Zone Trial Cricket Boys (completed)

2026 Zone Boys Cricket Convenor: 

• Kent Road PS 

This is happening in 2025 because the 2026 NSWPSSA Boys Cricket Championship will be held in the early weeks of 2026. Therefore, the Sydney North Primary Boys Cricket trials will be held Term 1 Week 1 of 2026. As a result of this our Ryde Zone Representatives need to be selected and submitted to Sydney North this term. 

Trial is open to students in Year 4 and 5 in 2025 for 2026 when they are in Years 5 and 6. 

The current Year 6 boys and girls will be in Year 7 next year when they will fall under the NSWCHSSA pathway, not our NSWPSSA pathway. Making them ineligible for this trial. 

This Ryde Zone Trial is an excellent opportunity for high potential and gifted students to showcase their skills as part of the High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) framework.

This trial supports students who excel in cricket. Allowing them to develop their talents further by competing with and against the best students to hopefully represent NSW at Nationals.

Please note, this trial is not open to the current Year 6 students as they will be in Year 7 when the Sydney North Trial happens in 2026.

Criteria for Nomination to the Ryde Zone Cricket Trial:

• The student currently plays for a representative cricket team.

• The student has shown the potential of a representative-level player but is not currently participating at a representative level due to cost or other circumstances.

Please note:

• NSWPSSA Pathway Representative Trials are open to students who currently demonstrate exceptionally high levels of skill and performance in this sport. Students who are actively playing in representative teams (e.g. district or higher) are strongly encouraged to nominate.

• While we value and acknowledge all students’ efforts, private coaching, participation in private lessons and/or perceived potential does not meet the eligibility criteria for these trials.

• If your child/ward is not among the best players, they will struggle at the trials against those who are.

• Average or above-average players are not being sought for nomination.

• Due to the size of Ryde Zone, Schools can nominate a maximum of 2-3 students who meet the above criteria. Sometimes in our 18 member schools, the demand to trial exceeds the available spots. In these situations schools conduct trials (where possible) to ensure they nominate the best 2-3 students.

• It is ok for schools who do not have students that meet the criteria to not nominate any students.

• Final nomination decisions will be made by your school sports coordinator and principal, based on the information and criteria outlined above.

The Boys Cricket Pathway:

1. Zone Trial - 12 November 2026

2. Sub-Area Trial - late Term 4

3. Sydney North Trial - Early Term 1 2026

This is real cricket with a hard ball that is being bowled very fast and accurately by students who may be selected to progress to nationals. Most years we get students in the NSW Team.

Nominated students must be able to defend themselves against fast bowling. 

This is a popular sport and fiercely contested trial traditionally.

Date:  12/11/2025

Venue:  Kent Road Public School Cricket Nets 

Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm

Cost:  Nil

SUB-AREA TRIAL:

Date:  4/12/2025

Venue: Montview Oval, Hornsby

Time: 12:00pm-3:00pm

Cost: Nil

Pathway to be selected in the Sydney North Team:

1. Nominations must be through your school sport coordinator

2. Ryde Zone Selection

3. Sub Area Selection Beecroft, Hornsby, Kuringgai, Ryde

4. Sydney North Trial  - Please see Sydney North website. 

Successfully Nominated Students:

•  will receive a Trial Permission Note from their school sport coordinator.

• This Zone Trial Note must be presented to the convenor at the trial fully filled out and signed by:

  • • Sports Coordinator

    • Principal

• No note, no trial.

Additional Information from the convenor:

• Boys are to bring their own cricket equipment including DP and 1 cricket ball (Leather 142g Ball) for the trials. They are to be in appropriate cricket attire or school sport uniform with a hat, water bottle, sunscreen, recess and lunch. 

• Please note only 8 students will be selected to represent Ryde Zone at the Sub-Area Trials. 

  • • These 8 are not a cricket team; they are the best 8 in any combination of positions. 

• All parents need to sign in the visitor book at the office. 

Congratulations to all the students who have been selected to represent Sydney North.