Player Numbers (Under 15 & 17)

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-20140

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Season Under 15 Under 17 Total

2008-2009 704 496 1200

2009-2010 695 511 1206

2010-2011 613 491 1104

2011-2012 534 467 1001

2012-2013 485 421 906

2013-2014 460 380 840 *approx

Issues with Current Format

• Average number of innings per season per player = 6– Under 17’s 5.63 (11/12) 6.01 (12/13)– Under 15’s 6.13 (11/12) 5.85 (12/13)

6 months of cricket for 6 innings !!!!

• Average over’s per match per player in Under 17’s = 3.7– 3.72 (11/12) 3.67 (12/13)

• Average over’s per match per player in Under 15’s = 3.5– 3.61 (11/12) 3.44 (12/13)

Therefore, the average month of cricket for Under 15’s & 17’s consists of ……. 1 innings & bowling 7 over’s

Issues with Current Format

• Lack of opportunities for most players (good players get all the opportunities plus seniors & representative cricket)

• 55 over’s in morning & 75+ over’s in afternoon is too much for many kids so they are often choosing just one form

• Unbalanced draw with a mix of one-day & two-day games and divisions of varying numbers

• Administration overhead is very high with many divisions across each age group and trying to create a balanced draw while avoiding ground clashes

• Outright wins can create an unfair advantage (especially prior to re-grading)

• Bowling restrictions in Under 17’s but no batting restrictions

Proposal 1 (30/30 only)

o Division’s of 16 with Final 8 (like AFL) o 15 games of 30/30 (play each team once)o 4 finals (Sat/Sun/Sat & GF on Sun) + Potential for 19 innings & 19+ bowling spells+ More teams are involved in finals = more games per player+ Less administration due to less divisions & balanced draws+ More attacking & exciting brand of cricket+ Result each week so there is less impact from inclement weather

- No opportunity for individual’s to make 100’s or 50’s- Limited time to ‘build an innings’ or bowl longer spells

Proposal 2 (2-day & T20)o Divisions of 8 o Seven 2-day games & Seven T20 gameso 2-day games are played as 54 over split innings (similar to u13’s)o No Outrightso 6 points for 2-day & 3 points for T20o Requires scheduling of mid-week and/or Sunday T20 games + Match result in the event of inclement weather in 2nd week+ Balanced draws+ Less down-time for players each week+ Increase the number of games & opportunities

- Requires extra time & effort from coaches/players

Proposal 3 (Modified Current Format)o Divisions of 10 o Six 2-day games & Three 1-day games o 2-day games are played as 54 over split innings (similar to u13’s)o No Outrights + Match result in the event of inclement weather in 2nd week+ Less down-time for players each week+ No unfair advantage of Outrights

- No increase in opportunities for players

Proposal 4 (Modified Current Format)o Divisions of 10 o Six 2-day games & Three 1-day games o No Outrights for Grading gameso Under 17’s retire at 100, limit of 10 over spells & max of 15o Under 15’s retire at 50, limit of 8 over spells & max of 12 + Bowlers get more opportunities+ No unfair advantage of Outrights

- No increase in games for players

Proposal 5 (Modified Current Format + T20)o Divisions of 10 o Six 2-day games & Three 1-day games o No Outrights for Grading gameso Under 17’s retire at 100, limit of 10 over spells & max of 15o Under 15’s retire at 50, limit of 8 over spells & max of 12o Separate T20 Competition (Midweek/Sunday) + Bowlers get more opportunities+ No unfair advantage of Outrights

- Requires extra time & effort from coaches/players

Other Items for Discussiono Under 13’s finals – Saturday morning onlyo No grading for Friday nights - to be based on geographic location

onlyo Under 13’s one-day games only (30/30 format) o Age groups (u12, u14, u16) – why change?o Minimum age restriction for Under 11’so Geographic division’s V’s Grading only (Travel issue)o Underachiever status – medical certificate onlyo T20 Blast issueso Grading games to be played as one-day games onlyo ?