YEAR 5/6 MIXED ROUNDERS

A squad can consist of up to15 players (minimum of 9).

A team can consist of nine players and six substitutes. You can have a minimum of one boy and a maximum of five boys on the pitch at one time for mixed competition formats.
• Teams can bat for one or two innings each, alternatively a limited number of balls e.g. 20 good balls or until all batters are out.
• One team bats while the other team fields and bowls.
• The bowler bowls the ball underarm to the batter who hits the ball anywhere on the rounders pitch. The batter then runs around the outside of as many posts as possible before the fielders return the ball to touch the post the batter is heading for.
• If the batter hits the ball backwards then they must wait at first post until the ball returns to the forward area.
• If the batter reaches the second or third post in one hit, the batting team scores half a rounder. If the batter reaches fourth post in one hit, the batting team scores a rounder.
• A batter can wait at first, second or third post when it is not safe to run.
• A batter is out if the fielding team catch the ball hit by the batter before it touches the ground or by touching the post the batter is heading to with the ball before the batter reaches it.
• Complete rules and scorecards available from www.roundersengland.co.uk

Staff will umpire their own matches.

SSFT Year 5.6 Rounders @ Thomas Alleyne Academy – Risk Assessment 2024