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ECB announce new recommended formats for the whole junior pathway from U9s to U17s

The ECB has announced new recommendations for junior formats and pitch lengths for the 2019 season, affecting all cricket and mapping recommended formats through the whole girls and boys junior pathway.

The new measures will come into effect in school, club and performance cricket from April 1.

The changes follow a three year ECB research project, findings from other nations including Australia and New Zealand and consultation with counties, clubs, schools and leagues.

The recommendations will ensure matches have:

The appropriate number of players in a team to allow all players to be actively involved.
The appropriate length of pitch to allow bowlers and batters to progressively develop their skills, including running between the wickets.
Appropriate boundary sizes to experience success, while also highlighting the importance of fielding.
Appropriate game length to keep players engaged but also allows opportunity for skill to develop.

For full details of the recommendations please click the link below:

Please note that in terms of pitch lengths, the above information represents some developments in terms of pitch lengths that are slightly different to the information Wiltshire Cricket released in early December 2018
(*namely U12 Boys, U14 Boys, U15 Girls)

Confirmed Cricket Pitch Lengths for Junior Cricket

From December 2018, the following pitch lengths have applied to all levels of cricket in Wiltshire, including:

Schools Cricket
Local Youth League Cricket
Wiltshire Youth Cricket League
District Cricket
County Cricket

Indicative Age	2018 Pitch Length	New Pitch Length (2019)
U9	16 yards	15 yards
U10	19 yards	17 yards
U11	20 yards	17 yards
U12	21 yards	18 yards
U13	21 yards	19 yards
U14	22 yards	21 yards *20 yards for girls
U15	22 yards	22 yards*20 yards for girls
U17	22 yards	22 yards

Announcement regarding new junior cricket pitch lengths – December 2018