How many overs can a young fast bowler bowl in a match?

Q: How many overs can a young fast bowler bowl in a match?

The ECB Recreational Cricket Safety Regulations set compulsory limits for fast bowlers aged 19 and under in hard ball cricket: Age on the day of the match Max overs per spell Max overs per day 11 and under 4 8 12 and 13 5 10 14 and 15 5 12 16 and 17 6 15 18 and 19 7 18 A fast bowler is anyone who attempts to deliver the ball at high intensity, including seam, swing and medium-pace bowlers. Once a player has bowled (or attempted to bowl) one ball at high intensity, they count as a fast bowler and the limits apply. The limits follow the bowler's own age, not the age group: a 13-year-old in an Under 15 match is limited to 5 overs a spell and 10 a day. If a player bowls spin first and then bowls fast, the spin overs count towards the spell. For example, after 3 overs of spin with a 5-over spell limit, they can bowl only 2 fast overs. Academy and Emerging Player Programme players follow their own talent pathway protocols instead. The limits do not apply to soft ball cricket. Competition rules may set lower overs-per-bowler limits (for example 4 overs each in a 20-over match).

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The ECB Recreational Cricket Safety Regulations set compulsory limits for fast bowlers aged 19 and under in hard ball cricket:

Age on the day of the match	Max overs per spell	Max overs per day
11 and under	4	8
12 and 13	5	10
14 and 15	5	12
16 and 17	6	15
18 and 19	7	18

A fast bowler is anyone who attempts to deliver the ball at high intensity, including seam, swing and medium-pace bowlers. Once a player has bowled (or attempted to bowl) one ball at high intensity, they count as a fast bowler and the limits apply.
The limits follow the bowler's own age, not the age group: a 13-year-old in an Under 15 match is limited to 5 overs a spell and 10 a day.
If a player bowls spin first and then bowls fast, the spin overs count towards the spell. For example, after 3 overs of spin with a 5-over spell limit, they can bowl only 2 fast overs.
Academy and Emerging Player Programme players follow their own talent pathway protocols instead. The limits do not apply to soft ball cricket.

Competition rules may set lower overs-per-bowler limits (for example 4 overs each in a 20-over match).