What Stage 1 rules do I need to know to score?
Rule- Perth, WA
- Cricket
- MJCC Stage 1
- Year 4-5 boys
- Year 4-7 girls
- 2026/27
- Parent scorers
- 20 overs per side, six balls per over. Every ball counts, because wides and no-balls aren't re-bowled.
- A wide or no-ball is 1 extra run to the batting team, recorded against the bowler.
- Wides and no-balls count as balls faced by the batter.
- Batters retire after facing a set number of balls:
- 24 with 5 players
- 20 with 6
- 17 or 18 with 7
- 15 with 8
- 13 or 14 with 9
They're recorded as Retired Not Out.
- A dismissed batter keeps batting. Each wicket is worth 4 runs to the bowling team, added once the innings is complete.
- Only bowled, caught, hit wicket and run out count. There's no LBW and no stumpings.
- Every player bowls 2 to 4 overs.
- All overs are bowled from the same end, and the batters change ends after each over.
- 60 minutes per innings, with drinks after 10 overs.
Updated 17 Oct 2026