CJCA Spring & Summer Tournaments

Information about the CJCA Spring and Summer Tournaments sponsored by Cricket Express will be displayed on this page.

Tournament dates: Spring Tournament is held in November each year; Summer Tournament is in February and March each year.

The objectives of these tournaments are to provide year 6, 7 and 8 players the opportunity to develop their skills at higher levels of cricket:

  • For each school year the best 48 players from Christchurch are selected and play in four even Development teams
  • For each school year, if practical from numbers and talent at the trials, the next best 48 players from Christchurch are selected and play in four even Emerging teams
  • This tournament provides all selected players with opportunities to further develop their skills and enjoyment of cricket against players of a similar ability
  • All players will have either equal opportunity (Year 6) or opportunity to develop at least in the skills they were selected for (Years 7 and 8)

Selections:

  • Players are evaluated on a scale of 1–5 for batting, bowling, and wicket keeping, and any additional notes relevant to the selection process made. Emphasis is placed on sound basic technique and performance of the fundamental skills.
  • The selectors will have available the information supplied on the nomination form for each player. The selectors will also take into account the performance of players at earlier trials and tournament games.
  • Immediately after the trial the selectors meet and assign players to the Development or Emerging teams. Unfortunately, there are often more players than positions available, and so some players may miss selection. 
  • The selected teams are evenly balanced in regard to spin, medium and pace bowlers, batters, and wicket keepers.
  • The Grade Selector will appoint a coach for each of the teams.
  • Players are denoted their position for selection as a batter, bowler, wicket keeper, or all-rounder.
  • The selectors pay no heed to which clubs or schools the players come from, and there is no obligation to spread team selections around to ensure someone from each club or school is represented.

Tournament Conditions:

The CJCA Cricket Express Regional Tournaments provide all selected players with opportunities to further develop their skills. It is important that all players will have equal opportunity to develop at least the skills they were selected for. It is acknowledged that in year 7 and especially year 8, that players are beginning to specialise. Team bowling and batting orders may take player specialisation into account, but it is imperative that all players receive equal opportunity to participate. Player rotation is a crucial part of all players having equal opportunity.

Eleven or twelve players are selected in each team; twelve players when there are enough players trialling. With 12 players, all can bat and bowl, but only 11 players may field at one time. 

Year 6

Batting: Full rotation – each player to bat in the top, middle, and lower orders.

NEW FOR SPRING 2010 TOURNAMENT - BATTING PODS. All players are to be divided into three pods of 3 or 4 players each. Pods will remain unchanged for the three games, and each pod will bat in the top third, middle third and botton third of the batting order. Coaches can move players within the pod from match to match. Coaches should place a mix of batting talent in each pod so to avoid all the weaker batters being in the top order when it is that pods turn to bat in the top third.

Bowling: Each player to bowl approximately the same number of overs throughout the tournament.

Game Start
10:30 am
Overs
35 overs Summer; 40 overs Spring
Pitch Length
18 m
Boundaries
35 m
Ball size
142 g leather
Retirements
50 balls or 50 runs, whatever is achieved first; can only return when the batting order is complete.
Bowlers
max 6 overs / max 3 in a spell
Helmets
Compulsory – CJCA rules apply

Year 7

Batting: Full rotation – each player to bat in the top, middle, and lower orders.

NEW FOR SPRING 2010 TOURNAMENT - BATTING PODS. All players are to be divided into three pods of 3 or 4 players each. Pods will remain unchanged for the three games, and each pod will bat in the top third, middle third and botton third of the batting order. Coaches can move players within the pod from match to match. Coaches should place a mix of batting talent in each pod so to avoid all the weaker batters being in the top order when it is that pods turn to bat in the top third.

Bowling: Nominated Bowlers to bowl up to 7 over’s each and all-rounders to bowl up to 4 overs in a match; maximum 4 overs in a spell.

Game Start
10:30 am
Overs
40 overs
Pitch Length
18 m
Boundaries
40 m
Ball size
142 g leather
Retirements
72 balls (30% of balls in an innings). Can only return when the batting order is complete.
Bowlers
max 7 overs / max 4 in a spell
Helmets
Compulsory – CJCA rules apply

Year 8

Batting: Full rotation – each player to bat in the top, middle, and lower orders.

NEW FOR SPRING 2010 TOURNAMENT - BATTING PODS. All players are to be divided into three pods of 3 or 4 players each. Pods will remain unchanged for the three games, and each pod will bat in the top third, middle third and botton third of the batting order. Coaches can move players within the pod from match to match. Coaches should place a mix of batting talent in each pod so to avoid all the weaker batters being in the top order when it is that pods turn to bat in the top third.

Bowling: Bowlers to bowl up to 6 (Feb/March) or 7 (November) over’s each and all-rounders to bowl up to 4 overs in a match; maximum 4 overs in a spell.

Game Start
10:30 am
Overs
40 for the Summer tournament; 45 for Spring  tournament
Pitch Length
18m ( from Summer 2010 Tournament)
Boundaries
45 m
Ball size
142 g leather
Retirements
72 balls Summer tournament; 81 balls Spring  tournament (30% of balls in an innings). Can only return when the batting order is complete.
Bowlers
max 6 overs / max 4 in a spell Summer tournament; max 7 overs / max 4 in a spell Spring  tournament
Helmets
Compulsory – CJCA rules apply


POINTS ALLOCATION (BOYS TEAMS)– NEW FOR SPRING 2009 TOURNAMENT ONWARDS

The committee have agreed to introduce a points system so that teams can track their progress throughout the tournament and always have a game objective in mind. However, this does not mean that we want teams to adopt a ‘win at all costs’ attitude. Far from it, this will be heavily stamped on as providing ALL players with the opportunity to display their talents is of paramount importance to us. That is why we have included a points allocation dependant on applying the rotation principles outlined above.

The points system will work like this;

Batting: 1 point for each 20 runs scored.

Bowling: 1 point obtained for every 2 wickets taken. An additional 2 bonus points awarded for bowling a team out.

Win: 10 points.

Tie: 2 points.

Tournament bonus points: 5 tournament bonus points will be awarded to teams that can demonstrate via their score sheet that ALL players have received similar opportunities to demonstrate their strengths (batting / bowling / keeping) over the three games played.
 
• Player development and enjoyment is a primary principle of the CJCA Spring Tournament. Coaches and managers are to ensure that all players receive similar opportunities to bat and bowl over the three games played and based on the rotation policy outlined above. Each team’s winning strategy will not compromise this principle
• The Grade Manager, at their sole discretion (but after consultation with other Grade Managers) may cancel any or all of such bonus points and / or the coach’s tenure.

GIRLS GAMES

The girls games are not using any points system. The winning teams from Day 1 will play each other on Day 2 and likewise the losing teams will also play each other.

Draw - team numbers permitting

Development Teams (Y7-8)
Tahuhu v Satterthwaite, McGlashan v Mackay

Emerging Teams (Y5-6)
Tahuhu v Satterthwaite, McGlashan v Mackay

The games are to be played on artificial wickets where possible.