Junior Cricket Season Launch

Junior Pre-Season and Training Dates

Welcome to the start of the 2023/24 season at Ormond Cricket Club.

Pre-season training for the juniors is scheduled to commence on Saturday August 26,  2023 (weather permitting). Unless otherwise stated, all training will be conducted at the nets at E E Gunn Reserve in Foch Street Ormond (just next to the ralway line).

Pre Season Sessions

The SATURDAY MORNING PRE-SEASON sessions will be a staggered start across the age groups. This will be an outdoor training session at the nets at E E Gunn Reserve located at the end of Foch Street in Ormond (just next to the railway line) :

• Under 12 Rookies - 8.45am - 9.30am  - Mainly players from last year's Master Blasters Program (Note - players should be 9 years of age or about to turn 9)
• Under 12* Players - 9.30am to 10.45am - Last year's Rookies and A,B,C Grade
• Under 14* – 10.15am to 11.45am - Players aged 12 & 13 as at August 31, 2023
• Under 16*– 11.30am 12.45pm - Players aged 14 or 15 as at August 31, 2023
  * Age group based on players age as at August 31, 2023

Mid week training will commence the week that daylight savings starts (October 2). All training up to that date will be on Saturday mornings.

• Under 12 Teams (Hard Ball) – Mondays – 5.00pm to 6.30pm at E E Gunn Reserve Nets - Foch Street Ormond (next to railway line)
• Under 12 Rookies (Semi Hard Ball) - Thursdays - 4.30pm to 5.30pm - E E Gunn Reserve 
• U16 – Tuesdays – 5pm to 6.00pm at E E Gunn Reserve Nets (and players can stay on and train with the seniors)
• U14 - Wednesdays 5pm to 6.45pm at E E Gunn Reserve Nets

Match Days

• Under 12’S – Saturday Mornings 8.45am to 11.15am 
• Under 14’s – Friday Evenings 4.30pm to 7.30pm
• Under 16’s – Friday Evenings 4.30pm to 7.30pm

Registration

To register your son or daughter for juniors (not Junior Blasters or Master Blasters) you first need to create an account in the new Play HQ platform that has replaced the old MyCricket system. If you go to Visit Website you can create an account by entering your child's name, email address etc. plus create a password. If your child already has a Play Cricket ID you can link it to the Play HQ account. 

Once you have a Play HQ account you can then register to Ormond Cricket Club by clicking on the 'JUNIOR REGISTRATION' tab opposite or visit Visit Website

Junior players must register to the SECA Juniors competition and complete all the required fields. All junior players (Under 12, 14 & 16) must register online via the above Play HQ link and pay their club membership subscription. Please note, this season the club's membership fee is unchanged at $350, however, Play HQ charge every junior player an insurance fee of $16.50 and SECA charge a $4 administration fee.  Note that if you have already registered to play this season at another club select the 'permit' option not the 'transfer' option.

This season we will continue to appoint professional coaches for our junior teams. This is a major point of difference compared to other local cricket clubs and is a big factor in last season's extraordinary on-field results. .  

Registrations currently open for junior players - follow this link.

Master Blasters and Junior Blasters will open for registration in August each year.   

Frequently Asked Questions

• When do registrations open for season 2023/24  - Saturday 15 July 2023 from 9:00am. 

• How do I register my child? - Refer Above via PlayHQ

• Is there a wait list for joining the club? - Some Junior age groups have reached capacity for numbers and now operate a wait list. Contact the junior coordinator for details - juniorcoordinator@ormondcc.com.au 

• What are the cut off dates for each age group?  - September 1 is the cut off date for each competition. e.g. - ​to play in the U12 competitions, children must be 11 years old or younger on 1st September 2024.

• Can juniors play up or down an age group? - Juniors are permitted to play up age groups but not down an age group (unless a permit has been granted by the South East Cricket Association). 

• When will teams be allocated? - Juniors teams are announced after the pre-season trials have been completed in September. ​

• When does training take place? Refer Above

• When does the season start and end?  Round 1 of the juniors in the 2023/24 season commence the weekend of October 7, 2023. The regular season will conclude on the weekend of March 9, 2024 with finals taking place over the following 2 weeks.

• What cricket gear do players need to provide themselves? 

Juniors require a playing shirt (available from the club) - their own helmet, box, bat gloves and pads. .