Under 9s special rules:
The Laws of Cricket apply except

The Team

  • There are 10 players in a team
Coaching and Umpiring
  • Managers may umpire U9s games. A degree of coaching is permitted.
The pitch
  • will be 16 yards long and all types of artificial pitch are acceptable
  • The boundary should be not less than 25 yards
  • For all U9 games the smallest stumps are to be used and without bails
  • The umpires' decision that the wicket has been broken is final
The Ball
  • A junior incrediball is to be used.
Bowling
  • Maximum of 2 overs per player, including the wicketkeeper.
  • Every player must bowl ONE over and 5 players must bowl a second over.
  • Underarm bowling is permitted.
  • Any delivery that passes over waist height on the full, (even though it may hit the stumps) will be deemed unfair and 'No Ball' must be called.
  • The penalty for Wides and No Balls is two runs in addition to any runs scored: but no extra balls will be bowled except in the last over of each innings.
Fielding
  • Even if wearing a helmet, no fielder is allowed to field within 11 yards of the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the off side, until the striker has played at the ball.
Batting
  • Bat for 3 overs in pairs (An innings = 15 overs)
  • Start with 200 runs
  • Batsmen can choose to bat with a plastic or wooden bat
  • 5 runs deducted for each lost wicket - batsmen should change at the fall of a wicket unless it occurs from the last ball of the over or a run out, i.e. the dismissed batsman does not face the next ball.
Dismissals
  • Players will not be dismissed LBW unless they deliberately block the ball to prevent it hitting the wicket.
  • All decisions by the umpires are final.


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