Year 3&4 mixed rounders

Squad sizes: 9 players on each team Maximum squad size of 12 Must have at least 2 of each gender on the field at all times General information: Batters line up one by one to take their turn in the batting square.  The bowler or ‘feeder’ throws the ball towards the batter. A player becomes ‘out’ of the innings when: A batter runs on the inside of the posts or they deliberately throw the bat. The post the batter is running to gets stumped or you overtake a previous batter on the field. The batter misses or hits the ball and their foot is over the front or back line of the batting square. A fielder obstructs a batter or the batter gets caught out. The batter loses contact with the post when the bowler has the ball. You can achieve scoring in rounders by 3 different methods: If the batter reaches the 2nd or 3rd post in one hit he scores half a rounder. Batter reaching the 4th post in one hit scores a full rounder. If the batter misses a good bowl or hits the ball backwards, they must stop at 1st base until the ball passes the batters box back in play. A no ball in rounders occurs when: The ball gets delivered above the head or below the knee or it bounces on its way to the batter. The ball is wide or straight at the batter’s body. The bowler’s foot is outside of the square when they bowl or fail to use a smooth underarm action. After 2 consecutive no balls bowled, the batting team will be rewarded with ½ a rounder. On the 3rd ball bowled, the batter must run and can score ½ a rounder for 2nd base or 1 rounder for reaching 4th base.