Hard Ball Grades

Junior Club

Junior Cricket Hard Ball Grade Options

From School Year 5 onwards, players move into the hard ball grades and progressively transition towards the conventional game of cricket. The aim of our hard ball cricket grades is to provide players with a fun, fair & learning game with a connection to International cricket as close as the age group, player abilities & time allow. New players in the hard ball grades are still most welcome to join our friendly club. Check out our grade teams below.

1. Super 8 (Primary)

Super 8’s is a softer introduction to hard ball cricket. The same rules apply, and all the gear is still required (pads, gloves, helmets etc.), but it uses a softer ball.

  • Eligibility: School Year 5 and 6
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Full protective gear
  • Ball: Junior match Incredi-ball
  • Innings: 20 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 16 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours

2. School Year 5 Hard Ball

The aims of our soft ball cricket grades are as follows:

  • Eligibility: School Year 5
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 20 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 16 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours

3. School Year 6 Hard Ball

  • Eligibility: School Year 6
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 20 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 16 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours
  • The top section in this grade will be playing in the afternoons.

4. School Year 7 Hard Ball

  • Eligibility: School Year 7
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 30 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 18 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 3 to 4 hours
  • The top section in this grade will be playing in the afternoons.

5. School Year 8 Hard Ball (until Christmas)

The junior competition finishes at Year 8. So players in Year can play a half season in Term 4. If those players then want to carry on playing for the club, it would become a Year 9 team in the youth competition after Christmas.

  • Eligibility: School Year 8
  • Teams: 9-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 30 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 18 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 3 to 4 hours

We also run Year 7 and Year 8 Premier Teams that play on a Saturday afternoon (12.30pm). Check out our Year 7 & 8 Trials page for more information on how to get selected for one of these teams.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

Kids hard ball grade junior cricket in Christchurch

Junior Cricket Hard Ball Grade Options

From School Year 5 onwards, players move into the hard ball grades and progressively transition towards the conventional game of cricket. The aim of our hard ball cricket grades is to provide players with a fun, fair & learning game with a connection to International cricket as close as the age group, player abilities & time allow. New players in the hard ball grades are still most welcome to join our friendly club. Check out our grade teams below.

1. Super 8 (Primary)

Super 8’s is a softer introduction to hard ball cricket. The same rules apply, and all the gear is still required (pads, gloves, helmets etc.), but it uses a softer ball.

  • Eligibility: School Year 5 and 6
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Full protective gear
  • Ball: Junior match Incredi-ball
  • Innings: 20 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 16 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours

2. School Year 5 Hard Ball

The aims of our soft ball cricket grades are as follows:

  • Eligibility: School Year 5
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 20 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 16 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours

3. School Year 6 Hard Ball

  • Eligibility: School Year 6
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 20 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 16 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 2 to 2.5 hours
  • The top section in this grade will be playing in the afternoons.

4. School Year 7 Hard Ball

  • Eligibility: School Year 7
  • Teams: 8-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 30 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 18 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 3 to 4 hours
  • The top section in this grade will be playing in the afternoons.

5. School Year 8 Hard Ball (until Christmas)

The junior competition finishes at Year 8. So players in Year can play a half season in Term 4. If those players then want to carry on playing for the club, it would become a Year 9 team in the youth competition after Christmas.

  • Eligibility: School Year 8
  • Teams: 9-a-side
  • Equipment: Leather ball and full protective gear
  • Innings: 30 overs per team
  • Pitch length: 18 metres
  • Game Days: Saturday at 9.00am
  • Game Duration: 3 to 4 hours

We also run Year 7 and Year 8 Premier Teams that play on a Saturday afternoon (12.30pm). Check out our Year 7 & 8 Trials page for more information on how to get selected for one of these teams.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

Kids hard ball grade junior cricket in Christchurch