Club Summer Series
Overview
The Club Summer Series (previously Club of Origin) competition is seen as a step up from the regular Saturday club competition and provides keen cricketers looking for more cricket or on a development path to District Representative Cricket. This is an Auckland wide competition where Grafton competes against the other 15 clubs in the Auckland region to determine the best in each age group.
The Club Summer Series consists of 40 limited over grades over 5 Sunday's during the summer (U13 and U15) and multiday T20 tournament (U15 and U17) in January.
Note: Grafton will be entering competitive and social teams.
The grades can have anywhere from 1-3 pools depending on the size and strengths of the teams at the club.
Summer Series Entries Team Entries T20 Competition
Clubs enter teams into Blue (A) or White (Development) grades for each competition. These will be self-determined by the clubs on the required team entry sheet provided by ACA.
Limited Overs
Each club will be limited to 2 teams in the Blue (A) and Unlimited teams White (Development) grades for each competition. These will be self-determined by the clubs on the required entry sheet provided by ACA.
Under 13 - Limited Overs Series (LO40)
- Dates: 6 Games from 15 Nov 2020 - 21 Feb 2021
- Sunday’s 15 Nov, 29 Nov, 13 Dec, 24 Jan, 14 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb (Reserve Day)
- Format: Limited Overs (40 overs per innings)
- Pitch Length: 18m stump to stump (full length after Christmas)
- Game time approx. 6 hours (start 9.30 am Sundays)
- Costs: $100
- Summer Series General Conditions 2020/2021 - DRAFT
- Summer Series LO40 Under-13 Playing Conditions - DRAFT
Under 15 - Limited Overs Series (LO40)
- Dates: 6 Games from 15 Nov 2020 - 21 Feb 2021
- Sunday’s 15 Nov, 29 Nov, 13 Dec, 24 Jan, 14 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb (Reserve Day)
- Format: Limited Overs (40 overs per innings)
- Pitch Length: Full Pitch
- Game time approx. 6 hours (start 9.30 am Sundays)
- Costs: $100
- Summer Series General Conditions 2020/2021 - DRAFT
- Summer Series LO40 Under-15 Playing Conditions
Under 15 - T20 Tournament
- Dates: 18 - 20 January 2021
- Venue - Lloyd Elsmore Park and Ti Rakau Park
- Format: Twenty20
- Pitch: Artificial pitch
- Game time approx. 3 hours
- 3-day tournament
- 2x T20 games per day
- Costs: $100
- Summer Series General and Playing Conditions
Under 17 - T20 Tournament
- Dates: 18 - 20 January 2021
- Venue - Keith Hay Park
- Format: Twenty20
- Game time approx. 3 hours
- 3-day tournament
- 2x T20 games per day
- Costs: $100
- Summer Series General and Playing Conditions
Eligibility criteria:
- Players must be registered with their club to partake in the Club Summer Series and can only represent the club they are registered with for the season.
- A player can play in both a Sunday Limited Over Series team and the holiday T20 tournament team for the same club.
- Players need to be under 13, 15 or 17 as at 1 April 2020.
Visit our Registration page to register for the coming season. If you need assistance please check out our Quick Guide and Junior Competitions Table or drop us an email