Cricket
Cricket at Northern United Sports Club caters for all children in the Northern Suburbs of Hamilton City and a little beyond.
We started in 2022/23 to catch the kids that may not have had enough classmates to create a team. Many clubs have followed to help children across Hamilton play cricket.
Our mission is to get kids playing cricket, we are not running anything elite, we just want kids to have fun and fall in love with the game. We currently cater for kids up to year 8.
We are associated with the Hamilton Cricket Association and enter teams into their competitions. The season is split into term 4 and term 1, we do our best to keep teams together, but there is a fair bit of code switching that happens! Each term is 7 or 8 weeks long, games last between 2 and 3 hours (longer as the kids get older).
Super Smash Hubs – Years 1 to 4 are run by Northern Districts at Discovery Park from 4-5pm Mondays (please go to www.ndcricket.co.nz for more information)
Years 3 to 4 – Play 8 team members Softball Friday Twilight
Years 5 to 8 – Play 8 team members Incrediball Friday Twilight
Years 5 to 6 – HARDBALL Play 8 team members Saturday Morning
Years 7 to 8 – HARDBALL Play 8 team members Saturday Morning
Girls years 7 to 8 – HARDBALL Play 8 Team members Wednesday Twilight
Years 3 to 8 Superstar Cricket
10-14m pitch, 8 players, 16 Overs max, 30-40m Boundaries, Dismissals NONE* Bat your overs as a pair (2) but swap ends for “out” (Bowled, caught, Stumped, Hit wicket or run out)
Years 5 to 6 Hardball
16m pitch, 8 players, 20 overs max, 35m Boundaries, Dismissals NONE* Bat out your overs as a pair (5) but swap ends for “out” (Bowled, caught, Stumped, Hit wicket or run out)
**Mandatory Helmets and 142g two-piece ball**
Years 7 to 8 Hardball
18 m pitch, 9 players, 30 overs Max, 40m Boundaries, Dismissals ALL **minimum of 6 balls all dismissals apply after that
**Mandatory Helmets and 142g two-piece ball**
Registrations
New Zealand Cricket moved to PlayHQ in October 2022 and this is where all registrations are captured.
Northern United Sports Club | PlayHQ
The Current season comes to a close on the 23rd March 2024, look out for Term 4 registrations in September 2024 or email cricket@nusc.org.nz to go on the mailing list and we will send you a registration link when they open.
Draws
All draws are posted in PlayHQ by Hamilton Cricket and Northern Districts Cricket Association
Gear
All Friday night cricketers will be provided with all the equipment and a playing shirt, it would be nice to see the kids also wearing the blue nike shorts used in futsal and football.
All Hardball cricketers will be provided with all the equipment necessary to play and a playing shirt, you might want to purchase your own box and box holding undergarments for hygiene and comfort. You will need to purchase cricket pants in either white or navy.
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Https://www.facebook.com/NUSC.Cricket
Sponsors
We are always on the lookout for sponsors if you see an opportunity get in touch.
New Zealand Cricket Community Resources
See the New Zealand Cricket Community page for lots of resources on cricket.
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NUSC Cricket Sub-Committee
Danielle Bixley – Club Captain
Mike Bockett – Gear and Uniforms
Chris Sheriff
Bruce Parkinson
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