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 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 ECB Girls Kwik Cricket U11(Year 5/6) Festival 8 Soft ball ECB Kwik Cricket Open* (Yr5) U10 (Year 5) Festival 8 Soft ball Connellan Trophy (7-a-side) U11 (Year 5/6) Groups 10 Hard ball Geoff Richards Trophy (8-a-side Pairs) U11 (Year 6) Groups 12 Hard ball & Independent SSCA Established Verney Cup U11 (Year 6) K.O 25 Hard ball & Independent SSCA Established National Progression Contact (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com (SCF) competition@surreycricket.com ESCA U11 Hardball Phil Everest peverest@ssca.org.uk 07932 644849 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
ECB KWIK CRICKET (YR 5) BOROUGH / AREA FINALS DAY Organised by School Sports Assoc/Clubs/School Games organisers in conjunction with COUNTY FINALS DAY Organised and run by. PRIMARY STATE SCHOOL COMPETITION INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL LEVEL 5
RULES FOR KWIK CRICKET 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) BATTING & SCORING Batting team bat in pairs who each face 2 overs. Each team starts with 200 runs. Each time a batter is out, 5 runs are deducted and the other batter faces the next ball. A batter may be out bowled, caught, run out, stumped and hit wicket. 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. 6 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). Underarm deliveries must only bounce once. Apart from the wicketkeeper, no fielder is allowed within 10 yards of the batter until the ball is hit. Players on the fielding side rotate fielding positions after each over. THE RESULT: The team with the higher score wins.
CONNELLAN TROPHY (U11-YR 5&6) This is a Surrey Under 11 Competition for 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 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 or competition@surreycricket.com STATE SCHOOL COMPETITION INTRODUCTORY SCHOOL LEVEL 7