Scoring Summary – Year 6 Hardball Pre-Christmas (2026/27)

To the batter

• Runs taken: every run the batters complete.
• Boundaries: a four or six. Boundaries are 35 m or natural, and a four or six is also signalled when the ball reaches a closer marked boundary (cones, a path, another match).
• Run-out: the batting side keeps all the runs being attempted, provided the batters crossed on the final run (a run-out on the third run keeps all 3). The runs go to the appropriate batter.

Extras to the batting side

• Wide: 1 run plus any runs scored, and the ball is re-bowled.
• No-ball: 1 run plus any runs scored, the ball is re-bowled, and the next ball is a free hit.
• Wide or no-ball as the last ball of an over (up to the 8th): 2 runs, as no free hit can follow.
• Byes and overthrows: unlimited.
• Over length: wides and no-balls are re-bowled up to a maximum of 8 balls per over, except in the final over of each innings, when 6 legitimate balls must be bowled.

On a free hit

• No-ball: 1 run plus any runs from the shot, and the next ball is still a free hit.
• Wide that the batter hits: it becomes a normal delivery – only the runs from the shot, and the batter can be out in all the normal ways.
• Wide that the batter leaves or misses: 1 run plus any runs taken, and the next ball is still a free hit.
• The only way to be out is run out.

To the bowling side

• Every dismissal: 3 bonus runs to the bowling side, added to its batting total as extras. This includes run-outs.
• The batter is not out of the game: players remain batting when they are out. The batters swap ends (not after a run-out), and the out is recorded with an X, with the bowler credited with the wicket.

Team total

• Each team’s score starts at zero.
• Team total = runs scored while batting (runs off the bat and extras) + 3 bonus runs for every wicket taken while bowling.
• The grade is non-competitive: scores are used only for grading, so take care when announcing who has won.