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Cricket

Age to start:

The MILO Have-a-Go Cricket is a Cricket New Zealand initiative that delivers an introductory cricket program for children aged 5 to 8 years. Children are introduced to basic skills and the principles of cricket in a fun and safe environment.

Children up to 12 years of age can then graduate onto the MILO Kiwi Cricket program. This is a games based program that builds on the introductory skills and principles learnt whilst undertaking the MILO Have-A-Go program.

Boys and girls can begin playing for a team at their local cricket club at the under 10 age group.

Rules of the game:

The basic rules of cricket are;

• A match is played between two teams with each team having eleven players. One player from each team is the designated captain.
• One team fields while the other team is the batting side.
• The fielding team bowls the cricket ball at the batsmen who tries to hit the ball with their bat. The fielding team is trying to get the batsmen out whilst the batting team is trying to score as many runs as they can without getting out.
• One bowler will bowl what is called ‘an over.’ On over consists of 6 balls. Off each delivery a batsmen can either not score or score 1 through to 6.
• If a ball is hit to the boundary along the ground it is worth 4 runs. If a ball is hit over the boundary it is worth six runs.
• Each batting team is allowed to lose 10 wickets before they must switch around and be the bowling team.
• The object of the game is to score more runs than the opposing team.

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