JUNIOR PLAYERS

Join the Game – All Ages and Abilities Welcome.  We warmly welcome cricketers of all ages and stages to be part of our vibrant cricket community.

Junior players are placed in grades based on their age as of 1 April each year. The grade a player is placed in at the beginning of the season (Term 4) remains the same after the Christmas break (Term 1), even if they have moved up a school year.


Grades Quick Summary:


Friday Night Cricket – Onewa Domain

  • Kookaburra Cup (Y1–Y2): Boys & Girls – Skills-based learning and fun games
  • Kookaburra Cup (Y3–Y5): Boys & Girls – 90-minute game, 8-a-side
  • U11 Girls: Girls-only team playing 90-minute games


Wednesday Night – Hobsonville Point

  • Skills & Games: Skills-based learning and fun games held at Hobsonville Point


Weekend Hardball Grades

  • U10 / Year 5: First year of hardball – Everyone bats and bowls
  • U11 / Year 6: Morning grades
  • U12 / Year 7: Morning or afternoon grades
  • U13 / Year 8: Morning or afternoon grades – Play until Christmas with Summer Series option
  • U15 Boys: Summer Series games – see below for more information

Girls Only Grades

  • U13 Girls: Morning grade
  • U16 Girls: Morning grade

Playing Conditions: https://www.aucklandcricket.co.nz/club-cricket/playing-conditions-1
 

Season Playing Calendar and Season Playing Dates for 2025/2026: TBC

Junior Contacts


Kookaburra Cup: Friday Nights at Onewa Domain

Kookaburra Cup & Hobsonville Point players - follow link for more information

Term 4 and Term 1, 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Fees $115 per player for the Full Season, including free numbered cap and blue t-shirt

KOOKABURRA CUP (BOYS AND GIRLS - SCHOOL YEARS 1- 5)


School Years 1-2 Learn skills and play fun games - Smash Play (skills base programme)- Full Season

School Years 3-5 Play scored games (Competition format) - Full Season

U11 Girls Join in the scored games but is a girls only team
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SEASON DATES

Pre Xmas: TBC

Post Xmas: TBC


All gear provided by Takapuna District Cricket Club 

ENQUIRES: Mike McCarthy, Kookaburra Cup Chair -  mike@theinsuranceadviser.co.nz / 021 36 4848

Wednesday Night: Hobsonville Point - HAVE A GO CRICKET

Kookaburra Cup & Hobsonville Point players - follow link for more information


At Hobsonville War Memorial Park Wednesdays from 5.30pm - 6.30pm

SUPPORTED BY TAKAPUNA DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB​​​​​​​ - Fees $115 per player/Full Season

SEASON DATES:

PRE XMAS – Dates TBC

POST XMAS – Dates TBC


Free Takapuna Cricket cap and a Takapuna Cricket blue t-shirt for fully paid players.

TDCC Hobsonville Point Convener – TBC

Coach – TBC

Bonus offer –
Hobsonville Point Have a Go players are given free participation at the popular Kookaburra Cup (K Cup) Competition at Onewa Domain in Takapuna on Friday evenings from 5.30pm -7pm (November and December & February and March)

Please contact the TDCC Kookaburra Cup Chair Mike McCarthy for team allocations caps and shirts.

Mike McCarthy -  mike@theinsuranceadviser.co.nz / 021 364 848​​​​​​​

Junior Grades

Note  : Kookaburra Cup & Hobsonville Point players - See above or click for more info

Junior players are placed in grades based on their age as of 1 April each year.
Saturday morning and afternoon graes all play under ACA playing conditions. All ACA Playing Conditions can be found here

Practice times will be notified by team coaches.


Boys Under 10                                                         $200

8 per team
T20 on Saturday mornings – starting at 8.30am
20 overs per innings, bat in pairs.
Game approx. 2.5 hours.

At various grounds in Auckland (mainly in the Takapuna catchment when playing our home games)
Sub includes End of Year Team Photo.


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Boys Under 11                                                          $200  

8 per team
T20 on Saturday mornings – starting at 8.30am.
20 overs per innings.
Game approx. 2.5 hours.

At various grounds in Auckland (mainly in the Takapuna catchment when playing our home games)
Sub includes End of Year Team Photo.


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Boys Under 12                                                          $200  
9 per team

Subject to player availability and trials for LO 30: Trial date TBC if required

Option One: T20 on Sat mornings (Social) (approx. 2.5 hours) – starting at 8.30am
Option Two : LO 30 games on Sat afternoons (Competitive) - starting at 12.30pm

At various grounds in Auckland (mainly in the Takapuna catchment when playing our home games)
Sub includes End of Year Team Photo of the Saturday Team.


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Boys Under 13                                                        $140                                        
9 per team

Subject to player availability and trials for LO 30: Trial date TBC if required
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Pre Xmas - T20 on Saturday mornings (Social) (approx. 2.5 hrs) or
Pre Xmas - LO 30 games on Saturday afternoons (Competitive)

Fee includes Summer Series U13.

At various grounds in Auckland (mainly in the Takapuna catchment when playing our home games)

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Youth Boys Under 13 Summer Series                     $140                                            

Eligible to play U13 Summer Series and any fill in games.

Summer Series 6x Sundays between November 2025 and March 2026.

Date:s TBC​​​​​​​


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Girls Under 13     ​​​​​​​                                                  $155         

8 per team                  

Full Season – 15 rounds scheduled per season

T20 on Saturday mornings;

20 overs per innings, game approx. 2.5 hours.

Sub includes End of Year Team Photo of the Saturday Team.

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Youth Boys Under 15 Summer Series                     $190                                            

Eligible to play U15 Summer Series and any fill in games.

Summer Series 6x Sundays between November 2025 and March 2026.

Date:s TBC

TDCC Boys U15 T20 tournament - Term 4/2025.

Tournament dates - TBC

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Girls Under 16                                                       $190

9 per team

Full Season - 15 rounds scheduled per season.

T20 on Saturday mornings;

20 overs per innings. Game length approx. 2.5hours.

(Please only register once, if you have previously played Prem Reserve Women you do not need to register for both U16 and Prem Rerserve)


Annual Hitchcock Jones Competition

All games held at either Devonport Domain or Onewa Domain​​​​​​​ Date - TBC

Fixtures:

TDCC Premier XI vs NSCC Premier XI - T20

TDCC Presidents XI vs NSCC Presidents XI - T20

TDCC Youth Boys (Y11-Y13) vs NSCC Youth Boys (Y11-Y13) - T20

TDCC Youth Girls U16 vs NSCC Youth Girls U16 - T20

TDCC Junior Boys (Y9-Y10) vs NSCC Junior Boys (Y9-Y10) - T20


Winner of the HJ Shield - best of five

Junior Extra Information


Note – please note that all grades that are included in this ACA menu are not available through all Clubs. For the Grades that are available through TDCC are listed on the Junior Boys page/Grades.


Your Junior Boy's Committee's Objectives and Expectations