What are the Stage 3 rules for Under 14 to Under 18?

Stage 3 is for players with developed skills who are ready for the full dimensions of the game, and is aligned to adult cricket.

• Teams: 11 players a side, with a minimum of 7 needed to play
• Overs and time: one innings of 20 to 50 overs (120 to 300 balls) per team, over 2 to 4 hours
• Pitch and boundary: standard 20.1 m pitch, hard or turf, and a boundary of 50 m maximum
• Ball: 142 g leather for female players and 156 g leather for male players
• Batting: no compulsory retirement, though an association can enforce retirement
• Bowling: 6 balls an over, with all wides and no-balls re-bowled. At least 5 players must bowl. The maximum is 4 overs per bowler in a T20 and 10 overs in a 50-over match. Bowlers can change ends after each over
• Fielding: no fielder within 10 metres of the bat, except regulation off-side slips, gully and the wicket-keeper
• Dismissals: all modes count

Associations can add a cut-off time for the first innings for facilities, travel, daylight or heat.

Source: Cricket Australia Stage 3 Junior Rules, 20 to 50 over match day rules (play.cricket.com.au, May 2026).