PRIMARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION BOOKLET

PRIMARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION BOOKLET 1

INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Primary Schools Competition Booklet which details all the competitions that Primary Schools in Surrey have the opportunity of participating in. Information is given on each of the competitions including ability level, format, rules and entry details. We have created a range of competitions to suit schools at various stages of development. Please take a minute to decide the most appropriate competitions for the children at your school. If you have any questions then please contact your relevant Surrey Cricket contact. We appreciate the role that Primary Schools play in introducing children to cricket hope you find this booklet user friendly/informative. I was fortunate to have many cricket opportunities when at Primary School and this fired my enthusiasm for the game 2

PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPETITIONS Competition Age group Format Overs Type of ball Type of school Entry Category ECB Kwik Cricket Open* (Yr6) U11 (Year 6) Festival 8 Soft ball State Direct to Surrey Cricket Foundation ECB Girls Kwik Cricket U11(Year 5/6) Festival 8 Soft ball State Direct to Surrey Cricket Foundation ECB Kwik Cricket Open* (Yr5) U10 (Year 5) Festival 8 Soft ball State Direct to Surrey Cricket Foundation Connellan Trophy (7-a-side) U11 (Year 5/6) Groups 10 Hard ball State Direct to Surrey Cricket Foundation Geoff Richards Trophy (8-a-side Pairs) U11 (Year 6) Groups 12 Hard ball State & Independent Direct to SSCA Established Verney Cup U11 (Year 6) K.O 25 Hard ball State & Independent Direct to SSCA Established Introductory Introductory Introductory Introductory National Progression Contact N/A Surrey Cricket Foundation (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com 020 7820 4195 N/A Surrey Cricket Foundation (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com 020 7820 4195 N/A Surrey Cricket Foundation (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com 020 7820 4195 N/A Surrey Cricket Foundation (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com 020 7820 4195 ESCA U11 Hardball Phil Everest peverest@ssca.org.uk 07932 644849 N/A Phil Everest peverest@ssca.org.uk 07932 644849 There is no gender ratio other than the Girls Kwik Cricket Competition. *Open means open to boys and girls 3

PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPETITIONS CALENDAR COMPETITION COUNTY FINALS DAY ECB Kwik Cricket Open* (Yr6) 22 June 2016 ECB Girls Kwik Cricket 22 June 2016 ECB Kwik Cricket Open* (Yr5) 13 July 2016 Connellan Trophy (7-a-side) 12 July 2016 Geoff Richards Trophy (8-a-side Pairs) w/c 13 June 2016 Verney Cup w/c 4 July 2016 *EXACT DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE WHEN KNOWN For further information/entry go to: www.surreycricketfoundation.org/page/schools/primary-schools/primary-schools-9500/ 4

CATEGORISING PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR COMPETITION ENTRY: Criteria should not be a barrier to participation. Schools are free to enter competitions above their designated category. CATEGORY INTRODUCTORY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA Playing 11-a-side hardball cricket for no more than the last 3 consecutive years. Playing regular hardball cricket fixtures. NOTES Criteria should be applied to the school. A school may be categorised differently for girls competitions and boys competitions; Regular fixtures implies at least 6 fixtures in one academic year, or involvement in local league 5

ECB KWIK CRICKET (YR 6) CLUSTER / LOCAL COMPETITIONS Organised by local school cricket organisers if required BOROUGH / AREA FINALS DAY Organised by School Sports Assoc/Clubs/School Games organisers in conjunction with Surrey Cricket COUNTY FINALS DAY Organised and run by Surrey Cricket. PRIMARY STATE SCHOOL COMPETITION 6 INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL LEVEL

ECB KWIK CRICKET GIRLS (YR 5&6) CLUSTER / LOCAL COMPETITIONS Organised by local school cricket organisers if required COUNTY FINALS DAY Organised and run by Surrey Cricket. PRIMARY STATE SCHOOL COMPETITION INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL LEVEL 7

ECB KWIK CRICKET (YR 5) BOROUGH / AREA FINALS DAY Organised by School Sports Assoc/Clubs/School Games organisers in conjunction with Surrey Cricket COUNTY FINALS DAY Organised and run by Surrey Cricket. PRIMARY STATE SCHOOL COMPETITION 8 INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL LEVEL

RULES FOR KWIK CRICKET BOWLING & FIELDING Each player on the fielding side must bowl 1 over. Bowling takes place from one end. Bowling should be overarm where possible (the ball may bounce more than once so long as it doesn t reach the batter rolling). BATTING & SCORING Underarm deliveries must only bounce once. Batting team bat in pairs who each face 2 overs. Apart from the wicketkeeper, no fielder is allowed Each team starts with 200 runs. within 10 yards of the batter until the ball is hit. Each time a batter is out, 5 runs are deducted and Players on the fielding side rotate fielding positions the other batter faces the next ball. after each over. A batter may be out bowled, caught, run out, stumped and hit wicket. THE RESULT: The team with the higher score wins. There is no LBW unless the batter deliberately blocks the ball with a leg or foot. Runs will be scored in the normal way (boundaries to be decided). 2 runs awarded to the batting team for each no- ball and wide bowled but no extra ball unless it s the last (8th) over when the extra ball has to be bowled again. PITCH 2 sets of stumps 16 yards apart TEAM 8 in a team in year 6 and year 5 competitions no gender ratio THE GAME One innings per team, each innings to be 8 overs long (6 balls in an over) 9

CONNELLAN TROPHY (U11-YR 5&6) This is a Surrey Under 11 Competition for State Primary Schools only. It is organized by arranging the entries into locally based groups normally of 3-4 schools who generally play the group matches over one afternoon on a date agreed by all the schools. The winner of the group qualifies for a Finals Day run by Surrey Cricket and played in mid July. THE PLAYING REGULATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS - NORMAL LAWS OF CRICKET APPLY, EXCEPT; 7-a-side hard ball competition All players must be under 11 on 31st August of the year previous to the competition. The pitch will be 20 yards long with a 4-¾ ounce ball to be used. The innings will be a maximum of 10 overs or when 6 wickets have been taken. No bowler may bowl more than 3 overs. No bowler s run up may be longer than 8 yards. No fielder may field closer to the batsman than 11 yards except on the offside behind the batsman (i.e. slip this is official regulation for this age group cricket). Batsman retire on 24 runs, but cannot return to bat if all others have batted. Two runs awarded for wides and no balls, with no extra balls bowled except in the last over Please contact SCF Competition Administrator on 020 7820 4195 or competition@surreycricket.com 10 STATE SCHOOL COMPETITION INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL LEVEL

GEOFF RICHARDS TROPHY (8 A-SIDE PAIRS) (YR 6) LOCAL AREA TOURNAMENT PLAY-OFFS (IF NEEDED) For further information/entry go to VERNEYCUP2016.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK COUNTY FINALS DAY REGIONAL FINALS DAY PRIMARY, STATE & INDEPENDENT SCHOOL COMPETITION NATIONAL FINAL ORGANISED BY THE ESCA ESTABLISHED SCHOOL LEVEL 11

GEOFF RICHARDS TROPHY (8 A-SIDE PAIRS) RULES RULES 1. Teams shall consist of 8 players who will bat in pairs. Squads may be of up to 10 players. 2. The batting pair will bat for 3 consecutive overs. 3. No bowler may bowl more than 2 overs in any one game and the wicket keeper may not bowl N.B no fast bowler can exceed his daily quota in all day festivals. 4. In the event of an injury to a player a substitute will be allowed on the field but not bowl. Should such an injury prevent the player from batting, a substitute from the team s squad will be allowed to bat. 5. Score begins with 200 with 5 runs deducted for each wicket, otherwise runs will be score in the normal way. 6. If a batter is dismissed he/she will not face the next delivery, even if this means changing ends. 7. The pitch should be 20 yards long. 8. Unless otherwise stated the normal laws of cricket [code 2000] will apply except that no extra ball will be given for a wide or no ball unless this occurs in the last over of an innings. 12 9. 10. 11. 12. No one may field within 11 yards of the wicket, measured from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the off side. A fielder may move into the restricted area to make a catch or to field the ball provided he was outside the area when the stroke was made. In accordance with the recommendation of the ECB Cricket Helmets are to be worn when batting or wicket keeping standing up. The ECB Fast Bowling regulations will apply. The captain is in sole charge on the field and any coaching from the side by team managers, coaches or parents is to be discouraged. The decision of the Executive Committee is final in regard to any disputes. ANY MATTERS OR PROBLEMS ON THE DAY SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE TOURNAMENT ORGANISER ESTABLISHED SCHOOL LEVEL

VERNEY CUP (YR 6) This is an 11 aside competition which is 25 overs in duration with a maximum of 5 overs per bowler with all other laws of cricket applying KNOCK OUT COMPETITION COUNTY FINALS DAY For further information/entry go to GEOFFRICHARDSTROPHY2016.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK PRIMARY, STATE & INDEPENDENT SCHOOL COMPETITION ESTABLISHED SCHOOL LEVEL 13

SAFETY GUIDELINES DIRECTIVES AND GUIDELINES FROM THE ECB MORE INFORMATION ON FIELDING RESTRICTIONS AGE GROUP HARD BALL STUMPS PITCH SOFT BALL STUMPS PITCH Under 7 4.75 oz 27 x 8 16 yards Kwik Kwik Max 14 Yards Under 9 4.75 oz 27 x 8 18 yards Kwik Kwik 15 yards Under 10 4.75 oz 27 x 8 19 yards Kwik Kwik 16 yards Under 11 4.75 oz 27 x 8 20 yards Kwik Kwik 16 yards Under 12 4.75 oz 27 x 8 21 yards Inter Cricket Inter Cricket Max 20 Yards Under 13 4.75 oz 27 x 8 21 yards Inter Cricket Inter Cricket Max 21 Yards Boys 5.5 oz 27 x 9 22 yards Inter Cricket Inter Cricket 22 yards Girls 5 oz 27 x 9 22 yards Inter Cricket Inter Cricket 22 yards Boys 5.5 oz 27 x 9 22 yards Girls 5 oz 27 x 9 22 yards Under 14 ECB FAST BOWLING MATCH DIRECTIVES Under 15 14 Age Max. overs per spell Overs per Day Up to 13 5 Overs 10 Overs U14, U15 6 Overs 12 Overs U16, U17 7 Overs 18 Overs U18, U19 7 Overs 18 Overs Safety guidance on the wearing of cricket helmets by young players. In Summer 2014 the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) issued safety guidance on the wearing of helmets by young players up to the age of 18. This original guidance document can be found online. In brief, the guidance recommends that: With the assistance of schools, cricket clubs and leagues, the wearing of helmets by young players is now standard practice in cricket throughout England and Wales. Helmets are widely available and are covered by a British Standard (BS7928/2013). Link URL: goo.gl/pqntfn For the purposes of these Directives a fast bowler is defined as a bowler to whom a wicket keeper in the same age group would in normal circumstances stand back to take the ball.

MAPS This is an overview of the areas in the County throughout which the Competitions will be run LONDON SURREY 15

CONTACTS AT SURREY CRICKET Kim Price is the lead officer for the Schools Competitions programme across the County working closely with Phil Everest of the Surrey Schools Cricket Association. Contact details are as follows: MARK BABB (COMPETITION ADMINISTRATOR - PLEASE CONTACT WITH ALL QUERIES) Email: competition@surreycricket.com Mobile No: 020 7820 4195 KIM PRICE (LEAD MANAGER AND THE SURREY BOROUGHS) Email: kprice@surreycricket.com Mobile No: 07500 950517 PHIL EVEREST (GEOFF RICHARDS TROPHY AND THE VERNEY CUP) Email: peverest@ssca.org.uk Mobile No: 07932 644849 16

GOOD LUCK WITH THE COMPETITIONS 17