School Cricket
Cricket is played at most primary schools. CJCA oversees schools cricket and is a keen supporter. CJCA provides the Christchurch Primary Schools Shield which has been played for since 1899. This historic shield is believed to be the oldest cricketing trophy in New Zealand, it went missing for 68 years until it was found and resurrected for competition in 2009.
The National Primary Schools Cricket Championships enables schools to compete to win the National Cup (for boys) and the National Shield (for girls). It is for young cricketers aged 11 to 13 years old. The national finals tournament is held in mid-December every year.
To find out more about cricket in schools, contact your local school or contact us through: gm@cjca.org.nz Some schools are listed on our club list.
YEAR 7 & 8
Term 1 2021
Qualifying tournaments are held in Term 1 of each year for separate Boys and Girls grades. Entries need to be submitted by the mid February in order for teams to be included in the draw which will be a 2-day tournament for Boys on the 4th & 5th of March 2020 for Girls on the 11th & 12th of March 2020 .
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL CONTINUING THE NEW GRADES WITHIN THIS TOURNAMENT FOR 2020. The aims of these options is to provide schools with options at the appropriate level of competition for their teams without putting them out of their depth against more established “cricketing schools”.
A maximum of 16 teams can play in these events and if more than 16 entries are received preliminary matches may need to confirm the final 16 teams. These matches are all 20/20 games played with traditional equipment on an 18metre pitch.
Boys entry options –
Competitive (will become part of the National Competition playoffs – still Hardball and 20/20 games)
Participation – still play in Tournament but separate from Competitive grade – still Hardball and still 20/20 games)
Girls entry options –
Competitive (will become part of the National Competition playoffs – still Hardball and 20/20 games)
Participation – still play in Tournament but separate from Competitive grade – INCREDIBALL and will play shorter 12 over games which will allow for 3 games each day and mean there will be more interaction between participation school teams that enter) – Some safety gear still recommended but not mandatory i.e. front pad helmet (whatever make the girls feel comfortable and safe)
The Winning team and Runners-up will then move to the next phase of qualification which is coordinated by Canterbury Cricket which aims to find the Major Associations representative school for the National Finals which are held in term 4 (November) each year.
Schools wishing to enter these Tournaments should email the CJCA at gm@cjca.org.nz with details of which events they wish to enter. Priority will be given to the first team entered from a school but schools may be permitted more than 1 teams in the competitions if space exists
YEAR 5 & 6 Superstars Cricket)
Superstar Cricket provides Year 5 & 6 children with an opportunity to play a short modified form of Cricket at Schools on Friday afternoons from 1 pm.
Details of the two competitions are explained below
Schools wishing to enter the Girls Competition (Term 1) should complete this entry form by the end of the year preceding the competition in Term 1, however, entries may also be accepted early in the School year prior to the competition starting mid-February each year.
Term 4
MIXED TEAMS OF 10 – Sees the running a weekly 10-a-side Mixed competition held at schools around Christchurch. There is a competitive RED section in addition to 2 lower tiers BLACK (middle grade) and the lowest WHITE grade for less experienced learner teams.
Soft Incrediballs are used meaning there is no need for protective equipment. Fielders (except the wicketkeeper) must be 10 metres away from batters and each pair pats for 2 overs. Should a batter go out a bonus 3 runs will be added to the bowling teams score.
In the RED section – Balls that are wide, too high or bounce twice are deemed no balls or wides and are counted as 1 run to the batting team BUT ARE REBOWLED UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 8 BALLS IN THE OVER.
In the BLACK & WHITE sections Balls that are wide, too high or bounce twice are deemed no balls or wides and mean the batter gets a free hit of a ball placed on a batting tee.
The batter gets 1 chance to hit the ball forward of the wicket on the “Off-side” to earn runs. Bowlers are limited to a one over each – everyone MUST bowl.
Entries for the 2020 competition close in September and the competition will run from October & November with a finals day featuring the top 8 teams from the RED and BLACK sections at the Polo Grounds and Hagley Corner in Hagley Park.
FINALS DAY FOR 2020 IS PLANNED FOR FRIDAY THE 11TH OF DECEMBER
GIRLS SUPERSTAR CRICKET TERM 1 2021
GIRLS ONLY – term 1 sees the running a weekly 8-a-side Girls competition held at schools around Christchurch. Soft Incrediballs are used meaning there is no need for protective equipment. Fielders (except the wicketkeeper) must be 10 metres away from batters and each pair pats for 3 overs. Should a batter go out a bonus 3 runs will be added to the bowling teams score. Balls that are wide, too high or bounce twice are deemed no balls or wides and mean the batter gets a free hit of a ball placed on a batting tee.
The batter gets 1 chance to hit the ball forward of the wicket on the “Off-side” to earn runs. Bowlers are limited to a maximum of 2 overs with 4 bowling 2 overs and 4 bowling 1 – everyone MUST bowl.
Entries for the 2020 competition close early in February and the competition will run from the 12th of February until the end of March and culminate with a day long festival to be held at the Polo Grounds, Hagley Park on the 26th of March for the better performing teams in the competition.