12 Days of Christmas – signed Big Bash merchandise

[Optus]

On the ninth day of Christmas my telco sent to me… the chance to win a signed Melbourne Stars jersey! The Big Bash season is just around the corner, so get ready to deck out in your team’s colours and cheer them on. The jersey has been signed by the BBL|07 Melbourne Stars team (2017-18 season), including superstars Kevin Pietersen, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb.

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Leave a comment below telling us in 25 words or less what backyard cricket rule your family enforces.

Once the competition closes (14^th December at 11:59 pm AEDT) we will judge all entries, and the person we deem to have the best answer will win the signed Big Bash merchandise.

The Yes Crowd 12 Days of Christmas competition runs from 3^rd December 2018 until 11:59 pm on 14^th December 2018 and you must be an Optus customer to enter. To find out what other amazing prizes are up for grabs, click here.

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Ts & Cs

Aust. residents 18+ only. Must be an Optus customer. Starts: 09:00AM AEDT 03/12/18. Ends: 11:59PM AEDT 14/12/18. Max 1 entry for each prize permitted per person. Ts & Cs apply.

[TAandAA]

Only use our big garbage bins for wickets/stumps not the real ones, so theres no holes in the ground!

[Collider25]

Whoever hts the ball over the fence must be the one to retrieve the ball and ask for it in an accent! 

[DesL]

Don't like cricket. The ball is too hard and hurts too badly.

[Rezz]

We played in the middle of our street so whoever is in bat needs to weelie the bin out the way when cars come by. and over the fence was 6 and OUT!

[V1King]

Always try to hit the ball over the fence and hopefully hit the noisy, annoying, barking dog next door.

[Sam_Aarika]

I play Cricket with my 4 year daughter in backyard and she always wants to bat first saying "throw me easy ball papa so that i can hit six" and most of the times ball goes to our neighbours backyard and the rule is if it goes there she has to get it 🙂

[bim85]

"Go to the bloody practice nets at the oval! Break another window and you're paying for it! Hit the car, you pay for it!

[Topus]

Council bins instead of stumps. None of us can bowl, so the bins are easier to hit. Even then, most times we still miss.

[Kieran_1980]

In our cricket game there is no such thing as a "golden duck" or "duck."  It's like life. You get a second chance! Thanks Optus!

[Coolstylex]

The backyard cricket rule we have is the back leg has to be grounded at all time or else the short is not considered valid also one handed catch only, over the fence is out (the one who hits gets the ball) only ground shorts. 

[namzrock]

There is no system of LBW in the backyard cricket. But if the ball touches your body three times you will be given out.

[Lister55]

Don't aim for the face!

[NamanMehra]

If it crosses the boundary wall and out on the road directly, its out. Underarm bowling. Catching on one bounce is out too provided it's via one hand only. No running runs till the ball crosses the bowler. 

[Beksmum11]

Over the fence is out and one bounce one hand catches allowed 🙂

[Jelly0451]

IF IT GOES OFF THE BALCONY AND HITS A CAR, IT WASN'T US, IT WAS THE RATBAG KIDS ON LEVEL 4 AGAIN!!!!!

[arsantosh]

Minimum 2 overs even they are out.

Only ground shots, Over the fence is out..

[Peteroid]

If the dog gets hold of the ball it is the bowler’s responsibility to clean off the slobber.

[Gabser]

Out if caught off the first bounce.

[Breannalee]

The first person to get a duck in our family game has to cook the BBQ or get a round of drinks depending!

[Irisheyes]

Nannie has to have a second chance🤣

[Ralph]

No. Cricket. In. The. Backyard. Or. Else!

[Donshi]

Cricket with no ball aka imaginative ball

[Chantelle94]

If the dogs get the ball then who ever thad the ball last has to to chase the dog to get it back and clean the slobber off 🙂

[Elthiele]

Tippy-go and over the fence is 6 and out, hitting the fence is a 4 

[OzHammer]

one hand, one bounce so you can have a beer on the go in the other hand

[Carbon]

One bounce - One handed catch - YOU'RE OUT

[Mooch]

If the ball lands on next door's roof, you're out.

[Farlander1988]

Don't WOOOOOO like an idiot when you win!

[Rubofthegreen]

Over the fence is out, If you hit it you must run and all catches done one handed

[Wilko1304]

No sandpaper can be used; but I'm English, you might not have heard of that rule.

[andrewbat]

You can catch the batter out normally or off one bounce off anything one handed. One bounce off the ground, garage wall, fence etc - 

[Albus]

Over the fence is 6 and out.  The batter also has to retrieve the ball.

[rebeccafoster27]

Our backyard rules are hit it away from the windows, over the fence is out and no girlie bowling that includes me (grew up with brothers).

[BDASH]

If the ball goes into our large headge and doesn't hit the ground, you're out caught, if it hits the fence, it's six!

[r1c3box]

One hand one bounce!

[ozguy75]

Over the fence is an automatic out, but earns you 6 runs

[111GTR]

one hand one bounce YOUR OUT!!

[susboybails]

one hand one bounce 

[joyboy1978]

Caught off the roof one handed and you're gone!

[OIIie]

6 and out if you hit it over the fence!

[djs7cc]

6 and out!

[kEvIn0hsEvEn]

In our cricket game there is no such thing as a "golden duck" or "duck."  It's like life. You get a second chance!

[Kynan]

Electric wicket keeper, if you edge the ball and it hits the behind fence kn the fuel, you’re out!

[DaveBickford]

One hand, one bounce, allowing for snag sandwich/beer holding in the other hand. Truly tackling the important aspects of the game!

[Machaon]

Balanced teams for even and fair play.

[Stellzy]

Who plays cricket?

Football for the win

[izles]

over the fence is 6 and out, with the added bouns for the batsman of having to go get the ball

[meonala]

What family? 🙂

[CandiceB92]

Playing in the middle of the road with a garbarge bin as the wicket!

[southampton76]

Pets now count as fielders, ever since my Dad got caught out by the Border Collie and refused to walk....

[Jeans2]

Whoever hits the cricket ball over the fence has to go over and face the neighbours dog to retrieve the ball. 

[Quin]

over the fence is 6 and out!

[octopia]

If you hit the car it’s minus 100 runs, bit unfair but nobody hit the car again. 

[Gigi67]

Over the fence is 6 and out

[Jack_ives]

The dog is a legitimate fielder: Caught by the dog is out; but the dog doesn’t get to bat haha

[Oc88]

If Uncle Mark hits the ball really high in the air, he has to fall face down in the mud 

[Rebel]

We take over the Cul-de-sac, whole street joins in, first one out is on traffic control, making sure nobody passes the blockades we put up.

[Sonia310]

Be yourself and enjoy the game are only rules of family’s backyard cricket game . It is about spending quality of time with my family and friends . 

[Niko99]

Whoever loses the game must take out the rubbish bins for a month.

[Leopard]

Out of the fence out