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Year 3 - girls & boys mixed
Grade Convenor
Who
For boys and girls who are in Year 3 at school at the
start of the cricket season. It is Club policy that all
players must play in their correct grade unless the
player concerned has exceptional skills and if this is
the case then he or she may play up one grade.
Where and when
Teams play against Parnell C.C, Grafton C.C and other
teams from the University Club.
In the 2010-11 season, the majority of games will be
played on Saturday mornings. However, there will be
some games on Friday evenings due to the shortage of
grounds in our area. It is envisaged that each team
will play 3 games on Fridays during the season.
On Saturday mornings, play commences at 8.30am at the
following venues:
On Friday evenings, games commence at 4:45pm at either
Colin Maiden Park or Bloodworth Park.
Click here for the Year 3 Draws
>>
Cancellations
Saturday morning cancellations will be broadcast on Newstalk ZB at 7.05am,
7.35am & 8.05am
“All Year 2-5 EDCA junior cricket is cancelled”.
Click here for the club's
cancellations page >>
Teams
Teams are made up of 8 players and where possible we put
friends in the same team. Team names are:
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Marlins
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Sharks
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Orcas
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Dolphins
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Sea Lions
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Barracudas
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Swordfish
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Piranhas
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Penguins
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Turtles
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Stingrays
Game conditions
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Teams play on a 14 metre pitch with an incrediball
(i.e. soft cricket ball with a seam).
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Games last for approximately 2 hours and consist of
16 overs per innings.
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Every player must bowl 2 overs and they bat for 4
overs.
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This grade is non-championship and the emphasis is
on total participation and fun.
Season
The season normally starts on the first Saturday after
Labour weekend and finishes on the last Saturday in
March. The season breaks during the Christmas school
holidays.
Rules
Refer Year 3 rules >>
Coaching
The Club is reliant on volunteer support to coach and
manage these teams. Teams would be expected to practice
once a week for no more than 60 minutes.
Qualified coaching support will be provided by the Club
to assist volunteer coaches, umpires, scorers and all
players at various times during the season. This will
consist of support during practice sessions and various
coaching clinics for players. All team coaches will be
expected to attend the Milo “Kiwi Cricket” training
programme which is a one evening course run in October
at a venue in our local area.
Parental involvement
The Club relies on volunteer support from parents.
Each team will need a Manager and other parents are
encouraged to score, umpire and maintain team records
and player statistics. It is important that the Coach
be allowed to concentrate on coaching but this can only
be achieved if parents are prepared to take on these
other important tasks.
Alternatively, parents can also volunteer their time for
sub-committee work (eg: social, prize giving, team
photos etc). The time commitment for most sub committee
work would not exceed 4-5 hours during the entire
season. Refer Sub Committees. Refer
Sub
Committees >>.
Uniforms
Players must wear the Club uniform during Saturday
morning competition which is available from our sponsor
Champs Sports at
at their new location at the College Rifles Sports
Complex, 22 Haast St, Remuera.
The Club Uniform consists of:
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Blue cap or white brimmed hat with club logo
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Club shirt <<see
club shirt
>>
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White shorts or longs
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White or cream sports socks
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Sports shoes
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White jumper – optional (the jumper also comes in
club colours)
Note: all cricket equipment is provided by the Club.
Behaviour
Players, coaches, parents and supporters are required to
abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct and behaviour must
be consistent with the Club’s Values. Refer to our
Code
of Conduct >> and
Club
Values >>.
Awards
At the end of the season, the following awards are
presented to players in each team:
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Batting award
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Bowling award
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Fielding award
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Most improved award
These awards will be made at the discretion of the team
Coach and presented to players at the end of season
prize-giving ceremony. Players cannot receive more than
one team award. Refer
Club
Events Calendar >>.
Players are also eligible to receive other Club awards
which are determined from the team statistics that are
submitted to the Club after each game. Refer
Club
Awards >>.
Outstanding performances by individual players are also
recorded by the Club. Refer
Club
Records >>.
Centurions Club
Tradition is very important at the University Cricket
Club. The club recognises every player when he or she
has played 100 games for the Club by presenting them
with a “Centurion’s Cap”. They are then officially
inducted into the Centurions Club. It will take a
player approximately seven seasons to reach this
milestone.
Refer
Matches played by players >>.
Inter-club fixtures
Every season a team will be selected from all the Year 3
teams to represent the Club in the following traditional
fixtures:
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Kohi Cup versus Ellerslie C.C.
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Stephen Fleming Willow versus Parnell C.C.
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Bert Sutcliffe Memorial Cup versus Parnell C.C.
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Tamaki Cup versus Grafton C.C.
The representative team is called the Junior Blues.
These traditional fixtures are played on Sundays.
Refer
Club
Events Calendar >>
You can find out how the Junior Blues have performed in
previous seasons. Refer
Traditional fixtures >>.
Selection criteria for the Inter-club fixtures
The Club’s Junior Coaching Director will act in the role
of Convenor of Selectors. Coaches may be co-opted as
required for any trials held. Trials will be in a
format where batting, bowling and fielding capabilities
of all who trial will be seen.
All players in the grade will be invited to trial.
Because of the higher playing standard and more
competitive environment in these games, selected players
should have developed a sound bowling technique.
Club Manager
The Club employs a Club Manager who is responsible for
the control, direction and instruction of anyone
employed by the Club and the administration of the
Club’s affairs in accordance with the direction given by
the elected Board of Management. Refer
Elected Office Bearers >>.
Complaints
Complaints on any matters with the way the club is
administered or the conduct of any of its employees,
volunteers or members should be referred in the first
instance to the Grade Convenor. If circumstances should
not allow this then the complaint should be made
directly to the Junior Club Captain or the Chairman of
the Board of Management.
Under no circumstances shall a member, volunteer or
parent directly reprimand an employee of the Club.
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