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BOYS U10 - U18

Who

For boys who are in Year 5-13 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 may play up one grade after seeking dispensation via the club manager

Last year Auckland Cricket have changed to Under-Age grading (e.g U10) rather than school year (e.g Y5). More details can be found here. The age cut-off is 1st April, but Auckland Cricket have indicated that they will be flexible in granting dispensations so that boys can be in a team with their friends and playing at the right level. Please contact the Club Manager if this applies to you.

When and Where

The season typically starts on the first Saturday after Labour Weekend and finishes on the last Saturday in March. The season breaks during the Christmas school holidays. The Auckland Cricket Playing Dates can be found on their website.

Teams will play against other teams in Auckland Cricket. Games are scheduled home and away across the city. When playing a 'home' game ACA will schedule the match as close to AUCC as possible.

Teams are traditionally expected to practice once a week for 45-60 minutes. The Club is reliant on volunteer support to coach and manage these teams.

Grades:

On Saturday Boys U10, U11, U12 and U13 grades are T20 matches excluding restricted grades.

Restricted grades are selected players who wish to play a slightly longer format of the game. During registration, U12 and U13 players wanting to trial for the Restricted grade will be asked on the form. This is the grade for the players of the highest ability in the grade. To play in the Restricted grade, the players must be selected through a trial process. Trials are scheduled for the last 2 weeks in October - exact dates and times will be communicated when we know how many players wish to trial. Once grading trials are complete and we have a clear picture of the number of players, preferences, and the spaces available in the ACA draws, we will finalise which of these formats we will enter, and how many teams. We will do our best to accommodate preferences, but can’t guarantee.

There is also an option of Midweek Cricket in addition/substitution to Saturday Cricket.

Midweek cricket is offered to U12 on Tuesday, U13 and U15 on Thursday and U17 on Wednesday. All games are 20 Overs and are played locally to minimise travel time.

Junior Blues

We also offer additional playing opportunities on Sundays against our neighbouring clubs in the J.T Sparling Super Series. During registration, U10-12 players wanting to participate in these additional training and playing opportunities will be asked on the registration form. This grade is particularly suited to those players interested in an elevated cricketing experience. Players involved in the Junior Blues Programme may undergo a trial process as we are only allowed a limited amount of teams within the competition. We do this to ensure players are of similar playing ability and participate in a favourable playing experience.

For more information on the JT Sparling Super Series please visit https://www.jtssuperseries.co.nz/

Club Summer Series

The Club Summer Series is an extra competition for those wanting to play another game of cricket with a more developmental lens. This competition includes U13, U15 and U17 grades. U13 LO and U15 LO grades are available over 5 Sundays during the summer and U15 and U17 T20 Multi-day tournaments are available in January.

For all the ACA Summer Series Competition Offerings please click here

Uniforms

For Softball Grades all players must wear the club playing shirt and a club playing cap during Saturday morning competition. The Blue Cap and Club Shirt are available from PlayersSports.

The new junior coloured playing is now mandatory in the 2022-23 season and is available to order from PlayersSports. Players are encouraged to get their names printed on the back of there t-shirts at PlayersSports

For Hardball Grades all players must wear the club playing shirt, pants and a club playing cap during Saturday morning competition. The Blue Cap, Club Shirt and Pants are available from PlayersSports.