BRIGHTON CRICKET CLUB
SEASON 2014 / 2015
SECA Junior Rules 2014 / 2015
Key Points
• Participation rules will continue (Trial basis) for
Under 12 grades, and Under 14 C and D grades
only
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Minimum batting/bowling rules apply to all players in
these grades
• Under 18, Under 16 and Under 14 A and B
Grades have no minimum participation rules
• Under 12D grade (Saturday and Friday) to
become a 1 day competition – no split innings
matches
• Removal of half-pitch no-ball rule
• Rookies – new format, one-day pairs cricket for
all matches
• T20 (under 16s) and S16 (under 14s) mid week
comps will be played in new year
• Teams can be a maximum of 13 players per
match
Rules - 2 Day Games
Hours of Play :
 Friday
4:30pm (as close to as possible) –
7:00pm
 Saturday
8:45am – 11:15am
40 overs per day (3 overs for change of innings if
required)
A 10 minute break after 20 overs
Bowling to be done in 10 over blocks from each end
Under 12D Grade do not play 2 day games (one-day
Batting
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Under 18 must retire @ 100 runs
Under 16 must retire @ 50 runs
Under 14 must retire @ 50 runs
Under 12 must retire @ 30 runs
Batsman can retire at any score, but the lowest scoring
batsman must resume their innings first (e.g. a batsman who
scores 5 must resume batting before who scores 15)
 Participation rule - in under 14 C and D grades and all
under 12 grades all batsman must bat for at least 2
overs unless dismissed
Bowling
 Under 18, 16 and 14 can bowl 8 overs with a maximum
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spell of 6 overs
Under 12 can bowl 6 overs
Participation rule - in under 14 C and D grades and all
under 12 grades all players must bowl a minimum of 2
overs excluding WK (must keep for at least 15 overs)
Under 14 and Under 12 only – no over can exceed 8
balls including no balls and wides (except the last over
of the innings)
Bowling to be done in 10 overs blokes from the one
end then change.
Rules - 1 Day Games
Hours of Play :
 Friday
4:30pm – 7:30pm
 Saturday
8:15am – 11:15am
Max 25 overs per side – early season or late
season matches can be reduced to 20 overs. (20
overs per side for Under 12 D Grade)
Bowling to be done in blocks of 13/12 from each
end (or 10/10 for reduced games)
Participation rule - in under 14 C and D grades
and all under 12 grades every player must either
bat for at least 2 overs before retiring (unless
dismissed) or bowl 2 overs
Under 12 D grade (Friday and Saturday) will
consist of solely 20 over per side one-day games
(no split-inning games or 2-day games)
Innings break of 10 minutes
Batting
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Under 18 must retire @ 50 runs
Under 16 must retire @ 40 runs
Under 14 must retire @ 40 runs
Under 12 must retire @ 20 runs
Batsman can retire at any score, but the lowest scoring
batsman must resume their innings first. (e. g. A batsman who
scores 5 must resume batting before who scores 15)
 Participation rule - in under 14 C and D grade and all
under 12 grades every player must either bat for at
least 2 overs before retiring (unless dismissed) or bowl
2 overs
Bowling
 Under 18, 16 and 14 can bowl 5 overs
 Under 12 can bowl 4 overs
 Bowling to be done in 2 blocks (13/12 or 10/10) from
the one end then change.
 Under 14 and Under 12 only – no over can exceed 8
balls including no balls and wides (except the last over
of the innings)
 Participation rule - in under 14 C and D grades and all
under 12 grades every player must either bat for at
least 2 overs before retiring (unless dismissed) or bowl
2 overs
Rules – Under 12 D Grade
 Under 12D grade Friday (formerly 12B South) and
Saturday will be a one-day competition (20 overs per
side)
 Replaces split-innings competition
 Teams may be fixtured to play against the same team
two weeks in a row in many cases to simplify fixturing
 Games are to be played and recorded as two separate
one-day games
 Rules for each game to be as stated in one-day game
rules
 Finals will be one-day games, there will be a week off
between the Semi Final and the Grand Final
 D grade is a “development grade” for the competition,
and the focus of all teams to be on player participation
and basic skill development. On field coaching in this
grade is encouraged.
LBW Rule
 Under 18s, 16s and 14s – no warning, if you are out,
you are out
 Under 12s – 1 warning, umpire to explain to the
batsman why and 2nd time, the batsman is out.
 Rookies – no LBWs, however batsmen not to be
standing directly in front of stumps at the point of
delivery
 LBWs to be considered out MUST meet all the
necessary requirements
pitched either outside the off stump or in line of the
stumps
 hit in line with the stumps or outside the off stump if no
shot is offered
 was going to hit the stumps
Benefit of the doubt to the batsman in all cases. The
umpire is to be definitive that the ball will be fully striking
the stumps to give a batsman out
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No Ball Rule
 Any delivery that reaches the batsman on the full, at
belt height or higher shall be called “no ball”,
regardless of the speed of the bowler.
 A ball that bounces more than twice before the batting
crease is a no ball.
 A ball that pitches off the playing surface is a no ball
(NOTE, not a wide, the batsman can still hit the ball
and score runs off the bat).
 In Under 14 and Under 12 grades, any ball that reaches
the batsman after bouncing that is over shoulder
height (i.e. a bouncer) shall be called a “no ball”.
 RULE CHANGE: Balls that pitch in the first half of the
pitch are not automatically a no ball (unless one of the
other no ball rules applies). Please ensure coaches
watch for balls over shoulder height.
Other Rules
 Teams can only declare after receiving 40 overs
 Batsmen in all age groups must wear a helmet
 Wicket keepers in u/14 C&D and u/12 and must wear a
helmet at all times
 Wicket keepers in u/18’s, u/16’s and u/14’s A&B must
wear a helmet when standing up to the stumps
 Players can play only 1 junior game per week
 Maximum size per team is 13 players per game
 Clubs may choose to play larger squads and rotate
players out of games
 In participation grades, rules apply to ALL selected
players (no designated fielders)
Outright Results
 There will be no additional points for outright wins, all
wins are for 6 points only, decided on the first innings.
 Second innings scores will continue to count to team
and player stats/percentage
Rationale:
 There are very few outright results in a season, almost
solely where two teams are outmatched due to
grading vagaries
 Bonus points can skew the ladder, particularly where
fixtures do not have teams playing all other teams
 Pushing for outright results can be detrimental to
game enjoyment for developing players
Finals
Finals format:
Semi Finals
 1 v 4 and 2 v 3
 Two winners play in Grand Final
 Same format as last season – no preliminary finals
 Grand Finals to be : Friday/Sunday and
Saturday/Sunday
 13 players may bat / bowl in finals per home and away
rules
 No substitute fieldsmen allowed in Participation Grade
finals (14 C and D and Under 12). All players subject to
participation rules.
 Please note player eligibility rules for finals closely and
ensure compliance
Rookies
Trial Rules 2014/15
Rookie Rules
 Players must be 8 years of age as at 1st September
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2014.
Players under 8 years of age should play T20 Blast!
Players over 8 years that have not already developed
good basic batting and bowling skills should play T20
Blast!
The target audience is younger players (8-10 years)
who have already developed basic batting and bowling
techniques (ie: can bowl 5 out of 6 balls straight on a
full pitch)
Final year under 12 players must not play Rookies i.e.
11 years as at 1/9/14 unless special permission is
sought.
All overs to be bowled at the one end.
 All overs to comprise only 6 balls, regardless of
number of extras bowled in an over it stops at 6
deliveries
 There is no hitting off tees in Rookies cricket
 Main objective is participation for all players
 Pitch may be shortened to 17 metres between stumps,
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by using portable stumps at the bowlers end, nonstriker batsman to stand next to the portable stumps
This means the distance between the batsman and the
bowler will be 15m at the release of the ball instead of
the normal 18m
Larger stronger players should bowl from the normal
full-length bowling crease if capable (for safety reasons
to the batsman)
No ladder or match points
No finals
Reminders and Administration
Other Important Notes
 Balls – Kookaburra “P Arnold” balls
 Balls under 12 and Rookies to be 142gm
 Balls in under 14, 16 and 18 to be 156 gm
 Cricket Australia iPad scoring app is permissible,
however one scorebook must be kept (ie, only
one side to use the app)
 Player Special Dispensations to play out of age
group:
 Must be special circumstances: small size for age,
mental/physical disability
 Past playing record to be included in application
and will be considered
 Limit of 2 players per team will be approved
 All non-white shirts must be approved by
committee
 Taking a relaxed approach to approving shirts,
however large sections of red, or significantly
multi-colour shirts likely to be declined
 Will review with club input at the end of the
season
 Score Entry
 Match scores must be loaded by 9am Sunday
 Match result must be confirmed by 5pm
Sunday
 Player scores must be loaded by 5pm Sunday
 Protests, reports and disputes
 Match protests must be logged on My Cricket
by 5pm Sunday
 Written detail about the protest to
seca_juniors@outlook.com.au by 5pm Sunday
 Late protests will only be considered in
exceptional circumstances
 Written submissions regarding player or
parent behaviour should be sent to
seca_juniors@outlook.com.au by 5pm Sunday
Grading and fixtures
 Guidelines for grading
 A grade will generally be the grade for clubs with
multiple teams at age group
 B grade will generally be for clubs with single team
at age group & strong 2nds
 C grade (& D for U12s) will be for lower sides from
clubs with multiple teams or teams with
predominantly bottom age players and no rep
players
 All representative players MUST play in the highest
graded team of the club
 10 team grades, North and South – more sides in A
and B than previous years
 Initial grading will be released this week. Feedback
and preferred ground allocation by 10 September
 Fixtures – Fixture dates have already been released,
will be resent this week
 Grounds to be nominated this week
 Sunday Competitions – Under 13 and Under 15?
 Friday grounds are at capacity, growth needs to be
focussed on other days