Action Cricket

Benoni Arena is the perfect place to come enjoy a great game of Action Cricket. We run social and competitive leagues and guarantee one competitive game a week.

Action Cricket is an exciting team game that lasts for 70 minutes and its simplicity allows people of all ages to play: men, woman, young, old, cricketers or non cricketers.

The game involves the basic principles and skills of traditional cricket, running, batting, fielding and bowling. 8 Players in a team, each team will be graded in the correct league according to their ability.

Action Cricket is played from Tuesdays to Friday evenings. Come and join a team, register in a league or just come along for the social environment, we run Men’s, Mixed and Ladies Leagues.

Game Rules

Eight(8) Players per Side.
Each Player must bowl two Six(6) Ball overs and each pair of players must bat four overs.
Methods of Dismissal
1. Each Dismissal incurs minus 3 runs – batsmen remain at wicket for full 4 overs.
  1. Bowled
  2. Stumped
  3. Run Out
  4. Caught –
    1. Off the bat or Hands
    2. Off the nets – Excluding direct hit to zone DA
2. L.B.W. – only when a payer has offered no stroke to ball when if pitched it would have broken the wickets.
3. Interference – where a batsman obstructs fieldsmen or the ball in play deliberately
4. Mankad (i.e. non striker leaving crease before ball is delivered)
General Points:
1. Ball is “Live” from the time the Umpire calls “Play Ball”.
2. Ball is dead only when:
  1. A player is given out.
  2. Ball leaves playing area.
  3. Umpire calls “Over” or “Time out”.
3. No more than four fieldsmen are allowed either side of line 2 (see Figure 1) at the time the ball is bowled.
4. Bowler must give fair timefor batsman to face up after completing a run.
In Competition, runs may be deducted for:
1. Time wasting
2. Misconduct
3. Incomplete number of players in team.
4. Conduct deemed to be out of “The Spirit of the Game”.

NOTE

Playing apparel deemed not to be in the good image of Action Cricket is not allowed such as:

1. Bare Feet
2. Stockinged Feet
3. Jeans
4. Black soled shoes or takkies
5. General everyday footwear
6. All batsmen MUST wear batting gloves for reasons of safety.
7. All umpire’s decisions and the game of Action Cricket are to be interpreted within “The Spirit of the Game”.