Junior Girls

Glen Iris Cricket Club has a long and proud history of building an inclusive and welcoming culture around its junior program and this now includes girls-only teams.

Our program is built around the following simple philosophy:

Creating a positive and encouraging environment.
Players to learn and develop their cricket and life skills.
Enjoying the game of cricket and making new friends.
Place sportsmanship above winning at all costs.

Registration

GICC invites girls interested in playing cricket to register for the upcoming 2025/26 season. Registrations open on 30th July 2025 and are conducted through PlayHQ.

Junior registration fees for season 2025/26 are flat on last season at $295 per child, or register by 31st August 2025 to receive the early bird price of $275. To apply the early-bird discount, please use voucher code 5F29FE20 at the Review & Confirm page on the PlayHQ form. On top of this club registration fee there is a mandatory $17.45 Cricket Australia registration fee which covers insurance and digital fees.

The link to register for GICC Juniors is:

REGISTER HERE

First time users of PlayHQ can link their child’s Cricket ID to their PlayHQ account. If your child does not have a Cricket ID, they can be registered (for free) at:

www.cricket.com.au/cricket-id/

On the PlayHQ registration form, players can indicate which age group competitions they would like to play in. Note that this is only relevant for girls looking to play in the Junior (Mixed) competitions.

The PlayHQ registration form asks if the player has any Disability Details. If your child has any medical issues not covered by this question that you feel we should know about, please notify the Junior Coordinator on registration, or the team manager and coach before the first training session.

We strongly encourage parents/guardians to register (for free) as a Volunteer through PlayHQ. There are many roles that need filling at training and on match days so adult assistance is required and greatly appreciated!

Competitions & Associations

For our Girls Only teams, GICC competes the Eastern Girls and Women’s Cricket (EGWC) competition.

Girls who are at least 8 years of age by 28th February 2026 are eligible to play in Season 2025/26. Age group eligibility will be determined based on the player’s age as of 1st September 2025. Girls-only teams are formed based on competency levels, not age. Match times are listed below:

EGWC

Girls Stages 1-3 (competency based) – Wed 5-8pm

Girls Stage 1 serves as an introduction to cricket, are ungraded (with no finals), promote equal participation (e.g. multiple dismissals allowed) and use a plastic ball. Stage 2 & 3 competitions are graded (with finals), use a hard leather ball and follow the laws of cricket (with some modifications).

Please read the Junior Policies & Procedures document carefully for detailed information on GICC’s policies and procedures, especially GICC’s policies on team selection and fair play.

Training

At this stage we are looking to hold training at:

Stage 1 – Mondays – 4pm
Stage 2-3 – Mondays – 5pm

Training times will be confirmed closer to the start of the season and may alter from the above subject to availability of coaches.

Training will be held at the Eric Raven nets. On occasion for centre wicket training, other GICC grounds may be used but will be communicated well in advance by Team Managers.

Uniforms & Equipment

All players will be required to proudly wear a GICC playing shirt and cap when representing the Club. Shirts and caps from previous seasons can be worn again this season or new clothing can be purchased from the Club’s online shop.

New players to GICC Juniors this season will need to purchase a playing shirt and will be presented a free cap from the Club before their first match.

When purchasing playing shirts, please note that our Girls teams wear a yellow, junior shirt. To keep costs down for families, these shirts are provided for sale at close to cost.

A sizing chart for junior shirts can be found in the Junior Policies & Procedures document.

Players will be required to wear long white pants. These can be purchased from any cricket or sports store.

The Club supplies all Girls teams with an equipment kit that includes helmets, bats, pads and batting gloves. For hygiene reasons, players must provide their own abdominal guard/protector (box). These can be purchased from any cricket or sports store. Batters in all junior grades must wear a helmet and box at training and in matches.