CJCA Playing Conditions
Changes for 2026-27 season.
Year 7 & 8 Morning Cricket
UPDATED RULES – Year 7 8 Morning Hardball Grade as at 26th August 2026
Year 7 & 8 Premier Cricket
UPDATED RULES – Year 7 8 Premier Grade as at 13th October 2026
Division 3 Girls Cricket
UPDATED RULES – Division Three Grade Conditions Girls Year 7 8 as at 26th August 2026
USE OF PODS IN ALL NON-PAIRS CRICKET
IN SUMMARY – WHAT ARE PODS ABOUT
A coach or manager will group the players in a team into three groups – one of these groups will bat in the Top batting positions of 1 to 3 or 4 depending on how many players are being used in a match. Others will be placed in two other “Pods”
Players who bat in the Top Pod may not bowl until 50% of the overs have been bowled – this would be after 14 overs (drinks) in the new 27 over format of Year 7 & 8 morning grades play OR after 15 overs in the 30 over Year 7 & 8 Premier grade. In a 20/20 game it would be after 10 overs.
This means all the bowling in the first 50% of a team bowling innings should feature batters who are in the 2nd or 3rd batting pods with it recommended that the lowest batting Pod bowl first, as they may not get an opportunity to bat in some instances and need to make a meaningful contribution to a game.
It is recommended that the Bottom Pod in the First Rotation is the Top the following week so they are guaranteed to go no longer than one week without batting.
