Hey guys

Myself and a mate are in talks with local sporting fields and sponsors as we are setting up a new 15 over cricket league to be played on thursday and friday nights.

Basically a game lasts for an hour and a half, your team plays 6 rounds and after the 6 rounds come the finals. (so 8 weeks in total including semi's and final)

Summary of rules:
- 15 overs
- U12&13, U14&15, U16&17, 18+
- 18+ games will be on firday with underage groups on the thursday. games played between 4:00pm-9:00pm
- Play from one end to make the game quicker
- 9 players fielding
- Smaller fields (approx. 40m), depends on age group
- Shorter pitch (approx. 19m, rather than 20), kinda makes the game look more exciting
- Fielding team gets two "power plays". For these two overs (any 2 of the 15 overs) are hit and run
- 2 signs on the boundary with our sponsors on it, if you hit it you recieve $50
- Coloured clothing
- Indoor cricket balls, varying colours
- After 3 dot balls the batsman must make a run on the 4th ball otherwise is out
- 2 players outside the circle for first 5 overs, no more than 4 outside for the next 10
- Scores and stats updated on our website
- Batsman with most runs and bowler with most wickets gets to wear a coloured cap, much like the IPL.
- At the end of the season an 'All stars' team will be named comprising of the best 9 players for each age group. MVP player named for each age group, various prizes going to players with most sixes, wickets etc.
- BBQ going each night

So yeah, what do you think? Too short a format or do you see it taking off?

Cheers
We're basically trying to promote playing cricket in a hopefully fun and intersting way.
@ Jeramiah - I agree. Hard to though, short versioned cricket is mainly a batsman's game. But yeah we are trying to come up with ideas to help out the poor bowlers lol