufficient eligible batsperson
remaining.


3. Fielding
Players may be rotated on and off the field, provided only 11 players are on the field at any one time.

NOTE 1: Restricted area no player may be in this area until the ball has been struck or strikes the body of
or the equipment of the batsperson or passes the stumps on the way to the wicketkeeper.

Right hand batsperson Left hand batsperson

10 metre circle around centre stump shaded area is restricted area.

NOTE 2: On-side fielding restriction a maximum of 5 players only may be on the leg side with no more
than 2 players behind the square leg umpire.


4. Bowling Deliveries
Short Pitched any ball passing above shoulder height with the striker in his/hers normal stance
shall be called no ball, regardless of whether a shot is attempted.
High Full Pitch any balls, which passes or would have passed the batsperson on the full, above
waist height, when he/she is in normal stance, shall be deemed dangerous and called no ball by
either umpire.
Wide Delivery a ball which lands off the hard wicket area, should immediately be called a no
ball and not called wide even though it may pass the batsperson well out of reach.
No Ball and Wide Ball Run Penalty a penalty of one run shall be added to the team score
irrespective of any other runs scored by the batspersons off a no ball or wide.

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