Junior 1 Day

Junior One Day Grade Conditions 

This is a Website Summary. The Full Conditions (amended 10th Nov 2009) should be copied from here by each team and a copy of the scoresheet from here.

Grade Manager – Peter Heenan  - Phone: 338 0810 email: HeenanP@landcareresearch.co.nz

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 Year 6 who are ready to progress into the hard ball grade of the game. It is split into various sections, the number of which will be determined by the number of teams entering this grade. Sections 1, 2 and 3 are played on 18m pitch lengths with all other sections playing on 16m. Even the most talented Year 6 player should transition through thise grade before competing in the Senior 1 Day or Premier grades.

As with all our grades the development of the player and enjoyment of the game are seen as more important than the result and so all are expected to participate in either batting or bowling, preferably both, in each match.

Coaches are to ensure that by the end of each half season all players have had an equal opportunity to display their skills. Rotation of the batting order is required, as stipulated in the batting section of the full grade conditions, and bowlers should share the overs.

Playing Conditions Summary

  • 9.00am start to approx 12.00pm finish on Saturday morning
  • Coaches to ensure 18 overs per hour are maintained with the first innings finishing  no later than 10.25am, where weather has not interfered
  • Pitch lengths: 18m – Sections 1, 2 and 3; 16m – Section 4
  • 9-a-side – more may be used but only 9 may bat or field at the same time
  • 25 overs per innings - one innings per side
  • Max 3 overs per bowler (4 if less than 9 playing but only once all others have bowled 3)
  • Compulsory retirement at the end of the over having faced 35 deliveries, including wides and no ball
  • Wides and no-balls score 1 run plus any extra runs scored and are not re-bowled, except in the final over or each innings, when 6 legitimate balls must be bowled. The ball after a wide or no ball becomes a ‘free hit’ so the batter can only be given out, run out. If the last ball of an over is a wide or no ball then 2 runs are awarded as no free hit can occur.
  • 135 - 142g leather ball from approved manufacturers
  • 35 - 40m boundary, where possible
  • Back foot LBW applies 

Changes for this season

  1. With the introduction of shorter pitch lengths from the 2009/2010 season, Sections 1, 2 and 3 will continue on 18m whilst section 4 will be played on 16m.
  2. The acceptable ball for this grade is a red leather ball between 135g – 142g and may be from the Kookaburra , Platypus, Dukes or Cambridge ranges.
  3. The potential for a dispensation for a batter NOT to wear a helmet is removed, so all batters must wear a helmet, as must all wicket keepers when standing up to the stumps.

Full playing conditions and a score sheet are available as pdf documents. All teams should print these off and carry them with them. See the link on this page. If any changes or clarification to these pdf conditions are needed, a clear note will appear in the news section of the home page and on this page. I would also like to email all coaches so please make sure I have your email and the team that you coach.