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Milo Trophy Rules 2008

 

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  • Players to be no older than Year 6
  • Mixed Teams (at least 2 girls per team) 10 players in each team
  • Wooden or plastic bats and an Incrediball
  • Mid Canterbury Cricket Association will provide coaching for your school team if you require.
  • Each mini tournament winner will play off with the other 3 tournament winners to find an overall winner
  • Please use full names on scoresheets as this will help with talent identification and if results are published full names are required by newspapers

 

RULES

 

1) Aims

Enjoyment for and fair play by all players

 

2) Pitch

Two sets of Stumps set out 15 meters apart. A grass field will suffice.

 

3) Teams

  • Each team comprises of 10 players
  • Teams must be of mixed genders (At least 2 girls)
  • A team of single sex will not be allowed to participate in the Milo Trophy School Cricket Competition

 

4) Starting the Game

The two teams will each nominate a captain. The two captains will then toss the coin to decide which team will bat or bowl first

 

5) Playing the Game

Preliminary round games shall consist of 10 overs per team.

 

6) Batting and Scoring

  • The batting side will be divided into five pairs, each batting for 2 overs each If a wicket falls the batting side will lose three runs but the pair will stay in for the full two overs. If a wicket falls batters will change ends, as they will at the end of the over.
  • A batsman may be out bowled, caught, run out or hit wicket. There will be no LBW'S.
  • Should a wide or no ball be bowled 2 runs will be added to the batting team. These balls will not be rebowled.

 

7) Bowling and Fielding

  • Each player in the team will bowl one over). All overs will take place from the same end.
  • Only the wicket keeper may stand within 10 meters of the batter.
  • Boundaries will be set at the start of the game and may be play ground edges or grass verges or marker cones.

 

8) The Result

The team scoring the most runs will be the winner. In the event of a tie the team taking the most wickets will be the winner. Should there still be a tie after this, each player will bowl one ball at the wickets (no batter). The team who hits the most times will win.

 

9) Scoring

Please use full names as we plan to publish some performances in the newspaper and it helps us identify any promising young players coming through.

 

10) Gear

Incrediballs, wooden or plastic bats and Cricket stumps to be used.

 

11) Two teams

Your school is welcome to enter more than one team. You may have an ‘A' and ‘B' team, or selected even teams. Once a player has played for one of the teams he or she cannot them play for the other team.

 

12) Umpiring

Mid Canterbury Cricket will provide an Umpire for each game.

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