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Playing Conditions - Division One Limited Overs Games 2002


[1. LAWS] [2. DURATION] [3. UMPIRES and CAPTAINS] [4. THE BALL] [5. COVERS]
[6. NUMBER OF OVERS PER BOWLER] [7. RESTRICTION ON THE PLACEMENT OF FIELDSMEN]
[8. NO BALL] [9. WIDE BALL] [10. THE BOWLING OF FAST SHORT-PITCH DELIVERIES (THE BOUNCER)]
[11. RESULT] [12. POINTS - OVERS GAME]

1.      LAWS
1.1     Except as otherwise provided for hereinafter, the Marylebone Cricket Club code of the
        Laws of Cricket (2000 Code), together with any subsequent amendments, shall apply in all
        matches.

2.      DURATION
2.1     All matches shall be played on the day designated by the Management Committee and 
        commence at 1.00pm.
2.2     There will be a tea interval of twenty minutes between innings, although this may be 
        varied at the discretion of and agreement of both Captains in the case of an interrupted 
        match.
2.3     Each match shall consist of a maximum of 50 overs per innings save where time is lost 
        after the scheduled (1.00pm) commencement due to inclement weather or other unavoidable 
        cause, when the number of overs shall be reduced as hereinafter provided.
2.4     Unless bowled out earlier, the team batting first shall bat for the full number of overs 
        allotted prior to the commencement of the match; declarations are not permitted.  Should 
        the side batting first be dismissed before the overs to which it is entitled have been 
        bowled, the team batting second shall be entitled to bat for 50 overs or as reduced due 
        to inclement weather or other cause.
2.5     Should the match commence later than the scheduled (1.00pm) commencement time due to 
        inclement weather or other cause, the Umpires shall reduce the number of overs per team 
        by one over for every 7 minutes of time lost between 1.00pm and the actual commencement.
2.6     In the event of time being lost after the commencement of the match due to inclement 
        weather or other cause during the innings of the team batting first, then the team 
        batting first will receive 50 overs or as reduced prior to the start of the match.  The 
        team batting second will then have their maximum number of overs reduced by one over for 
        each 3.5 minutes of play lost during the first innings.
2.7     Should time be lost due to inclement weather or other cause during the innings of the 
        team batting second, then the number of overs which that team would have been entitled to 
        receive shall be reduced by one over for each completed 3.5 minutes of playing time lost.
2.8     Drinks intervals shall be agreed with the Umpires by the fielding Captain prior to the 
        start of each innings. This time will not count as time lost.
2.9     Should the loss of time result in less than 25 overs being available to the team batting 
        second, the game shall be abandoned.
2.10    The Umpires shall be the sole judges of the weather.

3.      UMPIRES AND CAPTAINS
3.1     Umpires shall be appointed in accordance with arrangements approved by the Management 
        Committee.  They shall report to the ground 30 minutes prior to the start of play at the 
        latest.
3.2     Before the toss for innings the Captains shall nominate his players who may not thereafter 
        be changed without the consent of the opposing Captain.
3.3     The current ECB Fast Bowling Directives will apply to all matches.  Captains, team 
        managers and Umpires shall be responsible for ensuring the Directives are followed.  The 
        Captain of each side shall inform the Umpires, prior to the commencement of the match, of 
        the names and relevant age group of any player under the age of 19 on 31st August of the 
        previous year.
3.4     The current ECB guidance on the wearing of helmets by players up to the age of 18 shall 
        be followed.

4.      THE BALL
4.1     All matches shall be played with identical new cricket balls nominated and supplied to 
        the Member Clubs by the League, with two new balls being used in each match and with one 
        new ball being taken at the start of each innings.  Each Club shall provide a ball with 
        which they will field.

5.      COVERS
5.1     The pitch shall be fully covered in the event of rain.

6.      NUMBER OF OVERS PER BOWLER
6.1     In a 50 overs match, no bowler may bowl more than 10 overs in an innings.  In a match 
        where the start has been delayed and the innings of both teams are reduced prior to the 
        commencement of the match to less than 50 overs, no bowler may bowl more than one fifth 
        of the total overs allowed.  Where the total overs are not divisible by 5, an additional 
        over shall be allowed to the minimum number of bowlers necessary to make up the balance - 
        eg in a 43 over match, 3 bowlers may bowl 9 overs and no other more than 8 overs.
6.2     In the event of a reduction in overs after the commencement of the match, the maximum 
        number of overs allowed per bowler shall remain as at the start of the match.
6.3     In the event of a bowler being incapacitated or suspended and being unable to complete an 
        over, the remaining balls will be bowled by another bowler providing that bowler did not 
        bowl the previous over or part thereof.  Such part of an over shall count as a full over 
        only insofar as each bowler's limit is concerned.
6.4     The ECB Fast Bowling Directives may affect the above over limitations (see 3.3).

7.      RESTRICTION ON THE PLACEMENT OF FIELDSMEN
7.1     Two semi-circles shall be drawn on the field of play.  The semi-circles shall have as 
        their centre the middle stump at either end of the pitch.  The radius of each of the 
        semi-circles shall be 30 yards.  The ends of each semi-circle shall be joined to the 
        other by a straight line drawn on the field on the same side of the pitch.  The field 
        restriction area should be marked by "dots" at five-yard intervals, each "dot" to be 
        covered by a white plastic or rubber (but not metal) disc measuring seven inches in 
        diameter.
7.2     At the instant of delivery, there may not be more than five fieldsmen on the on side.
7.3     For the first 15 overs only two fieldsmen are permitted to be outside the field 
        restriction marking at the instant of delivery.
7.4     For the remaining overs, four fieldsmen plus the bowler and wicket-keeper must be inside 
        the field restriction marking at the instant of delivery.
7.5     In the first 15 overs there must be a minimum of two stationary fieldsmen within 15 yards 
        of the striker at the instant of delivery (orthodox slip, leg slip and gully positions at 
        an angle of less than 45 degrees are exempt from the 15 yard restriction).  The 15 yard 
        arcs in the form of painted dots in front of either side of the wicket should preferably 
        be marked, if not the Umpire's judgement shall be final.
7.6     Where the number of overs of either team is reduced under 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7 above, the 
        number of overs in regard to the restrictions in 7.3 and 7.5 above shall be in accordance 
        with the following table.  If on resumption after a delay the number of overs has been 
        exceeded, this shall take effect immediately.
             Total Overs In Innings       Numbers of Overs for Field Restrictions
                       50                                     15
                    49 - 47                                   14
                    46 - 44                                   13
                    43 - 40                                   12
                    39 - 37                                   11
                    36 - 34                                   10
                    33 - 30                                    9
                    29 - 27                                    8
                    26 - 25                                    7
7.7     In the event of an infringement of any of the above fielding restrictions, the Umpire at 
        the striker's end shall call and signal "No ball".

8.      NO BALL
8.1     If a bowler bowls a ball underarm the umpire shall call and signal "No ball".

9.      WIDE BALL
9.1     Umpires are instructed to apply a very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to 
        judging a wide in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
        The following criteria should be adopted as a guide to umpires:
        If a ball passes either side of the wicket sufficiently wide to make it virtually 
        impossible for the striker to play a "normal cricket stroke" both from where he is 
        standing and from where he should normally be standing at the crease, the umpire shall 
        call and signal "Wide ball".
        Note: The above provisions do not apply if the striker makes contact with the ball, or 
        if it passes below head height between the striker and the wicket.

10.     THE BOWLING OF FAST SHORT PITCHED BALLS (THE BOUNCER)
10.1    In addition to Law 42.6 (Dangerous and unfair bowling) the following shall apply:-
        If the ball passes, or would have passed, above the shoulder height of the striker 
        standing upright at the crease, then the umpire at the bowlers end shall call and signal 
        "No ball".  This ruling shall apply even though the striker has made contact with the 
        ball with his bat, person or equipment.

11.     RESULT
11.1    A result can only be achieved if both teams have had the opportunity of batting for at 
        least 25 overs, unless the team batting second has scored more runs than its opponents 
        or has achieved its target score as hereinafter defined.
11.2    Save as hereinafter provided a match shall be won by the team which has scored the most 
        runs.
11.3    Where a team batting second does not have the opportunity of batting for the same number 
        of overs as the team batting first due to time being lost after the commencement of the 
        match, the result shall be determined as follows:-
11.3.1  The "run rate" shall be multiplied by the lowest reduced number of overs which the team 
        batting second shall be entitled to receive after making allowance for time lost after 
        the commencement of the match. The resulting figure shall be the "target score".
11.3.2  If the score of team batting second surpasses the "target score" at any time prior to the 
        conclusion of its innings then the match shall be won by the team batting second but if 
        bowled out earlier the match shall be won by the team batting first.
11.3.3  A match shall be tied if the scores are equal at the end of the match.  In a match 
        interrupted after the commencement, where the revised target score involves a fraction 
        of a run, then the final scores cannot be equal and the result cannot be a tie.

12.     POINTS - OVERS GAME
12.1    Win             12 points
        Tie              6 points
        No result        0 points,
        and the match shall not count as a match played in determining the points average.
12.2    Bonus Points shall be awarded as follows:
12.2.1  Bowling
        2 - 3  wickets taken            1 point
        4 - 5  wickets taken            2 points
        6 - 7  wickets taken            3 points
        8 - 9  wickets taken            4 points
        10 wickets taken                5 points
        Note i) Should the batting side play with less than eleven players due to either a 
        player or players being absent, or leaving the field through illness, injury or other 
        cause so that his/their innings cannot be completed and the remainder of the side are 
        dismissed before the last ball of the day, then the batting side shall be considered "all 
        out" and the bowling side shall receive maximum bowling points.
        Note ii) See Law 2.9 (Batsman leaving the field) - "retired - not out".
        Note iii) Bowling bonus points in either innings will only be available in the first 2 
        hours 55 minutes after the Umpires have taken the drinks interval and extended delays 
        for injury etc. into account (Umpires decision to be final).  Should overs be reduced 
        due to inclement weather or other cause, this rule shall not apply.  5 minutes shall be 
        allowed for each drinks interval.
12.2.2  Batting
        125 - 149 runs scored           1 point   
        150 - 174 runs scored           2 points   
        175 - 199 runs scored           3 points   
        200 - 224 runs scored           4 points   
        225 or over runs scored         5 points
12.2.3  Reduced Target
        In matches where the over limit is reduced, there shall be a lessening of the targets to 
        achieve batting bonus points (see reduced target table).
12.2.4  Additional Batting Points
        The team batting second and winning will receive the following additional batting points 
        (up to a total of 5 batting points):
        Winning by 10 wickets           5 points
        Winning by 8 or 9 wickets       4 points
        Winning by 6 or 7 wickets       3 points
        Winning by 4 or 5 wickets       2 points
        Winning by 2 or 3 wickets       1 point
12.3    The maximum points a team can be awarded in any match shall be 22.

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