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Playing Conditions - Division Two & Three 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     Where covers are available, the pitch shall be fully covered in the event of rain.

6.      NUMBER OF OVERS PER BOWLER
6.1     No player may bowl more than 12 overs in an innings.
6.2     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.
6.3     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 leg side.
7.3     Four fieldsmen plus the bowler and wicket-keeper must be inside the field restriction 
        marking at the instant of delivery.
7.4     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 a 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.
9.2     The following criteria should be adopted as a guide to umpires:
9.3     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".
9.4     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:-
10.2    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 number of runs scored by the team batting first shall be divided by the number of 
        overs which that team was entitled.  The resulting figure shall be the "run rate".
11.3.2  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".
11.3.3  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.
11.3.4  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
12.1    Win              12 points
        Tie               6 points
        No result         0 points,
        and the match shall not count as a match played in determining a team's 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 more runs scored       5 points
12.2.3  In matches where the over limit is reduced, there shall be a lessening of the targets to 
        achieve batting bonus points, as follows (See Reduced Target Table)
12.2.4  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.

Reduced Target
In matches where the over limit is reduced, there shall be a lessening of the targets to achieve 
batting bonus points, as follows:  
    Overs     1st Point      2nd Point      3rd Point      4th Point      5th Point 
   Bowled    Runs Scored    Runs Scored    Runs Scored    Runs Scored    Runs Scored
     50          125            150            175            200            225
     49          123            147            172            196            221
     48          120            144            168            192            216
     47          118            141            165            188            212
     46          115            138            161            184            207
     45          113            135            158            180            203
     44          110            132            154            176            198
     43          108            129            151            172            194
     42          105            126            147            168            189
     41          103            123            144            164            185
     40          100            120            140            160            180
     39           98            117            137            156            176
     38           95            114            133            152            171
     37           93            111            130            148            167
     36           90            108            126            144            162
     35           88            105            123            140            158
     34           85            102            119            136            153
     33           83             99            116            132            149
     32           80             96            112            128            144
     31           78             93            109            124            140
     30           75             90            105            120            135
     29           73             87            102            116            131
     28           70             84             98            112            126
     27           68             81             95            108            122
     26           65             78             91            104            117
     25           63             75             88            100            113

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