10-a-side pairs cricket score sheet
Five pairs batting four overs each over 20 overs. Score it live or print a blank 10-a-side sheet with room for all five pairs and ten bowlers.
Match setup
10-a-side formats
Middlesex under 10 matches are 10-a-side from 200, with 5 off per life. Pairs bat 2, 3 or 4 overs, agreed before the match; all but the keeper bowl and nobody bowls more than one over more than anyone else. If scores are level, the side that took more wickets wins, then the side ahead after 19 overs, 18 and so on; the scorer works this through for you.
Herts B leagues (under 12 and 13) play five pairs of four overs too, but never re-bowl wides or no balls and allow three overs a bowler.
| Format | Pairs x overs | Start | Per wicket | Wide or no ball | Overs per bowler | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex U10, 10-a-side, 20 overs | 5 x 4 | 200 | minus 5 | 2, extra ball in the last over | 3 max | Middlesex JCA under 10 competition rules |
| Herts 10-a-side pairs (U12B, U13B) | 5 x 4 | 200 | minus 5 | 2, no extra ball | 3 max | Herts Junior Cricket League rules 2026 |
The 10-a-side sheet has 5 pair bands of 4 overs (20 in all), a running total after every over, extras, a bowling table and the result. Other sizes: 6-a-side · 8-a-side · 12-a-side · rules compared.
Questions
What if we only have 9 players in a 10-a-side game?
Middlesex rules keep the overs the same and the fielding captain picks a batter from the first four pairs to bat again. Set the team to 9 players: the fifth pair then lists player 1 again, and you can rename them.
How many overs can each bowler bowl in 10-a-side?
Herts allows three. In Middlesex all but the keeper bowl, so 20 overs between nine bowlers means two or three each.