Attached below are update COVID Protocol document to support the return to play and training. This has been reviewed for New Zealand Cricket by Professor James Ussher at Otago University and incorporates the latest Government and Sport New Zealand guidance. Recent advice highlights the following keys points:

• The physical distancing requirement in indoor venues and facilities is now two meters, rather than one meter. Facilities may need to further restrict numbers to help with physical distancing.
• Community sports are limited to groups of 100 outdoors and 50 indoors. These group limits include all players and spectators (but not referees and officials).
• Mask wearing at indoor sports facilities is required apart from when you are exercising or playing sports. You do not need to wear a mask if exercising outdoors. If a sports ground has more than 1 field, you can play multiple games at the same time, as long as each group is separated. Groups should try not to mix with each other, or share common facilities such as changing rooms at the same time.
• Mandatory record keeping and QR code scanning applies to all indoor sport and recreation facilities such as recreation centres, swimming pools, gyms and sports clubrooms, as well as commercial and ticketed sport and recreation events

The following documents have been attached to support cricket delivery at Level 2:

1. Return to Play Guidelines
2. Training Guidelines
3. Contact Tracing Guidelines
4. Club and Changing Room Guidelines

Key changes within these documents from last season include:

• Update of the gathering sizes for indoor facilities
• Relaxing of some of the requirements around sharing and cleaning equipment – evidence shows that transmission is happening through droplets in the air rather than on surfaces so cleaning of equipment at the end of sessions is sufficient
• Contact Tracing requirements

   

Article added: Wednesday 08 September 2021