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Rules for the under 13 Leagues

• Games normally played on Sunday morning 10.00 am start or earlier by mutual agreement but must not continue beyond the over in progress at 1 hour before the start of a scheduled Senior Fixture.
  • For example, if the Senior Fixture is scheduled to start at 1pm then the under 13 game must start at 9.30 am. Evening matches shall commence at 6 pm.
• Pitch 19 yards and a junior size Senior GMCL stamped ball to be used 
• Boundaries maximum 40 yards
• Format 11 a side, one innings per side
• No bowler may bowl more than 4 overs.
• A Batsman to retire and may not return when they have scored 30 runs.
  • Note if the last scoring stroke takes a batsman past any stated retirement mark in any under 13,15,17 the extra runs are to be credited.
• Duration 20 overs but in order to achieve a result: 
  • Overs are reduced by 1 over every 3 minutes when off the field. Minimum overs that can be played in first innings is 10. Once game starts that will determine the set number of overs for the 1st innings which will not be reduced upon further interruptions.
  • For a Game to Constitute a “match” the team batting 2nd must receive at least 50% of the first innings overs. The winning total in a rain affected 2nd innings will be calculated by 1st innings runs divided by overs faced giving a run rate. The run rate will be calculated including all overs and not if a team is bowled out before allocation.       
    • E.G. 1st innings 120 for 6 in 20 overs run rate is 6. 2nd innings rain after 12 overs team need to be at least 73 to win. Wickets do not enter the equation. This also applies if both umpires agree light is too bad in 2nd innings. If 50% of overs not received in 2nd innings game is abandoned. 

Prize qualifications (League matches only) per league or cross cluster division

• Batting: best average from a minimum five innings and at least 150 runs.
• Bowling: Best average with at least 10 wickets taken.
• Wicket keeping: - most dismissals
• Fielding: most catches (minimum of five, wicket keeping catches excluded)
• MVP from CricHQ

Rules for under 13 Cup

• Rules as per the under 13 League competition with the following exceptions.
  • Batsmen do not have to retire.

Rules for the Under 13 Pairs League

• Games normally played on Sunday mornings 10.00am start or earlier by mutual agreement but must not continue beyond the over in progress at 1 hour before the start of a scheduled Senior Fixture. For example, if the Senior Fixture is scheduled to start at 1pm then the under 13 game must start at 9.30 am. Evening matches shall commence at 6 pm. Given the participative nature of a pairs format any rain affected games are to be replayed in full.
• Pitch 21 yards
• Youth hard ball 4.75 Oz
• Pairs cricket 10 a side 
• Duration of 20 overs, pairs change after over 4,8,12 and 16. Maximum 8 ball overs, players must bowl a minimum of 2 overs with maximum of 3 overs.   
• Wicket keeper cannot bowl
• A substitute (for injury etc ) shall only act as a non- striker whilst his team is batting so the live batsmen receives continuous strike. Such substitute may only field and not bowl and his share of overs to be shared between the other players without exceeding their allocation. 
• In the event of any team being unable to field 10 players (unless a player is injured during the game),the points or cup tie shall be forfeited to their opponents. 
• Each wicket loses 6 runs, matches start on 200, winner is team with most runs after deducting for fall of wickets. 
• If a team can only field 9 players still play the game but they only field with 9 with bowling allocation the same. Other team then picks a player to bat twice with player in last pair.

Prize qualifications (League matches only) per league 

• Batting: best average from a minimum five innings and at least 150 runs.
• Bowling: Best average with at least 10 wickets taken.
• Wicket keeping: -most dismissals
• Fielding: most catches (minimum of Five, wicket keeping catches excluded)
• MVP from CricHQ

Rules for under 13 Pairs Cup are the same as the League

ECB Junior Cricket Directive

• The GMCL is committed to implementing the ECB directive on playing conditions for U9, U11 & U13 competitions for our competitions.
• However, concerns have been raised regarding the safety of players if the directive is fully implemented.
  • Some age-group bowlers are prematurely developed or playing at Elite Performance level, for these, bowling from the reduced distance may increase the chance of injury or fear of injury to the batter.
• With this in mind ALL junior cricketers playing at representative level (District, League, and County) will be mandated to bowl from the traditional bowling mark for each age group.
• For example a District level cricketer playing at U13 will bowl from a mark of 21 yards not the newly directed mark of 19 yards.
• Furthermore if either coach believes that the safety of players in endangered by a bowler not playing representative cricket they may request that he/she also bowl from the extended mark.