As per previous years, NSJCA aims to field two even teams in CNSW’s U13s Mollie Dive Shield and U15s Margaret Peden Shield competitions. This however, will depend on two factors; whether there are sufficient trialists of appropriate quality and receiving CNSW approval.
Girls’ Competition Dates
U13 Mollie Dive Shield (Sundays, including some school holiday dates):
Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20, Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7 then finals Feb 14 (QF), Feb 21 (SF) and Feb 28 (GF). NSJCA aims to organise practice matches for the Mollie Dive teams, which could be on Nov 15 and Nov 22.
U15 Margaret Peden Shield (school holidays):
Dec 15, Dec 17, Dec 21, Jan 7, Jan 10, Jan 12, Jan 17, then finals Jan 20 (QF), Jan 23 (SF) and Jan 25 (GF). NSJCA does not intend to organise practice matches for the Margaret Peden teams.
Girls’ Trial Arrangements
U13 Mollie Dive Shield:
- Date: Sun 30 Aug 26. Trialists are asked to arrive at 1pm for check-in, with the aim of starting the trial at 1.30pm and concluding by 4.30pm.
- Venue: expected to be at the Lindfield Oval nets, Tryon Rd, East Lindfield.
- A second trial will be held on Sun 6 Sep if needed.
U15 Margaret Peden Shield:
- Date: Tue 13 Oct 26. Trialists are asked to arrive at 5pm for check-in, with the aim of starting the trial at 5.30pm and concluding by 8pm.
- Venue: Cricket Central, Silverwater.
- A second trial will be held on Fri 16 Oct if needed.
Trialists are to have:
- passports or birth certificates so their ages can be checked
- a hardcopy of the form used to nominate NSJCA to CNSW as the trialist’s chosen association (see below)
- a red leather 142g cricket ball, as well as personal cricket and protective equipment.
Trialists are requested to NOT wear representative cricket clothing. Players should bring food and water. At the trials, parents are to:
- supervise trialists who are not undertaking trial activity at a particular time
- remain at a distance from trial areas, including when their children are undertaking trial activity.
Parents are requested to check the website close to trial dates as arrangements may need to change at short notice.
Girls’ Eligibility Criteria
Girls who trial for the:
· U13s must be not more than 12 years old on 31 Aug 2026
· U15s must be not more than 14 years old on 31 Aug 2026.
Girls are eligible to represent an Association (or Zone) by satisfying any of the criteria below:
- the player plays cricket for a school within the boundaries of that Association/Zone
- the player plays for a club within the boundaries of that Association/Zone (the club may be a Women’s Premier Cricket club including Brewer Shield or a junior club within an Association)
- the player represented the Association/Zone previously.
Parents are able to request exemptions from the eligibility criteria (except for age criteria). Such requests are to be submitted via reps@nsjca.asn.au no later than:
- 6pm, Sun 16 Aug for U13s
- 6pm, Tue 29 Sep for U15s.
Nominating an Association – CNSW
CNSW permits players to trial for, and represent only one association per season. Prior to trialing with NSJCA, parents are to nominate NSJCA as the chosen association using this form: https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/49b904
Register for Girls’ Trial
U13s trialists are to register for trials using this link: https://www.trybooking.com/DNUUR and no later than 6pm Thu 27 Aug 26.
U15s trialists are to register for trials using this link: https://www.trybooking.com/DNUJQ and no later than 6pm Sat 10 Oct 26.
U13s trialists are also eligible to trial for U15s.
Please ensure the birth date for your daughter is correctly entered into the registration form. If you register and subsequently decide to cancel, please advise us before the trial takes place.
Commitment
Representative cricket requires commitment, particularly the girls’ U15s competition, which runs through the school holidays.
Please consider the playing dates carefully. If your daughter will be absent during any of the competition period, please advise us of this ahead of, or at the trial so we can determine whether it is possible to accommodate her availability, rather than deciding not to trial.
If your daughter will not be available during the competition period, this may affect NSJCA’s decision whether to field two teams and/or about how many players to select. Selected players who decide to take holidays during the competition without prior notification may not be selected in future years.
Compliance with Policy
By registering to trial, parents agree they and their children will comply with NSJCA’s representative cricket policies (under the REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET page on this website) and those of CNSW (here: https://www.nswyouthchampionships.com.au/policy) and accept NSJCA’s selection decisions.