KSCA Coca Cola Tournament for Under 25 Rules, 2000
Rules for KSCA Coca Cola Under 25 Tournament - South Zone
MCC laws will be followed except wherein varied as under:
HOURS OF PLAY INTERVALS AND MINIMUM OVERS IN A DAY:
START AND CESSATION TIME:
All the matches will be of six hours duration each day.
Hours of play woold normally be as follows:
9.30 am to 12.00 noon First Session
12.00 noon to 12.40 p.m. Lunch
12.40 p.m. to 2.40 p.m. Second Session
2.40 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Tea
3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Last Session
On the last day of match, the play shall commence at 9.15 a.m. to complete the mandatory overs.
If the match commences at 10.00 a.m. as arranged by the member staging the match,
then the member will have to inform the Manager and the Captain of the visiting team and
the Umpires, the time of start of the match no sooner they arrive at the place where the
match is being played. On the last day of the match the play shall commence at 9.30 a.m.
to complete the mandatory overs.
MINIMUM OVERS IN A DAY:
Play shall continue on each day until the completion of a minimum number of overs or
until the scheduled or reschedule cessation time which ever is the later.
The minimum number of overs to be completed, unless an innings ends or an interruption occurs,
shall be,
On days other than the last day, a minimum of 90 overs.
On the last day, a minimum of 75 overs (or 15 overs per hour) for playing
time other than the last hour when clause (e) below shall apply.
ADDITIONAL HOUR:
Subject to weather and light except in the last hour of the match,
in the event of play beuig suspended for any reason other than normal intervals,
the playing time on that day shall be extended by the amount of time lost up to a
maximum of one hour. In these circumstances, the minimum number of overs to be bowled
shall be in accordance with the provisions of this clause and the cessation time shall
be rescheduled accordingly.
If the play has been suspended for 30 minutes or more prior to the commencement of the scheduled tea interval, the tea interval shall he delayed for half an hour.
When an innings ends, a minimum number of overs shall be bowled from the start of the new innings.
The number of overs to be bowled shall be calculated at the rate of one over for each
full four minutes to enable a minimum of 90 overs to be bowled in a day,
and the time of close of play shall be rescheduled accordingly.
The last hour of the match shall be excluded from this calculation
when clause (e) shall apply.
Where a change of innings occurs during a days play, in the event of the team bowling
second being unable to complete its overs by the scheduled cessation tune,
play shall continue until the required number of overs have been completed.
Where there is change of innings during a days play (except at lunch or tea),
two overs will be deducted from the minimum number of overs to be bowled.
Except in the last hour of the match, for which clause (e) makes provisions if play is
suspended due to adverse weather or light for more than one hour in aggregate on any day,
the minimum number of overs shall be reduced by one over for each full four minutes of the
aggregate playing time lost.
On the last day, if any of the minimum of 75 overs, or as recalculated,
have not been bowled when one hour of scheduled playing time remains,
the last hour of the match for the purpose of clause (e) shall be the hour
immediately following the completion of those overs.
Law 17.6 and 17.7 will apply except that a minimum of 15 (six ball) overs shall be
bowled in the last hour and all calculations with regard to suspension of play or the start of a new innings shall be based on one over for each full 4 minutes.
If, however, at any time after 30 minutes of the last hour have elapsed both Captains
(the batsmen at the wicket may act for their Captain) accept that there is no prospect
of a result to the match. they may agree to cease play at that time.
Notwithstanding any other provision, there shall be no further play on any day,
other than the last day, if a wicket falls or a batsman retires or if the players
have occasion to leave the field during the last minimum over within 2 minutes of the
scheduled or rescheduled cessation time or thereafter,
An over completed on resumption of a new day's play shall be disregarded in calculating
minimum overs for that day.
Except on the final day, if in the event of ground, weather or light conditions
causing a suspension of play and/or if the players are already off the field
at the rescheduled cessation tune or any time thereafter, stumps shall be drawn.
Fractions are to be ignored in all calculations regarding the number of overs.
The score board shall show:
The total number of overs bowled with the ball currently in use, &
The minimum number of overs remaining to be bowled in a day.
Penalties shall apply for slow over rates (refer under Penalty for slow over laws).
Either Captain may decide to play 30 minutes (a minimum eight overs) extra time at the
end of any day other than the last day if, in their opinion, it would bring about
a definite result on that day. (This is in addition to the maximum one hours extra time).
If it is decided to play such extra time on one or more of these days,
the whole period shall be played out even though the possibility of finishing
the match may have disappeared before the fall period has expired.
The time by which play is extended on any day shall be deducted from the total
number of hours of play remaining and the match shall end earlier on the final day by the
amount of time by which play was previously extended.
Divide the former:
1) By the latter.
2) And the team having the higher percentage shall be considered to have the better performance.
For the purpose of calculations and for individual averages, a team declaring the innings
closed shall be deemed to have lost only the number of wickets which have actually fallen.
FINAL MATCH (ON KNOCKOUT BA51S):
The final shall be three days duration of 6 bours of play each day and the match shall be
decided on the result of two innings. If two innings are not completed in three days.
the match shall be decided on the result of the first innings, but if the first innings is not
completed or if there is a tie on the result of the first innings or both the innings,
the result shall be decided as under:
The number of runs scored by a team shall be divided bv the overs bowled by the opponent and
average obtained. Similarly, the number of runs scored by the other team shall be divided
by the overs bowled by the opponent and average obtained.
The team obtaining higher average shall be declared as winner.
A part of the over bowled shall not be taken into account as a full over.
For the purpose of obtaining an average, the side batting second must bat for a minimum of
30 overs. If these averages are equal, then the finalists shall be declared as joint
winners for that year.
The match which is abandoned without a ball being bowled shall not be replayed.
both the finalists shall be declared as joint winners for the year.
The match which is abandoned at a stage where average role cannot be applied,
the finalists shall be declared as joint winners for the year.
The match which is abandoned after the game has been in progress due to digging / tampering of
the pitch on which the match was being played, the finalists shall be declared as
Joint winners for the year.