Year 1 (Ages 4 to 6 years)

REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 2023-24 PLAYING SEASON are now open.

  • WHERE

 All Year 1 cricket will take place on Friday afternoons in front of the Parnell Cricket Clubrooms at Shore Road Reserve (Near the children's playground). These after school sessions are supervised by the Club's qualified cricket coaches. Parent assistance is encouraged.

Note that the players are not allocated to specific teams in Year 1.

  • WHEN

 The 2023-24 playing season for Year 1 is as follows:

  • Start date: Friday 27th October, 2023 .

  • Last playing date pre-Christmas: Friday 15th December 2023.

  • Restart post-Christmas: Friday 2nd February, 2024

  • Final playing date for the season: Friday 22nd March, 2024.

  • TIME

Start time is 4.45pm and the sessions generally finish around 6.00pm. The Club operates a BBQ sausage sizzle during the evening and the bar will be open for refreshments. 

There are NO mid-week practice sessions for this age group.

  • CANCELLATIONS

If the weather is such that play is not possible then these sessions will be cancelled. The Club will advise all players via email by 3.00pm if the session will be cancelled.

  • HOW

All registrations should be made on line by clicking on the above tab. Payment of subscriptions is by credit card (VISA/MasterCard) or by Internet banking. Note full payment is required at the time of registration. 

  • WEAR

All players should wear the Parnell Cricket Club polo shirt plus white shorts which can be bought online from the Club's sponsor, Players Sports, or by visiting their retail shop at 7/273 Nielson Street, Onehunga. Ph 522 8170. 

A sunhat is essential and PCC caps and hats are also available at Players Sports. Suitable footwear, such as sneakers, should be worn. Bare feet is not allowed.

All cricket equipment for this grade is provided by the Club so there is no need to invest in cricket gear until you are sure of your child's commitment

  • WHAT

Children in Year 1 participate in the Club's junior cricket programme, which aims to teach fundamental cricket at this level. The programme is built around a series of different skill modules and games to provide a fun and varied programme each week. Experience has shown us that children of this age do not have the attention span to play full games of cricket and not only enjoy this varied programme more but also learn better fundamental skills to prepare them for games in Year 2. later on in the season players will regularly participate in limited over games against each other to test their new-found skills in action.

All parents are expected to help, when they can, in these weekly sessions and the Club runs a pre-season training module for parents in order to prepare for this. Children get far more out of sport when their parents or caregivers become actively involved plus, with as many adults as possible involved each week, the burden does not fall on just one or two people and everyone gets to enjoy their involvement.

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

Please contact Pete Hickman, the Club’s Director of Cricket on 022 195 6812 or Steve Hurdley, Parnell’s Club Manager on 021 0272 6639, if you have any queries concerning Year 1 registrations or details.