KOOKABURRA
MID BUCKS CRICKET LEAGUE
(In
association with HAWKINSPORT & SON)
Instituted
1974
1.
(a) All
matches shall be played on Tuesday evenings, with matches postponed for bad
weather being deferred until the Thursday evening. If the Thursday match is
also postponed through bad weather the home team must offer on that Thursday of
the postponed match 2 dates for the match to be played within 7 days and the
away team must agree to one of those dates.
(b) The
finals shall be played on a Sunday determined by the management committee. A
second date for each final shall also be arranged in case no play is possible
on the original date. If no play is possible on the second date then a bowling
competition will be held – each player to bowl one ball, the team breaking the
wicket the most times will be declared the winner. In the event of both teams
being level at the end of the allotted balls then sudden death will be used
where a player from each team will bowl one ball until one team breaks the
wicket more times than the other.
2. All matches shall
commence at 6:30pm, except the finals which shall commence at 2:30pm.
3. Each match shall
consist of 16 eight ball overs per team, except the finals which shall consist
of 20 eight ball overs per team.
4. No bowler shall be
allowed to bowl more than 4 overs, except in the finals when the maximum
allowed shall be 5.
5. Bowlers run ups
shall be limited to 15 yards. A white line must be marked at each end of the
pitch to identify this limitation.
6. The home team must
provide a suitable ball for each match, except the finals, when the league
shall supply a new ball for each innings. All balls must be handed to the
umpires before tossing for choice of innings.
7.
No player shall be eligible to play in the reserve XI
competition after having played in 4 or more first XI league or knockout
matches in the current season, unless they have played in at least 6 reserve XI
matches in the current season. Note
constitution rule 12.
8.
Each player (First XI and Reserve XI) must have played
in at least 3 Saturday league fixtures for that club over the previous 12
months. Note constitution rule 12.
9.
Result cards should be filled in as for league matches.
Note constitution rules 15j and 18.
10. In the event of the
number of runs scored by each team being equal, the match shall be decided by
the number of wickets lost by each team followed by the run rate. If this does
not produce a winner then the match must be replayed.
THE CURRENT LAWS RELATING TO FITNESS TO PLAY
Law 7.2 – The
umpires shall be final judges of the fitness of the pitch for play.
Law 3.8 – The
umpires shall be final judges of the fitness of the ground(which includes the
pitch), weather and light for play.
Law 3.9b – If at
any time the umpires together agree that the condition of the ground, weather
or light is not suitable for play,
they shall inform the captains and, unless (i) in unsuitable ground or weather conditions both captains agree to continue, or to commence, or to restart
play, or (ii) in unsuitable light
the batting side wishes to continue,
or to commence, or to restart play, they shall suspend play or not allow play
to commence or restart.
Law 3.9c – (i)
After agreeing to play in unsuitable
ground or weather conditions, either
captain may appeal against the conditions. The umpires shall uphold the appeal
only if, in their opinion the factors taken into account previously are the
same or the conditions have further deteriorated.
(ii) After deciding to play in unsuitable light, the captain of the batting side may appeal against the
light. The umpires shall uphold the appeal only if, in their opinion the
factors taken into account previously are the same or the condition of the
light has further deteriorated.
Law 3.9d If at any time the umpires together agree that the conditions of
ground, weather or light are so bad that there is obvious and foreseeable risk to the safety of any player or umpire then not
withstanding b(i) and b(ii) above they shall suspend play, or not allow play to
commence or to restart.
Page last updated 20th.March 2007