The BPSS Cricket competition will run in line with the ECB Dynamos Schools rules with some adaptations this year regarding equipment being used. 

Squad Size Schools are permitted to enter a minimum of 8 competitors and a maximum of 10 competitors per gender.

Kit & Equipment

• Plastic bats only

• Balls will be provided

• Wicket keeping gloves will not be allowed in the BPSS event 

• Pads are not permitted.

Competition Format 

• The competition is 8-a-side teams with 40 balls per innings.

• Each player will bowl a set of 5 balls.

• All bowling is from one end – at the end of each over batter’s switch ends.

• The pitch length is 17 yards.

• Scorecards will be completed for each pitch 

Batting and scoring runs

• The batting side will be divided into pairs, each pair batting for 10 balls.

• Teams may start with a minimum of 5 players.

• A batter can be bowled out, caught, run out, stumped, or hit wicket.

• Each time a batter is out, the pair swap ends and 5 runs are added to the bowling team.

• Runs are scored by hitting past (4 runs) or over (6 runs) the boundary or completing runs between the wickets.

Wides and no balls

• Following a no ball or a wide, the batter receives a “free hit” from the batting tee, and any runs scored are added to the total for that delivery (for example 2 runs for a wide, plus 1 run from the “free hit” = 3 runs)

• Batters have 3 seconds to take their free hit and must hit in front of square.

• Batters can be run out whilst trying to complete a run during a free hit but only by the ball struck from the batting tee (and not the original ball that resulted in the free hit being awarded). 

Bowling and fielding:

• Each player on the fielding side must bowl a set of 5 balls. 

• Bowling will take place from one end only and can be overarm or underarm.

• Fielders to rotate after each over. Except for the wicketkeeper no fielder may field within 10 yards of the bat.

• Byes are given if the batters miss the ball, or the ball hits part of the body and the batters run.

• No balls and wides are given if the ball is deemed un-hittable e.g., rolling, too high or too far to be hit fairly.

Please note if you are a non buy in school, you will be charged to attend this event.