How do the Cricket NSW holiday carnivals and the Junior Community Cup work?

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Metro Community Carnivals (Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder Holiday Carnivals). Each stage runs over two days with up to six matches (three a day). Age is worked out as at 31 August of the season, and girls may be one year older than boys: Stage Boys up to Girls up to Overs Pitch Ball Boundary Under 11 (Stage 1) 11 12 14 each 16 m Kookaburra Star 35 m max Under 13 (Stage 2) 13 14 14 each 18 m Kookaburra Crown 142 g 40 m max Under 15 (Stage 3) 15 16 14 each 20.1 m Kookaburra Crown 156 g 45 m max Matches last 1 hour 45 minutes. Under 11 teams have 6 to 8 players with 7 on the field. Under 13 and Under 15 teams have 7 to 9 players with 8 on the field. Cricket NSW supplies the balls and scores every match electronically. In Stage 1 all players bat, there is no LBW, and the bowling side gets 4 runs for each dismissal. In Stages 2 and 3 a batter retires after 17 balls or 30 runs. NSW Junior Community Cup. This is a statewide T20 competition for club teams, open to Under 12, Under 13 and Under 15 mixed teams and to Under 13 girls. It has a guaranteed four-match pool round, then a carnival-style finals series. Big Bash style rules apply, including Power Surges, Free Hits and fielding restrictions. Under 12 and Under 13 teams may name 11 players with 9 on the field. A player must have played at least one match for their club that season before playing in the Cup, and batters must wear a BS7928:2013 helmet against fast or medium bowling. Sources: Cricket NSW Community Carnivals Metro playing conditions; NSW Junior Community Cup playing conditions; cricketnsw.com.au/community-cup/junior.

Stage	Boys up to	Girls up to	Overs	Pitch	Ball	Boundary
Under 11 (Stage 1)	11	12	14 each	16 m	Kookaburra Star	35 m max
Under 13 (Stage 2)	13	14	14 each	18 m	Kookaburra Crown 142 g	40 m max
Under 15 (Stage 3)	15	16	14 each	20.1 m	Kookaburra Crown 156 g	45 m max