ROUNDERS RULES

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Teams

Games shall be played between two teams.  A team shall consist of a maximum of 15 players with no more than 9 playing on the field at any one time.

 

Teams are made up of:

5 boys / 4 girls or 5 girls / 4 boys. Batter

Wait in the background area, well away from 4th Post. 

If out, wait in the background area well way from 1st Post.

You will have one good ball bowled to you.

 

Scoring

1 rounder if 4th Post reached and touched before next ball is bowled. 

1 rounder if 4th Post reached on no ball (you cannot be caught out.)

Penalty 1 rounder for an obstruction by a fielder.

Penalty  rounder for 3 consecutive no balls (to the same batter).

1 rounder for a backward hit if 4th Post reached (you stay at 1st whilst ball is in the backward area.)

1/2 if they reach forth without hitting the ball.

 

Out when:

Caught.

Foot over front / back line or Batting Square before missing or hitting a ball. 

Running inside Post (unless obstructed) 

The Post you are running to is stumped. 

You lose contact with the post during bowler’s action when he has possession in his square. 

You overtake,

You obstruct you have right if way on track only.)

 

No Ball if:

Not a smooth underarm action.  Ball is above head or below knees.  Ball bounces on way to you.  Is wide or straight at body.  The bowler’s foot is outside the square during the bowling action. You cannot take a normal run on a no ball, but once you reach first Post you cannot return. You score in the normal way.

*Running Around The Track – Please Carry The Bat

*If you stop at a post you must keep contact with the post, hand or bat. If you do not, the fielding side can  

*Stump the following Post to put you out.

*You can run on to a post even if it has been previously stumped. (You do not score if you do it on forth post.)

*When the bowler has the ball in his square, you cannot move on, but if you are between Posts, you can carry on to the next.

*You cannot have two batters at first Post. The umpire will ask the first to run on when the second one makes contact.

*At a Post, you do not have to move on for every ball bowled.

*You can move on as soon as the ball leaves the bowler’s hand, his includes no balls.

*You must touch 4th Post on getting home.