Match information 3rd July 2025

3:00pm – Set-up. All welcome.

4.30pm – Players arrive, collect shirts, register batting line-ups

4:45pm – Welcome – clarify rules & format; coin toss

4:50pm – Squad photo

5:00pm – First ball bowled

Players - 40 split into four teams of 10 (Swingers, Sloggers, Sledgers, Strikers)

Substitutes - 2-3 potentials; if required, opposing teams will help to make up the numbers

Scorer - tbc

Umpires: Richard / Diwaker; if required, a member of the squad will stand-in

BBQ - The Snitterfield Arms

Bar - Snitterfield Cricket Club

Spectators - friends and family are always very welcome!

Each team to play twice - as follows:

Match #1: Sloggers vs Strikers

Match #2: Sledgers v Swingers

Match #3: Loser #1 vs Loser #2 (Plate)

Match #4: Winner #1 vs Winner #2 (Cup)

9 overs each (standard 6x ball overs)

How many wickets fall is irrelevant – the opening batsmen will return to the crease if all out, and this will continue until all 9 overs have been bowled

BOWLERS:

Each member of the team – less the keeper - bowls one of the 9 overs

If anyone is unable / unfit to bowl, the captain can choose another bowler to bowl 2 overs max per game.

Similarly, the keeper can bowl one over (and be temporarily replaced)

Wides, Throwing & No Balls = 2 runs (not additional deliveries)

No (deliberate) throwing = 2 run penalty (as per wides); under-arm permitted

BATTERS:

A team’s batting order is to be submitted to the scorer before the 1st game

This order is then reversed for that team’s 2nd game i.e. batsman #1 in the first game will become Batsmen #10 in the second game

1st ball free hit, retire at 12, no LBW

The Snitterfield Arms will be providing a BBQ - with burgers and pork rolls, and a veggie halloumi burger option too

A selection of chilled drinks will also be available from the pavilion.

All food and drink is to be paid for on the evening (club accepts cards or cash)

Players to wear generic sports kit e.g. shorts, trainers etc.

Shirts have been pre-ordered – four colours, size-specific to each individual

No metal spikes (using artificial surface)

No padding required as using soft ball – using indoor / training ball (rather than a cricket ball)

Boundary line to be brought in and marked with white flags (weather dependent)