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Competition Rules
The laws of cricket shall apply except where amended in these
Rules. The Umpires decision shall be final.
It shall be the responsibility of the ‘home’ club to
provide the pitch, stumps, bails and a suitable match ball. The standard of the ball must
be agreed by the captains prior to the toss being made.
A match shall consist of 20 overs of 6 balls per team.
Matches shall be played on Friday evening or Sunday as per the
dates shown in the fixture list. The toss shall be made at 6:15 for a 6:30 start. In the
event of one team not being fully in attendance, with the agreement of both captains and
there are a minimum of 8 players present, the game may commence with the attending team
able to choose whether to bat or bowl. Otherwise teams failing to arrive in time shall be
deemed to have forfeited the match.
In the case of inclement weather the fixture
shall not be rearranged.
The points shall be awarded as follows:
- The winning team shall be awarded
20 points. The winning team shall be the team scoring the higher number
of runs in their innings regardless of the number of
wickets lost.
- Bonus
points shall be awarded to the losing side as follows:
Taking 2 wickets |
1
point |
Scoring 60 runs |
1 point |
Taking 4
wickets |
2
points |
Scoring 70 runs |
2
points |
Taking 6
wickets |
3
points |
Scoring 80 runs |
3
points |
Taking 8 wickets |
4
points |
Scoring 90 runs |
4
points |
| Taking
10 wickets |
5
points |
Scoring 100 runs |
5
points |
- In the event of a match being tied each side shall be awarded
5 points plus any bonus points
accrued.
- The position in the League shall be determined on points average,
based on points awarded divided by the actual matches played. Any fixtures cancelled
because of adverse weather conditions shall be deemed to be void. In the event of teams
finishing equal there shall be a play off.
- Each club shall provide an umpire and scorer.
- The ‘home’ club shall be responsible for ensuring that
all relevant details concerning their club are correct. In the event of a match being
abandoned or cancelled the Results secretary should be advised. All results should be
submitted no later than 4 days after the match.
- Bowlers shall be limited to a maximum of 4 overs per innings. Each
team need only use a minimum of 5 bowlers.
- If a player scores 25 runs she must retire and may only return if
all the remaining wickets fall.
- Normal rules of cricket apply to wides.
- Where possible, boundaries should be set to a reasonable size,
possibly colt size.
- Full whites will not be compulsory but white must be worn above
the waist. The wearing of pads and gloves is compulsory.
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