Hello DDCC Members,
With less than 50 days until the 2025 DDCC season begins, here are key updates and action items to help you prepare.
Please review the details below and reach out if you have any questions or require further discussion.
February Updates
🟢 Playing Regulations
Details: Rule changes for 2025 are provided here. Key updates include:
- Two Day Bonus Points for A & B Grades
- Earlier start times for senior cricket (excluding A Grade/Women’s).
- Under 15 Blue to bowl five overs from an end.
- One fielder penalty for slow over rates in one-day matches with an appointed umpire.
Action Required: Review the rule changes in the link above and share with players. The final documents will be published to the DDCC webpage.
🟢 Discipline Review
Details: A review has resulted in the following:
- Removal of A Grade Mentions
Action Required: Review the above links and share with players. The final documents will be published to the DDCC webpage.
🟢 Tribunal Commissioner
Details: A panel will be reinstated to hold tribunal hearings. Expressions of Interest for the role of Tribunal Commissioners are open now.
Action Required: Tribunal Commissioners EOI link can be found here.
🟢 Female Interstate Player Program
Details: The EOI form has closed with 22 submissions received.
Action Required: Clubs are encouraged to contact players and negotiate arrangements.
🟢 Interstate Players
Details: An interstate player is a player temporarily in Darwin primarily to play cricket.
Exemptions:
- Returning Locals: Players who have lived in Darwin for at least three consecutive years and do not hold a professional contract.
- Primary Purpose Clause: Players who can demonstrate a primary purpose other than playing cricket that extends to the end of the calendar year of the DDCC season.
- Loyalty Exemption: Players with 30+ A Grade matches for their current club before the season starts. Only one (1) loyalty player per club per season.
Action Required: Complete the Interstate Player Exemption Form for players requiring assessment.
🟢 Team Entries
Details: Team entry confirmations are due by 15th March.
Action Required: Email confirmation to karl.mayne@ntcricket.com.au by the deadline.
🟢 PlayHQ Registrations
Details: Continue to promote player, committee, and volunteer registrations.
Action Required: Check the link for a club-by-club comparison as of Monday 17th February.
🟢 Umpiring Practical Course
Details: Scheduled for Wednesday 5th March at DXC Arena.
Action Required: Register here.
🟢 Community Coaching Course
Details: Scheduled for Sunday 23rd March at DXC Arena.
Action Required: Register here.
🟢 Frogbox
Details: Highlight editing has been introduced to adjust the timing of clips appearing on the Play Cricket app. NT Cricket will run the feeds for the T20 Season Launch.
Action Required: Check your kits prior to the season. Review the webinar on how to set up Frogbox.
🟢 Certificate of Currency
Details: Clubs must complete the CoC questionnaire to download their new certificate.
Action Required: Click here to complete the CoC questionnaire.
🟢 Club Checklist
Details: Check your club is on track with season preparations.
Action Required: Review the Club Support Guide here.
🟢 Cricket Balls
Details: Kookaburra will be the exclusive supplier for DDCC balls with CFS managing all club purchases and distribution.
Action Required: Please click here for the ball types by grade.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to get in touch.
We look forward to a great season.