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Northern Cricket League
NCL
NCL Juniors
steering committee
Marlwood Ryder
Brian Smith
Fran Hurst
Daniel Barnes
Andrew Marks
Geoff Place
Greg Harman
Michael Harold
Danny Jordan
DVCA
DVCA
DVCA
HDCA
HDCA
HDCA
NMCA
NMCA
NMCA
Why the NCL?
• What’s good and bad about the current
setup?
• What things could be done better under an
NCL banner?
• What things do other competitions have that
we don’t, can’t or haven’t thought of?
Current structures
• DVCA
Friday nights (5.10 - 8pm) U10, U12, U14, U16?
Sat morning (8.45am) U14 & U16
• HDCA
Friday nights (5 - 8pm) U13, U15 & U17
Wed nights (5 - 7pm) U11
• NMCA
Friday nights (5 - 8pm) U13, U15 & U17
Monday nights (5 - 8pm) U11
CRICKET IN THE NORTH & NORTH-EAST
SEASON 2010 / 2011
Three distinct competitions
Clubs play only in their competition
DVCA
Even ages
16, 14, 12 & 10
NMCA
Odd ages
17, 15, 13 & 11
HDCA
Odd ages
17, 15, 13 & 11
Benefits of new structure I
- More teams makes for a wider competition
platform
- Not just giving a higher standard to be
considered but also more playing ability levels
(“a game for everyone”)
- Choice and flexibility in terms of age groups
and days of play
Benefits of new structure II
- Stronger representative cricket with players
challenged to a higher level
- More competition for rep cricket ‘spots’ should
lead to stronger teams
- Opportunity to create a geographically based
elite cricket competition whilst still allowing
players to play with their mates in a local
competition (4 zones as “intra-region rep”)
Benefits of new structure III
- Offers the potential for stronger
administration in the longer term
- Wider pool of talent for coaches, team
managers
- More integrated approach to build strategies
for junior coaching and player development
What are our basic directions?
Consider:
• What is “Best Practice”
• Access for all
• Age groups
• Playing nights
• Rules
• Grading and fixturing
• Improving the game
Observations I
What did we check out:
• DVCA Diamond Valley; NMCA North Metro; HDCA Heidelberg
• ECA Eastern
• MPCA Mornington Peninsula
• GDJCA Gisborne
• NWCA North West
• RDCA Ringwood
• DDCA Dandenong
• WRJCA Western Region
• MJCA Melton
• BHRDCA Box Hill Reporter
Observations II
• Competitions vary between odd and even age
groups from U10 through to U19
[but no competition offers every age group]
• Competitions vary in their approach to
grading; evidence of Division 1 being the top
(‘elite’) and so on; not so clear in others… eg.
U14 Blue and U14 Red
Observations III
• Competitions have varying rules and
guidelines such as in batting and bowling
limits
[DVCA/HDCA/NMCA vary on these things too]
• Games are mostly played on Friday nights and
Saturday mornings; there is some Sunday play
and during the week
[but no competition plays every night/day]
Observations IV
• Lots of evidence of competitions trying new
things either by adjusting:
- Rules (such as shorter pitches, lower batting
limits for participation purposes)
- Age groups (especially bridging comps from
in2Cricket such as U9 or U10 ‘ankle-biters’ /
Joeys etc
In principle recommendations
• That each junior cricket program from DVCA,
HDCA and NMCA competitions transition to
being under the NCL banner over 2 seasons
• In 2011-12 only a minor transition to take
place; but that free movement can occur
across the 3 associations in terms of entering
teams in age groups (grading)
• In 2012-13 -> full transition and integration
2011-12 transition
• For season 2011-12 in DVCA, HDCA and NMCA
Junior cricket, any club/team can enter a team
in any of the other competition forming under
NCL
• For one more season:
– The DVCA will run its junior program
– The HDCA will run its junior program
– The NMCA will run its junior program
2011-12 transition
• NCL to run a 20-20 knockout competition for
clubs (players 17 & Under) using HDCA model as
its basis in February 2012
• NCL to oversee all Under 18 (17 and 17+) cricket
programs
BUT
DVCA U17 (need to decide on interim rule as new comp)
HDCA U17 will run under its own rules
NMCA U17 will run under its own rules
CRICKET IN THE NORTH & NORTH-EAST
SEASON 2011 / 2012
Three NCL competitions run by each Association using their own rules
Clubs can apply to enter any of their teams in any competition
DVCA/NCL
NMCA/NCL
Odd ages
17, 15, 13 & 11
Run by NMCA
+ rep
T20
NCL
U17
Comp
run in
Feb
Even ages
16, 14, 12 & 10
Run by DVCA
+ rep
HDCA/NCL
Odd ages
17, 15, 13 & 11
Run by HDCA
+ rep
2012-13
• In Year 1 the NCL will offer all age groups from
Under 10 to Under 18 with varying/multiple
playing days to all clubs
• Clubs will be surveyed and based on this
advice the NCL will form the viable age groups
and divisions of play and fixturing
arrangements
CRICKET IN THE NORTH & NORTH-EAST
SEASON 2012 / 2013
One NCL competition - One set of rules
NCL
All juniors
U17
U16
U15
U14
U13
U12
U11
U10
In-2-Cricket (club-based)
T20 comp
Regional rep
and ???
Some of the work to be done…
• Work on a standardised set of junior rules for
the NCL
• Broadly assess the capability of clubs/teams to
assist with the development of grading
principles
• Transition all junior umpires to the NCL
• Competition to find new colours, logo…
Northern Cricket League
“a game
for
everyone”