DUNEDIN AGE GROUP CRICKET

2022-2023

Costs & Financial Support

Dunedin Cricket understands that playing sport can come with its challenges and certainly one of those is the sheer cost of time and money for players and teams to participate in events, programmes and tournaments in other parts of New Zealand. We know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become a BLACKCAP and WHITEFERN and the pathway to reaching this pinnacle can be made even more difficult when cost of participation is a barrier. Otago Cricket Fundraising Charitable Trust sets out to assist with the development of our young cricketers and coaches, to allow them to realise their aspirations through removal of some of the financial barriers that exist living in our region.

We are driven to provide opporunties for players and families to seek support to ensure that barriers to partipcation in our summer game are reduced. Should you wish to find our more information on how to do this or to apply please click here: https://www.otagocricket.co.nz/ABOUT-1/FUNDRAISING-CHARITABLE-TRUST/leading-edge-grants​​​​​​​


Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Boys

Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Boys:

Our Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Boys Programmes (run separately, year 7 Boys, year 8 Boys) aim to provide Boys additional playing opportunties outside of thier club and schools playing commitments to futher develop and challenge themselves.

Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development. 

Following this, all year 7 & 8 Boys have the opportunity to register to attend an Otago / South Island Cricket Festival for several days which give boys the exciting opportunity to play with and against players of simlar ability from around the greater Otago region.

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

2022-2023 Key Dates

Development Programmes

Year 7 BoysYear 8 Boys
  • Sunday 30 October
  • Sunday 6 November
  • Sunday 13 November
  • Sunday 20 November
  • Sunday 30 October
  • Sunday 6 November
  • Sunday 13 November
  • Sunday 20 November


Pre-Festival Games 

Year 7 BoysYear 8 Boys
  • Sunday 20 November 
  • Sunday 11 December
  • Sunday 20 November
  • Sunday 11December


Festival Dates

Year 7 Boys

Year 8 Boys

20-22 January 2023 (Timaru)9-11 January 2023 (Gore)   


Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Girls

Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Girls:

Our Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Girls Programmes (run as one age group) aim to provide Girls additional playing opporunties outside of thier club and schools playing commitments to futher develop and challenge themselves.

Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development. 

Following this, all year 7 & 8 Girls have the opportunity to register to attend an Otago / South Island Cricket Festival for several days which give them the exciting opportunity to play with and against players of simlar ability from around the greater Otago region.

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

2022-2023 Key Dates

Development Programme

  • Sunday 30 October
  • Sunday 6 November
  • Sunday 13 November
  • Sunday 20 November

​​​​​​​​Pre-Festival Games 

  • Sunday 27 November
  • Sunday 11 December

Festival Dates

  • 16-18 January 2023 (Alexandra)


Dunedin Year 9 & 10 Boys

Dunedin Year 9 & 10 Boys:

Each year Dunedin sends either 2 or 3 year 9 & 10 Boys teams to Alexandra for the Otago Distrcits Festival in Alexandra.

Prior the District festival, Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development. 

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

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2022-2023 Key Dates

Developement Programme

  • Saturday 24 September
  • Saturday 1 October
  • Saturday 15 October
  • Sunday 30 October

Pre festival Games

  • Sunday 13 November
  • Sunday 27 November
  • Sunday 4 December

Festival Dates

  • 14-16 December 2022 (Alexandra)


Dunedin Year 9 & 10 Girls

District Year 9 & 10 Girls:

The Dunedin Year 9 &10 Girls team (s) head away to the South Island Sparks & Magicians Festival in Timaru in December. 

​​​​​​​​Prior the District festival, Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development. 

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.


2022-2023 Key Dates

Development Programme

  • Saturday 24 September
  • Saturday 1 October
  • Saturday 15 October
  • Sunday 30 October

Pre festival Games

  • Sunday 27 November
  • Sunday 11 December

Sparks & Magicians Festival 2022

  • 18-20 December 2022 (Timaru)

Dunedin Year 11 & 12 Boys

Dunedin Year 11 & 12 Boys:

Dunedin selects one year 11 & 12 Boys team to attend the Otago District Tournament in Invercargill each December. These players are nominated by schools/clubs, invited to attend trials, followed by a wider squad selection before the final team is confirmed to attend the District Tournament.​​​​​​​

2022-2023 Key Dates

  • Trial #1:  Sunday 25 September
  • Trial #2:  Sunday 2 October
  • Wider Squad: Wednesday 12 October
  • WS Training: Sunday 16 Oct.
  • WS Training: Sunday 30 Oct.

Pre-Tournament Fixtures

  • Sunday 5 November
  • Sunday 4 December

Otago District Tournament

  • 20-22 Decmber 2022 (Invercargill)

Additionanl trainings will be arranged following the selection of the team. 


Dunedin Year 11-13 Girls

Dunedin Year 11-13 Girls:

The Dunedin Year 11-13 Girls squad comes together following nominations, trials and a team selection process. The team then prepares to attend the Otago DistrcitFestival held in Oamaru in January.


2022-2023 Key Dates

  • Trial #1:  Sunday 20 November
  • Trial #2:  Thursday 24 November
  • Training: Thursday 15 December
  • Training: Thursday 12 Janaury
  • Training: Thursday 19 January

Pre-Tournament Fixtures

  • Sunday 15 January

Otago District Tournament

  • 23-25 January 2023 (Oamaru)

Additionanl trainings or games can be arranged following the selection of the team. 

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