Stage 3
Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10-11 Boys and Year 10-11-12 Girls
More competitive matches, but focus is still on having fun with friends. Take more wickets, make more runs!
Pre-Game
Select your Team
Remember...
You'll need to make sure you have the minimum number of players required on game day. If you don't - your team will need to list the match as a forfeit and should play a scratch match.
Each player should be registered with the association before they can play. Unregistered players can play one match per season as a Fill In Player.
1. Once Logged into PlayHQ.com, Navigate to My Account > Click on the relevant Team.
2. Navigate to the Match you are looking for > Enter Manage Mode by clicking on Manage.
3. Click on Line Up > Select your specific Team > Click Select Team. Here you can select team from a previous line up, select specific players & select the captain.
4. Once comfortable with your team > Click save > Move forward by selecting the coach > Click save > Then finish up with other volunteers that may be assisting > Finishing up by clicking save.
Setting up the Ground
During the Game
Scoring
Rules
*The summaries below are a combination of the Stage 3 Rules and General Rules. They are designed for understanding, but do not replace the full Stage 3 Match Day Rules or General Rules.
Team Size - Girls
9 players is the ideal number for a team,
7 players minimum are required to play the game,
11 players maximum should be allocated to a team for each match
Batting Rotations
Batters must bat in a minimum of 5 different positions before the mid-Season break, and a minimum of 5 different positions after the mid-Season break. These can be the same 5 positions.
Batting positions 1 & 2 are treated separately
If a player does not get the chance to bat (team is all out, run out of overs, etc.), they must bat in the following match they play
Rotation of batting order is not required in any finals matches.
Mandatory Retirements
Batters must retire at exactly 35 balls, inclusive of wides and no balls
Mandatory Retired Batters
Retired batters may return to the crease, but only once all other members of the team in attendance have batted, they should return in the order of retirement,
They must be retired a second time once they reach their allocated number of balls a second time. This does not apply if there is no one else left to bat
Retired Hurt Batters
Batters retiring due to illness or injury can resume after another batter retires
They are recorded as Retired Not Out if they do not return
Team Size - Boys
11 players is the ideal number for a team,
8 players minimum are required to play the game,
13 players maximum should be allocated to a team for each match
Mandatory Retirements
Batters must retire at exactly 20 balls, inclusive of wides and no balls
Mandatory Retirements
In a 30 or 35 over match, batters must retire at exactly 40 balls, inclusive of wides and no balls
In a 40 over match, batters must retire at exactly 50 balls, inclusive of wides and no balls
Absent Batters
If a player in the team is not present to bat, they are recorded as Did Not Bat
Bowling Rotations
Bowlers must bowl in a minimum of 5 different positions before the mid-Season break, and a minimum of 5 different positions after the mid-Season break. These can be the same 5 positions.
Bowling positions 1 & 2 are treated separately
If a player does not get the chance to bowl (opposition team is all out, etc.), they must bowl in the following match they play. This does not apply to wicket keepers who opt to keep the entire innings
Rotation of bowling order is not required in any finals matches.
Post-Game
Match Reporting
If you've registered as a coach on PlayHQ, and been allocated to your team correctly (ask your club if you're unsure about this), you should receive an email after each game with a link to a match report to fill out.
This is the preferred method for completing the match report, however if there are issues with this, you can still fill out the report form from previous years.
