Club cricket

Club cricket is the recreational game played by local clubs at weekends and on summer evenings. It runs from April to September and covers everything from serious league cricket to Sunday friendlies.

Guides

• Club cricket formats: league, cup, T20 and friendly matches explained
• Scoring explained: runs, extras, averages and net run rate
• Umpire signals: what each signal means
• Season calendar: the club year, month by month

The game in brief

Players a side	11
Balls in an over	6
Season	April to September
Main match day	Saturday
Typical league match	40 to 50 overs a side

Finding a club

Most clubs run several adult teams and a junior section, so there is usually a side for every standard. Clubs welcome new players at the start of the season, and many hold open net sessions in the spring.