Senior 1 Day

Senior 1 Day Sections 1 - 4 (4 is Twenty/20) Grade Conditions 

This is a Website Summary. The Full Conditions (amended 13th November 2009) should be copied from here by each team and a copy of the scoresheet from here


Grade Manager – Steve Wakefield  - Phone: 021 221 4903  email: steve-helen@xtra.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 Year 7 and 8 players as a progression on from Junior 1 Day. It is split into various sections, the number of which will be determined by the number of teams entering this grade, but always with a ‘social’ section who are offered a 20/20 style format (provided the number of teams choosing this section make it viable).

It is hoped that the majority of these players will continue to play cricket into high school. 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.

For the first half of the 2009/2010 season we are introducing a shorter pitch length of 18m into this grade for some sections. It does not make sense for the Year 8 players to move back to 18m for this period when they will be playing on full length after Christmas. So the sections will be used to separate the year groups where possible.

Therefore before Christmas, Section 1 will be for stronger Year 8 teams, Section 2 for weaker Year 8 teams, Section 3 for stronger Year 7 teams and Section 4 for weaker Year 7 teams. The Year 8 sections will play on full length pitches whilst the Year 7 sections will start the season on 18m. The ‘social’ Section 5 will be for either Year 7 or 8 teams and will play 20/20 games on 18m from the start of the season.

We appreciate that some teams will include a mixture of Year 7 and 8 players and each will simply have to select which section they feel is most appropriate for them. We do not want a predominantly year 8 team playing in sections 3 or 4 or a predominantly year 7 team playing in section 1 or 2.

After Christmas, we will redraw this grade and allow teams to switch sections as they wish or as we feel is appropriate based on results before Christmas. Therefore teams can have a mix of Year 7 and 8 and sections will be progressively stronger from Section 4 through to the strongest in Section 1. Section 4 will offer the 20/20 version of the game but does need at least 4 teams in it to make it viable. All wil then play on 18m pitches.

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.

Rules re players who can take part

This grade is for club and school players in Year 7 or 8 at the start of the season in October (the Year 8 players are then expected to move into the CCA Under 14 grade's after Christmas, within a club or school team). Exceptional Year 6 players can also take part but they should have previously played in the Junior 1 Day grade.  Elite Year 7 or 8 players should play in the Senior Premier Grade.

A player starting Year 9 after Christmas who is having difficulty finding a school or club U14 team should contact Paul O’Brien at Canterbury Cricket 03 363 5093, who is more than happy to help find them a suitable team. Dispensations to these rules are available but always subject to written CJCA agreement viewable to the opposition coach prior to play.

Playing Conditions Summary

  • Year 7 & 8 players. Exceptional Year 6 players can also be included. (No year 9's or above). Pre Christmas 2009, Year 8 teams play in Section 1 &2 on full length wickets, Year 7 in Section 3 & 4 on 18m wickets and mixed years in Section Twenty/20. After Christmas, mixed year teams will play across all sections, all on 18m.
  • 9.00am start
  • 9-a-side (8-a-side in Twenty/20)
  • 30 overs per innings - one innings per side. Overs bowled in 5 over blocks from alternate ends. Twenty/20 is 20 overs per innings, bowlers switch ends as normal
  • Max 4 overs per bowler (3 over max in Twenty/20)
  • Compulsory retirement at the end of the over having faced 40 legitimate deliveries (30 balls in Twenty/20)
  • Wides and no-balls score 2 runs 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
  • In Twenty/20, wides and no-balls score 1 run with the next ball a free hit, except for the sixth ball when 2 runs are awarded. Again, the final over of each innings must have 6 legitimate balls bowled
  • 142g leather ball from approved manufacturers
  • 40 - 45m boundary, where possible
  • Back foot LBW in Sections 1 – 4, no LBW in Twenty/20

Changes for this season

1. With the introduction of shorter pitch lengths from the 2009/2010 season, Sections 1 & 2 (for Year 8 players) will continue on Full Length pitches until Christmas and then move to 18m from the re-commencement in 2010. This enables the current Year 8 players to stay on Full Length, as they are used to and will be playing on in 2010 under U14 rules. The Year 7 sections (3 & 4) will start the season on 18m. The grade will be redrawn after Christmas when all sections will play on 18m and teams will be graded by preference and ability.
2. The acceptable ball for this grade is still a 142g leather ball but may be from the Kookaburra, Platypus, Dukes or Cambridge ranges.
3. Sections 1 – 4 have been extended from 25 to 30 overs but all overs will be bowled in 5 over blocks from alternate ends. This should mean that the playing time is similar to last Year but more overs are played. Batters will need to change ends during the 5 over blocks but not at the end of each block.
4. In Twenty/20, the MAX zone is now any shot played beyond the line running square of the bowlers stumps (rather than in the V from the batter). Any shot played forward and beyond the square line of the stumps will be awarded double the runs scored (see graphic)
5. All teams are strongly encouraged to take the players out with the adult umpire (say 5 overs at a time with one at each end), so they can experience at first hand, the skills required to umpire. They should be encouraged to make as many decisions and signals as possible BUT MUST seek agreement with the adult umpire before awarding any runs (boundaries or extras) or giving a dismissal. The same applies to the art of scoring, with players taking turns to score a book next to an adult scorer. As year 9 players, they will be expected to do both these jobs by themselves, so this experience will be valuable to them.
6. 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.

Fielding Exclusion Zone – Twenty 20 only


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 links 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.