ROUNDERS RULES

ROUNDERS RULES Rounders is a popular school sport in England and Ireland. It is a two teams sport.

Each team has got the same number of players. Teams can have from 6 to 15 players but only 9 can be on the field.

Material Bat

Ball

Posts

The field is quadrilateral. We can play Rounders in a basketball or a handball field because there are four bases and a circle where the bowler is located.

In one of the two teams there are the batters and in the other team, there are the fielders. Before starting the match, both teams must decide the order of the players turn to hit the ball and run.

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How to play •

There are 4 bases: Home, 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base

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The batter awaits at the backward area.

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The batter gets a good ball to hit as far as possible.

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The batter runs all the posts before the fielders bring the ball to the bowler.

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No ball if: o The ball is above the head and below the knee o The ball goes straight to the batter body o The bowler’s foot is outside the square during the bowling action.

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Two batters can’t be at the same post.

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A runner is eliminated if the batter gets the ball between posts.

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A runner is eliminated if a fielder catches the ball in one of the posts before the runner reaches it.

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A batter is eliminated if a fielder catches the ball without bouncing the ground.

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The teams change positions when:

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Everyone has hit the ball.

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There is no player left because they are eliminated or in a base.

Scoring •

1 Rounder if a player reaches the 4th base.

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½ Rounder if a player reaches the 2nd base.

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Penalty ½ Rounder for an obstruction by a fielder.

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Penalty ½ Rounder for 2 consecutive no balls from the same batter.

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