Milo Kiwi

Milo Kiwi Grade Conditions

This is a Website Summary. The Full Conditions should be copied from here by each team and a copy of the scoresheet from here.

Grade Manager – Francis Van Woerkom - Phone: 341 3333  email: francisvw@gmail.com

Grade Objectives

‘A journey must begin with a single step’ Lao Tzu

  • Fun and Full Participation
  • Overall Athletic Development including a wide range of movement activities
  • Development of the ABC’s – Agility, Balance, Coordination & Speed
  • Introduction to the basic skills of throwing, catching, striking and running between the wickets
  • The game is modified and is a simple game
  • Introduction to simple rules & ethics

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.  

Rules

  • Start at 10.00 AM on Sat (Burnside play Friday evening 5.30 PM)
  • Teams of up to 8 players who must be in Year 2 or below at the start of the season
  • 12m pitch
  • Plastic Kiwi equipment only (no wooden bats or protective gear)
  • Two innings of 8 overs for each team
  • Start score at 0, 3 runs per wicket obtained and runs scored. No runs for w/nb as get free hit off the cone. Winning team is team with highest score including "runs" for wickets taken.
  • Two different pairs of players from each team bat in each innings
  • Each batting pair face 4 overs, spread equally between the batters
  • Every run counts, only natural boundaries – streams, paths, other matches etc
  • If run out, the batter keeps the run being attempted (provided they have crossed), whilst the fielding team gets 3 runs credit for the wicket
  • Fielding exclusion zone applies – not allowed inside until the batter has played their shot
  • Hit off a cone if a no ball or wide is bowled, so always playing a shot
  • During play, only players and umpires are to be on the playing area. (rule insertion 14.11.09)

Changes for this season

  1. The pitch is now 12m, brought in from 13m
  2. Please make sure the large batting tee is used in this grade
  3. Note that fielders DO NOT have to stand where the fielding exclusion zone markers are placed. They should also not enter the zone until AFTER the batter has played their shot.
  4. If a 'Run Out' occurs the batting side will now be allocated all the runs, whatever number were being attempted, whilst the fielding team still get their 3 runs for the wicket. Therefore, if a single was being attempted and a 'Run Out' occurs, they keep the single and allocate to the appropriate batter. If a 'Run Out' occurs on the third run, they keep all 3 runs. Again, this is to encourage batters to take runs.