Junior Super 8s Grade Conditions 

This is a summary for the website (updated with clarifications on 14/2/2010 in italics and bold). The Full Conditions (updated 14/2/2010) should be copied by each team from here and a copy of the scoresheet from here.

Grade Manager – Godfrey Wijetillake - Phone: see website, need to use NZ RelayService as Godfrey has a speech impairment, email: wijetillakega@hotmail.com

Coaches of teams in this grade should email their contact information to the Grade Manager so that he can be in contact with you during the season if needed. View and print score sheet for this grade using the link on the web page.

Grade Objective

This grade is for players up to and including those in Year 6 at school. It is the stepping stone into the more traditional leather ball format in Junior 1 Day. It is split into various sections, the number of which will be determined by the number of teams entering the grade. As with all our grades the development of the player and enjoyment of the game are more important than the result.

Its aim is to enable every player to have a chance of success as well as participatiing equally in an enjoyable game.

Playing Conditions Summary

• Players up to Year 6 at the start of the season
• Start at 9.00 AM
• 8-a-side
• 16m pitch
• Junior size Easton ‘Match’ Incrediball to be used for the boys/mixed grade
• Each team has two batting innings of 10 overs each
• Three Easton ‘Match’ Incrediball balls are on the playing field at all times. One ball is bowled while the other 2 balls are set up on small batting tees in readiness for a free hit (see graphic below)
• All bowling from the same end. No one can bowl a third over until all have bowled at least two. Max run up of 8m
• Players can be bowled, caught, stumped, hit wicket and run out. There are no LBWs. A player is also 'Out' if the bails fail to dislodge after the ball has struck either the base of the stumps or any wicket or has passed between two of the stumps. On a free hit, a player can only be out Run Out
• Compulsory retirements
           o One of the underling principles within the CJCA is that of Max participation for all players in all areas of the game in every game. Hence compulsory retirements.
           o Once a player has faced 18 balls during the course of the game whether that 18 balls was faced in the first innings or second innings or a combination of both innings that player must be retired. They cannot return to bat during the course of the game. If a player has been retired on say 10 balls that player may return and face another 8 balls only.
           o The only exception to the 18 ball rule is if you are playing with 7 players or less. In this case, take the max number of balls available, 120 balls and divide it by the number of players you have. Add 3 balls. This is the new maximum number of balls a player can face in the game. eg 6 players divided into 120 balls = 20 balls each. Add 3 balls, the max number becomes 23  
           o Coaches are to ensure that where possible, all team members get the same opportunity to face the same number of balls per game.
• Batters are replaced when they are out but can return in sequence until all the team’s overs are used up
• Wides and no balls are not re-bowled. Instead, 2 balls are set up on small batting tees and can be hit on the offside as soon as the no ball or wide is given. No penalty run is awarded, just the runs scored off the hit. Free hits can only be hit on the offside, forward of the wicket and as soon the no ball or wide is signalled or called by the umpire 
• A MAX scoring zone exists where any runs scored are doubled. This applies to any shot played past the parallel line of the bowlers stumps. Only two fielders, plus the bowler, may field inside this zone
• A fielding exclusion zone also exists, marked by cones or ice cream lids (see below). No player may enter the exclusion zone until after the ball is either hit by the batter, strikes the body or equipment of the batter or passes through to the wicketkeeper. If they do, the umpire will signal and call a 'no ball'. 
• Fielders rotate at the end of each over so all get a chance to field in all the positions, including wicketkeeper. There is NO designated wicketkeeper
• Few young cricketers have the necessary judgement, concentration or reflexes needed to safely field close to the batter. With the exception of the wicketkeeper, fielders should not be positioned within 10 metres of the batter's stumps. This rule is necessary for the safety of the players and must be strictly enforced
• Only natural boundaries – streams, paths, other matches etc
• Hit off a cone if a no ball or wide is bowled, so always playing a shot

Changes for this season

• The ‘Match’ Incrediball from Easton is to be used in this grade. Old stocks of the Kookabura Softabll can also be used but we would prefer they are used in practice only
• Please make sure the small batting tee is used in this grade
• Coaching tip: A ‘go to’ marker is to be placed 2m from the non-strikers batting crease. Its sole purpose is to encourage players to back up by giving them a target to aim for once the ball has been bowled. If no run is taken, they must go back to their normal batting crease or risk being Run Out. The non-striker may stand at the 'go to' marker whilst the free hit off the tee is being taken. If no run is scored off the free hit they must return to the batting crease. The batter must run to the popping line at the non batters end to complete a run. MCC Law 42.15 applies. If a batsman is backing up too early,and has left the batting crease before the bowler has entered his delivery stride (when the back foot lands for the last time before delivering the ball) the bowler is legally entitled to run him out. The batsman must be given a warming before this happens.
• The use of natural boundaries only are to be used in this grade now
• Note that fielders DO NOT have to stand where the fielding exclusion zone markers are placed.  
• The Max Zone now applies to any shot played past the line of the bowlers stumps, rather than just in the V (see graphic).