Cricket Formats
Please consult the following table and it's links for the relevant rules and restrictions – player numbers, pitch length, boundary and ball.
Note: Secondary Divisions may elect to play Cricket Victoria's Cricket Blast School Cup format for the Year 7 & Year 8 Boys/Mixed & Year 7 & Year 8 Girls age-groups (Modified 8 overs a side. Multiple Games on one oval – See Year 7 & 8 Cricket Blast rules), however at the Region & State level competitions the following formats will apply – see table & below for more details.
|
Age Group |
Gender |
Competition |
CV Junior Cricket Format Guidelines (see below & the relevant SSV Cricket rules for more details) |
Responsibility |
Pathway |
Year 5 & 6 (Primary) | Boys/Mixed & Girls
| SSV Cricket Blast | Modified 8 overs a side. Multiple Games on one oval (rules to be distributed once finalised) – See
SSV Cricket Primary Cricket Blast Rules | SSV
| District à Division à Region à State
|
| Year 7 | Boys/Mixed | SSV | Junior Formats Stage 3
| SSV | Division à Region à State |
|
Year 7 | Girls | SSV
| Junior Formats Stage 2 (NB. New in 2026)
| SSV
| Division à Region à State |
|
Year 8 | Boys/Mixed | SSV
|
Junior Formats Stage 3
| SSV
| Division à Region à State |
|
Year 8 | Girls
| SSV
| Junior Formats Stage 3 (NB. New in 2026)
| SSV | Division à Region à State |
|
Year 9 & 10 (Intermediate) | Boys/Mixed | SSV
|
Junior Formats Stage 3
| SSV
| Division à Region à State |
|
Year 9 & 10 (Intermediate) | Girls | SSV
|
Junior Formats Stage 3
|
SSV
| Division à Region à State
|
|
|
Year 11 & 12 (Senior) | Boys/Mixed | SSV
Cricket Victoria Premier School Shield |
Junior Formats Stage 3
| SSV
| Division à Region à State |
Year 11 & 12 (Senior)
| Girls | SSV
|
Junior Formats Stage 3
| SSV
| Division à Region à State
|
