2023-24 Girls Cricket Festivals

CHRISTCHURCH JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION

2023-24 Girls Cricket Festivals

We strongly encourage all girls to play in these extra opportunities even if this is your first year of cricket. It is great fun; the girls get to meet and play with other girls from different teams and the games are generally close because we select even teams to participate.

If you have friends that play another sport on a Saturday and would like to play in any of the festivals then encourage them to nominate themselves, it is also a great opportunity for girls that play in our school competitions to play extra cricket. Although the main emphasis is on raising the level of cricket and additional playing opportunities, further inter-districts playing opportunities are also organised from these festivals.

CJCA’s primary objective for these festivals is to provide all players with opportunities to further develop their skills in cricket. It is hoped that skills developed at these festivals will provide players with added confidence to regularly compete at a high standard in their respective age groups and so increase their levels of enjoyment and commitment.

The CJCA Executive is extremely grateful for all the hard work put in by the many volunteers who help make these festivals take place. These include team managers, coaches, CJCA Executive members and umpires. Many thanks all the volunteers that offer their help. We simply could not run these tournaments without you.

Please remember that, as is the case in all sports, the Umpire’s decision is final and must not be debated or challenged. 

A special thanks is reserved for our primary sponsor – Cricket Express, who are a significant supporter of Junior Cricket in Christchurch.  Gareth Greenfield and his team – a very big thank you!

2023-24 Additional Playing Opportunities

Girls Summer Festival 

(Venue TBC)

Sundays March 10th & 17th 2024

Grades available for entry:

  • Division 5 “Mini Mags” 
  • Division 4 Incrediball 
  • Division 4 Novice Hardball. Division 4 rules with a 142g Hardball and full protective equipment.
  • Division 3 Competitive Hardball 

Nominations below

Match Conditions for the 2023-24 Festival Matches

There will be four grades to choose from at festival. These are detailed here: Girls Grade formats.

The rules and formats will be much the same as Saturday competition, with modifications as needed depending on final numbers. We may also extend the batting retirement, especially in the Division three games to allow the girls more development.

  • Division 5 “Mini Mags”
  • Division 4 Incrediball
  • Division 4 Novice Hardball. Division 4 rules with a 142g Hardball and full protective equipment.
  • Division 3 Competitive Hardball