1. Boys are eligible if they have not reached their 17th
Birthday by 31st August of the preceding year
(i.e. born on or after 1st September).
2. It will be a 20 (6 ball) overs a side game. (League and Cup).
In the event of poor weather conditions a game may be reduced in length by
agreement to a minimum of 7 overs per side. This decision must be
made before the toss. Also refer to 7 below.
3.League games are designated to be played on Tuesday evenings.
In the event that the home team is unable to play the game on a Tuesday due to their ground
being unavailable, then the home team will offer two alternative dates in the same week to be played latest by the
Sunday following the designated date. Notice must be given to the away team at least
two weeks prior to the designated date. IN THE EVENT OF A MATCH BEING CANCELLED OR ABANDONED
DUE TO WEATHER CODITIONS THE MATCH CAN BE RE-ARRANGED AT ANY STAGE UP TO TUESDAY
THE 14TH JULY LATEST, PROVIDING BOTH TEAMS ARE IN AGREEMENT AND ALSO
PROVIDING THE RESULT SECRETARY IS INFORMED OF THE
RE-ARRANGED DATE BY BOTH HOME AND AWAY TEAMS BY THE SUNDAY OF THE DESIGNATED WEEK
THE GAME WAS ORIGINALLY TO BE PLAYED. FAILURE TO INFORM OF THE RE-ARRANGED
DATE BY THE ORIGINAL DESIGNATED WEEK WILL RESULT IN ONE
POINT ONLY TO EACH TEAM AND IF PLAYED LATER WILL BE NULL AND VOID.
4. In the event of a cup game being unable to be played on the agreed date due to
poor weather, the following will apply:
a. The home team will offer two alternative dates. Inability to field the
strongest team is not a reason for declining the alternative dates offered.
b. Failure to agree on a (above), or if alternative date is affected by
weather, a bowl out should take place between the two teams.
The rules of the bowl out to be agreed by the two managers.
c. Failure to implement either a or b (above) will result in
the tossing of a coin between the two managers.
d. If this is not executed by the allotted date because the managers
cannot agree, the dispute will be settled by the Youth Committee.
The Committee would expect all managers to use common sense in the application of rules 3 and 4.
5. In the League Competition 2 points are gained for a win,
1 point for a tie/draw and 1 point for a rained off game.
6. No youth may represent more than one club in the competitions during the same season.
7. The playing laws of cricket are to be adhered to with the following alterations:
a. Maximum of 4 overs per bowler during the innings (No restriction on batsmen).
In the event of a restricted game (see 2 above) a side must bowl at least 5 bowlers.
b. The side scoring most runs within their allocated 20 overs and within the
rules of the Twenty/20 competition will be the winner.
c. In the event of tied scores in the knockout cup the winner will be decided by:
(i) The side losing fewer wickets
(ii) The side with the highest total score after 7 overs,
then 8 overs and so on) will determine the winner.
d. The umpires shall not allow play to proceed if any fielder is nearer
than 8 yards from the stumps at the strikers end except behind the wicket on the offside.
e. The bowlers run up shall not exceed 12 yards and the home team should
arrange for a white line to be marked for this distance away from the base of
both sets of stumps to assist the umpires in administering this rule. If bowlers are in
the habit of walking a few steps into the run up they must walk from the 12 yard line.
f. Laws 24.12 - No Ball - Penalty Law 24.12 will apply except that the
penalty for a No ball will be 2 runs.
g. Free Hit after a Foot Fault No Ball
In addition to 6f. above, the delivery following a no ball called for a
foot fault (Law 24.5) shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it.
If the delivery for the free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no
ball or a wide ball), then the next delivery will become a free hit for
whichever batsman is facing it.For any free hit, the striker can be dismissed
only under the circumstances that apply for a no ball, even if the
delivery for the free hit is called wide ball.Field changes are NOT
permitted for free hit deliveries
h. Law 31 - Timed Out
Law 31 will apply except that the incoming batsman must be in position to take
guard or for his partner to be ready to receive the next ball within 1 minute 30
seconds of the fall of the previous wicket. The incoming batsman is expected to be
ready to make his way to the wicket immediately the wicket falls, and is expected to jog to the wicket.
i. Over-Rate Penalties
All sides are expected to be in position to bowl the
first ball of the last of their 20 overs within the1 hr 15 minutes playing time.
In the event of them failing to do so, the full quota of overs will be completed,
and the batting side will be credited with 6 runs for every whole over that has
not been bowled. This will apply to both innings of the match. If the side batting
second is credited with runs in this way and this consequently takes their score past
that of the side batting first then the match shall be deemed to be won by the side
batting second. All penalties in this regard will be imposed immediately the ball
first becomes dead after the scheduled or re-scheduled cessation time for the innings.
8. Standard Scheduled Start and Cessation Times for evening matches are as follows:
First Session .......................................6.00pm – 7.15pm
Interval ...............................................7.15pm - 7.25pm
Second Session ................................. 7.25pm - 8.30pm
Note Start and cessation times may be altered forward with the approval of both Managers.
All games to commence on or before 6.15pm on Tuesday evenings. Should one side
not be able to start by 6.00pm the opposition are deemed to have won the toss.
If there is an unavoidable delay or in fact a rain delay and the game does not
start on time then the overs in the match will be reduced by dividing the time
lost by the rate of 3.75mins per over. The revision of the number of overs must
ensure that both teams have the opportunity to bat for an equal number of overs.
9. If matches are played on a Sunday morning then playing times will be 1 hour 15 mins
per innings and a 10 minute interval between innings. All other
rules as for the evening games will apply.
10. Players should be encouraged to make every effort to wear
correct cricket clothes and equipment.
11. The home team is responsible for informing the Results Secretary
of the results by the Sunday 6pm (deadline) following the game.
Failure to comply will result in a 1 point deduction from the home
teams league position. The deadline also applies to cup matches.
12. The home team provides a 51/2 oz ball in reasonable condition.
Acceptable spares are also to be provided.
13.If, at the end of the season, teams finish with equal points at the
top of the table, the final Division position will be determined by the result
between the 2 teams, or if more than 2 teams are equal, the Division winner will
be decided by calculating their runs scored divided by wickets lost which we will
describe as “net run rate”.