🤸🤸 Recreational Rounders📍West London/ Ealing 📶 Mixed Ability

BOOK HERE: https://sportas.co.uk/games/46284

Game Description:
Come along and try friendly and recreational rounders — open to all abilities and especially welcoming if you’ve never played before.

it will be casual and focused on having fun, meeting people, and getting active without the pressure of serious competition.

We play in a supportive, social environment, so whether you’re sporty, casually active, or just up for trying something new, you’ll fit right in

Rules
📅 1. League Format & Schedule

Game Duration
• Each match is 50 minutes long, made up of 4 × 10-minute innings per team. An innings also ends if all batters are out before time expires.

Punctuality
• Matches must start at the scheduled time

👥 2. Teams & Players

Team Size
• Minimum 6 players, maximum 10 players on the field.

Gender Mix
• In mixed teams, no more than 5 male players on the field at once (if you choose to enforce a gender balance rule).

Substitutions
• Subs can be made only at half-time between innings.

Registration & Waivers
• All players must sign a waiver before playing in their their match.

⚾ 3. Gameplay Rules

Bowling
• Bowling must be underarm.
• A good ball must reach between the batter’s shoulders and knees as it crosses the batting line.

No-Balls
• A ball is a no-ball if it bounces before the batting line or is outside the allowed height range.
• On no-balls, batters may run but cannot be caught out.

Batting
• Batters must run after third strike.
• They must run after hitting or missing a good ball (unless a no-ball is called).

Running the Bases
• Run around posts 1 through 4 in order.
• All play stops when the bowler holds the ball (dead ball).

❌ 4. Ways a Batter Can Be Out

A batter is out if they:
• Are caught on a good ball.
• Are stumped at a base before reaching it.
• Run to a base that’s already been stumped.
• Interfere deliberately with the play or act dangerously.
• Are overtaken by a following batter.
• Slide to make ground instead of running (no sliding).

Once out, batters must move away from the playing area.

🧮 5. Scoring

Points (Rounders) are awarded as follows:
• 1 rounder — reach the 4th post on a good ball or no-ball.
• ½ rounder — reach the 4th post without hitting the ball.
• ½ rounder — reach 2nd post after hitting the ball (but stop before 4th).
• ½ rounder penalty — for obstruction by the fielding team or three consecutive no-balls.
• 1 rounder — for reaching 4th post on a backward hit (stay at 1st base until the ball returns forward).

The team with the most rounders wins. In ties you can decide by total full rounders scored.

🧑‍⚖️ 6. Conduct & Sportsmanship

• Rounders is self-umpired — players are expected to call fair plays and respect opponents.
• Dissent, abusive language, or misconduct can lead to warnings, suspensions, or ejection from the league.
• Any playing conditions that are unsafe (e.g., poor light, dangerous ground) should stop play immediately.

🧰 7. Equipment & Safety

Equipment will be provided

Safety
• No spiked shoes
• Remove sharp jewellery or secure it safely.