Rodney Cricket - Men’s Playing Conditions 2014-15 Championship 40 over games
1. HOURS OF PLAY:
12.30 to 3.00pm; 15 minute interval between innings; 3.15pm to 5.45pm.
Should a side complete its 40 overs before 3.00pm then the 15 minute break shall be observed but the 2nd innings’ times readjusted accordingly.
2.THE TEAMS and THE TOSS:
Captains must toss for the choice of innings and exchange team lists on the field of play not less than 15 minutes before the scheduled start of play.
3. LENGTH OF INNINGS
Games consist of 40 overs per innings, with a maximum of 8 overs per bowler.
There are a maximum of 8 balls per over, with the exception of the last over of each innings were the bowler must bowl 6 legitimate deliveries.
A minimum average of 17 overs per hour over the innings should be maintained.
Drinks break are to be taken at 20 overs, and should not exceed 5 minutes and are part of
the time allowed per innings.
The game should finish at 5.45 p.m. Sides are expected to be in position to bowl the first ball of the last of their 40 overs at this time. In the event of a team failing to do so, the full quota of overs shall be completed, and the batting side credited with 6 runs for every whole over that has not been bowled.
4. FIELDING RESTRICTIONS.
At the instant of delivery, there may not be more than 5 fieldsmen on the leg side, and no more than 2 fielders behind square on the leg side.
5. DELAYED START:
If the commencement of play is delayed owing to conditions, or where play is suspended, the object should always be to re‑arrange the number of overs so that both teams have the opportunity of batting for the same number of overs (minimum 20 overs each). The calculation of the number of overs to be bowled shall be based on an average rate of 17 overs per hour in the time remaining before 5.45 p.m. For subsequent delays, allow one over for every 3.5 minutes lost. Scores should be noted after 20 overs, in case of rain affected play and then every subsequent over.
If the start of play is delayed by either side not being in position to start at the appointed time, the offending side will have its available batting overs reduced by one for each 3.5 minutes lost.
6. ACHIEVING A RESULT;
A minimum of 20 overs must be faced by the team batting first. The second team then has up to 20 overs to pass their total. If the first team bats a full innings and then the second innings is reduced because of conditions, the second team's target is determined by dividing the first team's total by the number of overs faced to give a runs per over average and then multiplying the second team's allotted overs by that average, plus 1 run for total required to win e.g. 1st innings ‑ 40 overs scored 200 runs, average = 5, 2nd team's innings is reduced to 28 overs, therefore 28 x 5 = 140, plus 1, equals 141 to win.
7. WIDES and NO BALLS
· WIDES:
Any delivery which in the opinion of the Umpire does not give the batsman a reasonable opportunity to play a scoring shot shall be called a Wide. As a guide, on the leg side, a ball landing outside the leg stump and going further away shall be called a Wide. The above provisions do not apply if the striker makes contact with the ball.
There are a maximum of 8 balls per over, with the exception of the last over of each innings were the bowler must bowl 6 legitimate deliveries.
NO BALLS - SHORT PITCHED BOWLING:
One short-pitched ball shall be allowed per over. Any further such deliveries will be called as No Balls. A short-pitched delivery is defined as any ball which passes, or would have passed, above the shoulder height of the batsman standing upright at the crease. In addition, a ball that passes above the shoulder height of the batsman, must be below the top of his head/helmet to be considered a legal delivery. Any such delivery that prevents him from being able to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke shall be called “WIDE” and shall also count as one of the allowable short-pitched deliveries in that over..
NO BALLS – FOOT FAULTS and FREE HITS :
The delivery following a no-ball called for foot fault shall be a free hit for which ever batsman is facing it. If the delivery for a free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no ball or wide) then the next delivery shall be a free hit for which ever batsman is facing it. For any free hit delivery, the striker can only be dismissed under the circumstances that apply for a no ball, even if that delivery is a wide. In the event of a free hit there can be no change to the fielding positions unless the batsmen have changed ends.
NO BALLS - High Full Tosses: Any delivery which passes, or would have passed, above waist height of the striker standing upright at the crease shall be called and signalled No Ball.
8.ARTIFICIAL PITCHES – ADDITIONAL RULE
On artificial pitches, a delivery which pitches on the edge of the mat or off the artificial pitch shall be called NO BALL (Not a wide), and that delivery shall immediately become a dead ball.
The batting side is credited with one run for the no ball but cannot score any further runs from the ball. The ball will be re-bowled.
9.POINTS
· 4 points will be awarded for a Win
· 2 points for a Tie
· 0 points for a Loss
10. COMPETITION STRUCTURE:
The competition will be a 5 team 2 round robin format with 10 rounds in total (8 games and 2 byes) over the course of the Championship. The winner being the team with the most points at the conclusion of the 10 rounds.
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