JUNIOR PARTICIPATION & PROGRAMMES

Let’s get Back into Hardball!

Our FREE hardball workshops are back to help our juniors prepare for another season of hardball cricket. These are targeted at anyone new to hardball cricket or who wants to build their confidence. The sessions are free and run for three weeks.​​​​​​​

• Basin Reserve (GIRLS ONLY) 5pm - 6:30pm - Monday 14th, 21st October, & 4th November
• Ricoh Centre (Boys & Girls, Hutt) 4pm – 5:30pm - Wednesday 16th, 23rd, & 30th October
• SKY Stadium (Boys & Girls, Central) 4pm – 5:30pm - Thursday 17th, 24th, & 31st October
• Alex Moore Park (Boys & Girls, Northern) 4pm – 5:30pm - Friday 18th, 25th October, & 1st November

Register here: https://forms.gle/8w5oRzsFpeX6i2iJ8 

Primary School Festival Days

Primary School Festival Days are facilitated across the region for students in year 3 to 8 to provide participants and opportunity to engage in pairs and non-stop cricket in a fun an inclusive environment. To register your interest for your local Primary School Festival please get in touch with your Primary School Association Zone/Cluster Lead.

If you want to know more about programmes offered or how to get involved in cricket this season, please contact:

Tom Pere - tom@cricketwellington.co.nz / 027 258 2352​​​​​​​

JUNIOR CLUB CRICKET

Find your local cricket club and register for the upcoming season click here

Cricket Wellington’s junior cricket accommodates the Different Ages and Stages format with the objective of providing accelerated skill development, making cricket action packed and fast paced with maximum involvement for participants. This means shorter pitch lengths, fewer player numbers, shortened boundaries and appropriately sized bats & balls, More action, more running, more balls in play, less wides & MORE FUN!

Junior Friendly Matches 

Cricket Wellington is happy to set up friendly matches inside PlayHQ for clubs/teams who have organised them. It is important that all friendly matches have pitches/grounds booked directly with the local council first.

Once you have booked a pitch/ground send through all the match details to tom.kinley@cricketwellington.co.nz copying in both teams coaches & ensure the teams have been set up inside the clubs PlayHQ.

Competition Grades & Offerings

Cricket Wellington offers junior grades from school Year 2 - Year 11 in the below formats. For more detail on each age groups playing conditions click here 

The below table does not include the fortnightly traditional Sunday cricket offerings available to Year 6, 7 & 8 teams.

* = offering availability is subject to team entries

For all junior competition enquires please contact Tom Kinley - tom.kinley@cricketwellington.co.nz