Each team comprises 8 players. Squads are limited to 10 players. In the event of an injury to a player, a substitute will be allowed to field but not bowl. Should such an injury prevent the player batting, a substitute will be allowed to bat only with the permission of the opposing team.

The Start

The two teams toss a coin to decide which team has the choice of either batting or fielding first.

The Game

Throughout the tournament each game will consist of one innings per team, each innings to be 8 overs long.

Batting and Scoring

The batting side shall be divided into pairs, each pair batting for 2 overs, with a new pair starting at the end of the second, fourth and sixth overs.

Each team starts batting with a score of 200 runs.

Each time a batter is out, 5 runs are deducted and the other batter of the pair faces the next ball.

A batter may be out bowled, caught, run out, stumped, hit wicket.

There is no LBW rule unless the batter deliberately blocks the ball with a leg or foot.

Runs will be scored in the normal way, as will byes.

2 runs will be awarded to the batting team for each wide ball and no-ball bowled, but no extra ball will be allocated, except in the final over of each innings when, in addition to the 2 runs, an extra ball will be bowled.

A wide is a ball that is too far from the batsman to strike. A ball will not be called a wide, no matter how wayward it is, if the batsman manages to hit it.

A no-ball is a ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman or reaches the batsman above shoulder height without bouncing.
At the end of the first two overs, the first pair of batters retires and are replaced by the second pair until all 4 pairs have batted for 2 overs each.

The second team then bats for its 8 overs.

Bowling and Fielding

Each player on the fielding side must bowl 1 over (an over consists of six balls).

Bowling will take place from one end only.

Bowling should be overarm where possible.

Players on the fielding side DO NOT need to rotate fielding positions.

With the exception of the wicketkeeper, no fielder is allowed within 10 yards of the batter until the ball is played by the batter.

The Result

The team with the higher score wins. In the event of a tie the team taking more wickets will be the winner. If it is still equal, each player bowls one ball at the wickets (no batter), with the team scoring the higher number of strikes the winner.

The Umpire

Players, team officials and parents must at all times accept the umpires decision. Players must not show dissent at the umpires decision or react in a provocative or disapproving manner towards an umpire at any time.