THE CRICKET CHALLENGE

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THE CRICKET CHALLENGE

Programme Book

2016

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Champions Gallery 2012-2015

2012 Alfrink College, Zoetermeer 2013 RSG Noord Oost Veluwe, Epe

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Foreword

In 2016 the Bilingual Schools Cricket Challenge celebrates its first lustrum with the highest-ever number of registrations and an expanded programme of regional tournaments. When we launched this co-operative project between the European Platform (now EP-Nuffic) and the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB) we could scarcely have predicted that within a few years almost a third of Dutch TTO schools would be taking part!

By the end of this year’s programme more than 5,000 pupils will have made an initial acquaintance with cricket, and around 1,000 of them will have taken part in at least one tournament. We know from experience how much the participants enjoy these events – even when, as occasionally happens, the weather is against us. Although very few have so far taken the further step of playing the game regularly, we believe that the long-term benefits of this greater awareness of one of the world’s most popular sports are considerable.

The pupils who took part in the first Cricket Challenge in 2012 are for the most part in their last year of school this year. Many of them will be moving on to higher education, often in centres with well-established cricket clubs. From the point of view of the KNCB and its member-clubs, whose interest is naturally in promoting the game, this is obviously an important moment.

For EP-Nuffic and the participating schools, the benefits of the Cricket Challenge doubtless lie in the opportunity pupils get to experience a sport with a strong international profile deeply rooted in the history of the British

Commonwealth and of its language. Cricket is also a game in which strong behavioural norms apply: respect for your opponent, and accepting the decisions of the umpire without question.

This year, with a record 42 entrants and for the first time a fifth regional tournament, we welcome five new schools to the Cricket Challenge family: Sint Nicolaas Lyceum, Amsterdam; Jacobus Fruytier, Apeldoorn; Pius X College, Bladel; Helinium Hellevoet; and Dr Moller College, Waalwijk. And there must be a special mention for those twelve schools who have taken part in every one of the five editions so far: Pius X College, Almelo; Scala College, Alphen aan den Rijn; Hermann Wesselink College, Amstelveen; Over Betuwe College, Bemmel; ORS Lek en Linge, Culemborg; Ulenhof College, Doetinchem; RSG Noord-Oost Veluwe, Epe; De Goudse Waarden, Gouda; Cals College, Nieuwegein; Maasland College, Oss; Elde College, Schindel; and Sondervick College, Veldhoven.

We wish everyone who takes part great success, and above all great enjoyment, in this fifth edition of the Cricket Challenge. May the sun shine on your endeavours!

Rod Lyall Board member

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The Cricket Challenge 2016

The programme is made up of three main elements:

 Clinics for the teachers, regionally organised in participating schools, where the necessary skills can be practised and developed. The content of the coaching course is inspired by English sport coach Richard O’Sullivan’s Teach Cricket.

 Regional tournaments in May and June in which squads of up to nine players receive further coaching clinics (providing the match schedule). Teams compete against each other in eight-a-side matches; the two top sides from each tournament proceeding to the national finals day.

Dates Regional tournaments: 17 May, 19 May, 24 May, 26 May, 2 June

 The national finals day, held in June, where the ten qualifiers meet to decide the Bilingual Schools’ Champions of 2016.

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The Tournaments

Zone Date Club and address

South-East Tuesday, 17 May Quick 1888, Sportpark De Dennen, Dennenstraat 25, 6543 JP Nijmegen North-East Thursday, 19 May Salland Cricket Club,

David Wijnveldtweg 4, 7425 AC Deventer

West Tuesday, 24 May VRA Amsterdamse Cricketvereniging, Amsterdamse Bos, Nieuwe Kalfjeslaan 21 B, 1182 AA Amstelveen

(VRA is at the end of the Kalfjeslaan, next to Hockey club Hurley) South-West Thursday, 26 May Rotterdamsche Cricket- en Voetbalvereeniging VOC,

Hazelaarweg 7, 3053 PM Rotterdam

Central Thursday, 2 June SV Kampong Cricket, Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd Mytylweg 17, 3585 LM Utrecht

National Final Tuesday, 14 June SV Kampong Cricket, Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd Mytylweg 17, 3585 LM Utrecht

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The Participants

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South-East Zone

Quick 1888, Nijmegen, 17 May

1 Goudse Waarden Gouda

2 Dr Moller College Waalwijk

3 Dorenweerd College Dorenweerd

4 Sondervick College Veldhoven

5 Elde College Schijndel

6 Maasland College Oss

7 Over Betuwe Bemmel

8 Stedelijk College Eindhoven

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North-East Zone

Salland, Deventer, 19 May

1 RSG Noord-Oost Veluwe Epe

2 Pius X College Almelo

3 Ulenhof Doetinchem

4 Carolus Clusius College Zwolle

5 Carmel College Emmen

6 SG Canisius College Almelo

7 Christelijk College Groevenbeek

8 Jacobus Fruijtier Apeldoorn

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West Zone

VRA, Amsterdam, 24 May

1 Vechtstede College Weesp

2 Maris College Den Haag

3 Haarlemmermeer Lyceum Hoofddorp

4 Mendel College Haarlem

5 Hermann Wesselink College Amstelveen

6 Sint Nicolaas Lyceum Amsterdam

7 Rijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim

8 Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest

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South-West Zone

VOC, Rotterdam, 26 May

1 Nehalennia CSG Middelburg

2 Comenius College Capelle a/d IJssel

3 Wolfert Tweetalig Rotterdam

4 Grotius College Delft

5 Jan Tinbergen College Roosendaal

6 De Nassau Breda

7 CSW Van der Perre Middelburg

8 Helinium Hellevoetssluis

9 Pontes Goese Goes

10 Pius X Bladel

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Central Zone

Kampong, Utrecht, 2 June

1 Farel College Amersfoort

2 KWC Culemborg

3 ORS Lek & Linge Culemborg

4 Cals College Nieuwegein

5 T Atrium Amersfoort

6 Schoonhovens College Schoonhoven

7 Scala College Alphen aan den Rijn

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Programme of the day

09:30-9:50 Arrive and change

9:50 Opening

10:00-11:00 Clinics for pupils

Scoring session for teachers

10:30 In the case of tournaments with 10 participating teams,

matches start at 10.30.

Clinic for the team that doesn’t play during the day.

11:00-11:45 Round 1 matches 12:00-12:45 Round 2 matches 12:45-13:15 Lunch 13:15-14:00 Round 3 matches 14:15-15:00 Cross Finals 1 15:00-15:45 Cross Finals 2 16:00 Prize ceremony

Time schedule varies in the case of tournaments with 10 participating teams.

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Before the start of the tournament at 10:00 all players must have changed into their sports kit. Coaches should report to the organisers before 10:00 to receive any last-minute instructions.

Between 10:00 and 11:00 there will be a clinic session for all pupils, in which they will have an opportunity to practise the basic skills which they will need in the matches to follow: bowling (underarm at this stage), hitting the ball, catching, ground fielding and throwing. This clinic will be conducted by KNCB coaches. There will also be a short demonstration of the elements of the game, provided by the coaches.

In the event of rain, clinic programme may be cancelled to allow matches to be played as much as possible.

During this period of clinics, the teachers will be given a short introductory or refresher course in the basics of a simple system of scoring the matches. Schools may wish to bring one or two pupils who are interested in the game but were not selected in the squad, who can then assist with the scoring during the tournament itself.

Matches will be under the guidance of at least one umpire appointed by the KNCB. Each match will consist of two eight-over innings.

Following the group phase each school will play against the team with the same ranking in the other group. The winners of the two groups will proceed to the national finals day, but they will also play off for the regional championship.

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The National Final

This ten-team tournament will take place at Kampong Cricket’s Maarschalkerweerd ground in Utrecht on Friday, 14 June. The top two teams from each of the five regional tournaments will take part. There will on this occasion be no preliminary clinics, and the schedule will be as follows:

10:00-10:30 Arrival, registration and preparation

10:30-11:15 Round 1 group matches

12:15-12:45 Lunch break

14:30-15:15 Play-off round 1

15:15-16:00 Play-off round 2

16:00 Prize ceremony

Composition of groups

Group A Group B

Winner West Zone Winner Central Zone

Winner South-East Zone Winner North-East Zone Runner-up Central Zone Runner-up West Zone Runner-up North-East Zone Runner-up South-East Zone Winner South-West Zone Runner-Up South-West Zone Refining Match regulations

Please note that for the final tournament the normal bowling action will be over-arm, although up to three bowlers in each team will be permitted to bowl underarm.

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Key Points

 Each squad comprises ten players, eight of whom take part in any match.

 All players must be in Year 2 of a bilingual stream.

 Each team contains both boys and girls, including at least two of each sex.

 It is important that you bring your school’s own cricket equipment (plastic kwiksets: wickets and bats), including balls, to the tournament. Also: writing pad & pens.

 Ensure that your school’s equipment is clearly marked with an indelible pen.

 Pupils and teachers need to bring their own lunch.

 As far as possible, leave valuables at home (the dressing-rooms will not be locked, and it may be that two schools will be sharing one dressing-room).

 Ensure that your team wears a readily-identifiable uniform (this can be your school’s football strip or other team kit).

 During the morning clinic session it is expected that teachers will assist the coaches provided by the KNCB and/or host club (except when they are taking part in the scoring session).

 On arrival please report to the organisers’ table.

 We will be guests at all venues; please ensure therefore that the facility remains tidy!  Please read the Rules, p. 11.

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The Cricket Challenge 2016 Rules

Playing Area

1. The pitch shall be 17m long.

2. The striker’s popping crease and the non-striker’s crease shall be indicated. 3. An inner zone shall be marked with flat cones, with two arcs measured 10 yards (9.15m) from the middle stump at each end joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch.

Gear

Plastic kwiksets: wickets and bats, windballs.

Teams

1. Each team shall comprise eight players. Squads may include up to two additional players as reserves.

2. A captain is appointed for each team. The captain, in consultation with team- mates, is responsible for field placements and order of batting.

3. A team shall include at least two girls and two boys in each match.

4. All squads must be enrolled in the school’s bilingual programme and must bring their school pass to the tournament.

Batting

1. A team’s innings consists of eight six-ball overs.

2. Players shall bat in pairs, with each pair receiving two overs.

3. Batters change ends at the completion of each over, and if a batter is out.

4. LBW may only be given if a batter deliberately blocks the ball with his or her body to prevent it hitting the wicket.

5. The batter must keep hold of the bat when playing a shot, or the ball shall immediately be called ‘dead’ and no runs may be scored.

Bowling

1. All the overs shall be bowled from one end.

2. A. In the regional tournaments all bowling shall be under-arm.

B. In the national final tournament bowling shall be over-arm, but up to three bowlers shall be permitted to bowl under-arm.

C. In both cases Law 24.6 (Ball bouncing more than twice or rolling along the ground) shall be strictly enforced, and any such delivery shall be deemed a no ball.

3. One member of the team shall be permitted to bowl two overs, with the remaining players limited to one over each (i.e. a team may include a specialist wicket-keeper).

4. If a bowler delivers a wide or no ball, no additional ball shall be bowled, but two extras shall be scored.

5. In the final over of the innings, an additional ball shall be bowled for any wide or no ball. The wide or no ball shall be scored one extra. If this delivery is also a wide or no ball, the ball shall be called ‘dead’, two extras shall be scored.

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1. Fielders, except for the bowler and wicketkeeper, must start outside the inner zone and may only enter that zone as after the batter hits the ball or the ball passes the batter.

2. If a fielder attempts a run out and the ball hits the stumps that ball is called ‘dead’ and no further runs may be scored.

Scoring

1. Each team’s innings shall commence with a total of 200 runs. Any runs and extras scored shall be added to this total, while for each dismissal of the batter five runs shall be deducted.

2. Batters may run on any ball whether it is hit or not. Batters score runs by running between the striker’s popping crease and the non-striker’s crease (score one for each completed run).

3. If the ball is struck outside the inner zone one run is scored in addition to any completed runs by the batters.

4. Fours and sixes are scored as in other forms of cricket. In this case no other run is scored, including the zone score.

5. Each team shall provide a scorer to record the scores on the sheet provided. The scorer may not take part of the match, but may be one of the non-playing

reserves.

Rain

1. In the event of rain, the umpires of the matches shall consult whether the match will be reduced to five six-ball overs per innings, prior to the start of the matches.

The umpires shall consult the current rain forecast on www.buienradar.nl.

2. Should this be impossible to play, the result shall be decided by a bowl-out, with all eight players bowling one delivery at an undefended wicket. The team which hits the stumps most times shall be the winner. Should the score be level after eight deliveries, the bowl-out will continue until there is a winner.

Conclusion

In all other aspects, the Law of Cricket shall apply.

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Squad registration form

School: . . .

Name of coach 1: . . .

Name of coach 2: . . .

Squad list

Player’s Name Date of birth M/F

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Addresses

KNCB - Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond

Rients van Goudoever

rvangoudoever@epnuffic.nl

www.epnuffic.nl

Marike Dickmann

Marike.dickmann@kncb.nl

www.kncb.nl , www.cricket.nl

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