How many overs can each player bowl?
Rule- Perth, WA
- Cricket
- MJCC Stage 1
- Year 4-5 boys
- Year 4-7 girls
- 2026/27
- Parent umpires
Every player, including both wicketkeepers, bowls at least 2 overs and no more than 4. Nobody bowls a third over until everyone else (apart from the first wicketkeeper) has bowled 2. The second wicketkeeper is the exception: they can bowl up to 3 overs before they start keeping.
With only 5 players, the two keepers bowl at least 3 overs each, the other three bowl 4 or 5 each, and nobody bowls a fourth over until everyone else (apart from the first keeper) has bowled 3.
If a bowler is injured mid-over, another player finishes the over, and the normal limits apply to both. A bowler can't bowl two overs in a row. If a bowler is about to go over their limit, tell the fielding coach before the over starts.
Updated 17 Oct 2026