This is for a friendly game which will be in a pairs format. You have 16/17 players so easily enough for 2 teams. It is to give some who are less comfortable with hard ball cricket a chance to get acclimatised. So please arrange your player match-ups appropriately. Unfortunately, I am away so won't be at the ground to help set up and get things underway.

Feel free to use the equipment in the U11 and U13 kitbags in the store cupboard in the away dressing room. Please put the equipment away tidily during and after the game. And please keep things moving on and off the pitch at the start of the game, between overs, innings and getting pairings prepared to go in to bat and bowl. The quicker you can start and get things going, the better.

You will play using flexi-stumps on the covered pitch. Use a 17 yard pitch as we have a number of u11s in the game. Can those arriving early carefully move the pitch covers towards the top of the ground (left of the clubhouse)? Also set a reasonable boundary using cones.

Parents, please pitch in as necessary. There is a link to the rules for under 11 cricket under "Information" on the club website. It will also be worth printing off an under 11 pairs scoresheet. Again, a link is provided.

After all that...this is a great opportunity to have a bit of fun, so please enjoy yourselves!

Many Thanks

Stuart