{"id":1026,"date":"2023-11-30T10:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/the-foundation\/?page_id=1026"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T11:47:58","slug":"girls-hardball-leagues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/girls-hardball-leagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls Hardball Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04458-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04458-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04458-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">U11 Hardball League<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We understand that some clubs may not have enough girls to form a full team at this age. To help, we allow clubs to join together to create a combined team to play hardball cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Matches are played as pairs cricket, 8-a-side, with fixtures organised in a league format. Our focus is on skill development and giving girls a positive introduction to competitive hardball cricket.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">U13 Hardball League\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"269\">We allow clubs to come together to form a team to play hardball cricket, with rules in place to ensure it remains in the best interest of players who need additional opportunities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"437\">Matches are played as pairs cricket, 8-a-side, with fixtures organised in a league format. Our focus is on development and giving all players a positive experience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"625\">Clubs can also enter our Girls U13 Performance League, designed for more established sides. This league is played 8-a-side, 16 overs per match, following traditional cricket rules.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-start grid--media-left\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-md-1 order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<source data-srcset='https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/447818924_963794795536991_3290847602218311151_n-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/447818924_963794795536991_3290847602218311151_n-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h' media='(max-width: 992px)' >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/447818924_963794795536991_3290847602218311151_n-610x510.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/447818924_963794795536991_3290847602218311151_n-610x510.jpg 610w 510h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/447818924_963794795536991_3290847602218311151_n-1220x1020.jpg 1220w 1020h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-md-2 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>U15 Hardball League<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"251\">We allow clubs to come together to form a team to play hardball cricket, with rules in place to ensure it remains in the best interest of players who need additional opportunities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"419\">Matches are played as pairs cricket, 8-a-side, with fixtures organised in a league format. Our focus is on development and giving all players a positive experience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"607\">Clubs can also enter our Girls U15 Performance League, designed for more established sides. This league is played 8-a-side, 16 overs per match, following traditional cricket rules.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                                    <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n                                                            <p>Our softball festivals take place almost every Sunday throughout the summer at various locations across the county, depending on the hosting clubs.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about girls\u2019 hardball cricket or want to get involved, contact me and I\u2019ll be happy to help.<\/p>\n                                                        <div class=\"author\">\n                                                                <div class=\"author__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <h4>Gabby Basketter<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <p>Women &amp; Girls\u2019 Club Development Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/blockquote>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--grey section--icon-features\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n                <div class=\"feature\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Entry-160x160-1.png\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"feature__icon\"\/>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"feature__title\">Opportunity<\/h3>\n                                                                <p>Play a large number of games against teams of equal skill levels<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n                <div class=\"feature\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cricket-160x160-1.png\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"feature__icon\"\/>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"feature__title\">Hardball<\/h3>\n                                                                <p>More challenging format that builds upon softball cricket<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n                <div class=\"feature\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Celebrate-160x160-1.png\" alt=\"Icon\" class=\"feature__icon\"\/>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"feature__title\">Development<\/h3>\n                                                                <p>Create opportunities for young female athletes to develop their skills as cricketers<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71867,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1026","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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