See below for a range of resources to assist with cricket in the community.
Game On
Game On is an interactive resource designed to provide a simple and easily understood reference guide on everything to do with the community game.
Pitch Preparation Manual
Useful for personnel responsible for the preparation and delivery of cricket surfaces across New Zealand.
Club Assist: Health Check
Designed to enable clubs to assess their policies, procedures and performance. Also helps to identify areas that work well or areas in need of improvement.
Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults
This guideline sets out NZC's commitment to providing a safe, positive and fun environment for children and vulnerable adults who play cricket.
Concussion Policy
The purpose of the NZC Concussion Policy is to guide the identification and management of concussion and to provide best-practice guidelines to all those involved in community cricket.
Helmet Policy
The purpose of the NZC Helmet Policy is to adopt a formal position on helmet safety, ensuring all cricketers receive the very highest standard of helmet protection, whether batting or fielding (in specific positions).
Youth Pace Bowling Load Recommendations
The purpose of the NZC Youth Pace Bowling Load Recommendations, is to guide young pace bowlers through their season loading in order to reduce the risk of injury.
Health & Safety
In April 2016, new health and safety legislation came into force in New Zealand. If your Association is a PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking), the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) will apply to how you manage health and safety risks.
The below guides and tools are designed to help you understand HSWA – both its purpose and intent – and help you achieve positive health and safety outcomes at your Association or Club.
Note: The link will take you to 'Dropbox'. If you do not have a Dropbox account, click on 'No thanks, continue to view' to go to the folder.
