World Schools Cricket Challenge Melbourne December 2015
Playing Conditions – 50 over matches
The MCC Laws of Cricket (5th Edition 2013) shall apply except as follows:
1.
The Competition
2.
Nomination of Players
3.
The ball
4.
Hours of Play and Intervals:
The competition shall be open to every male student attending the participating secondary school on a full-‐ time basis. See separate Terms and Conditions document for full eligibility criteria. The competition shall be held in Melbourne, Australia from the 12th – 18th December and consist of a T20 grading day and four 50 over matches. The maximum number of overs in any innings shall be 50. The maximum number of overs in any innings required to constitute a match shall be 25. Teams may bring any number of players to the tournament. A team can play 11 players in a match, in the traditional manner, however: (a) 12 players may be used in a team in any match. One player may bat but cannot bowl, and one player may bowl but cannot bat. (b) Neither of these players shall be allowed to be the wicket-‐keeper. (c) Only 11 players can be on the field at any one time. (d) There will be no restrictions on the amount of time a player is required to be back on the field before they are allowed to bowl again or bat during their team’s innings. (e) The captain of a team using 12 players must advise the opposition captain and the umpires of the names of his ‘non-‐batsman’ and ‘non-‐bowler’ prior to the toss. Four-‐piece, 156gms, red, Tiflex Windsor balls will be provided for use in the tournament. (a)
(b) (c)
The normal session times shall be the following: •
First innings: 10.30 am – 1.30 pm
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30 minutes interval
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Second innings: 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Close of play for calculation purposes will be 5.00 pm. In the event play is delayed or interrupted the interval may be reduced by the umpires but shall be not less than 10 minutes.
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(d)
(e)
Any variation to the normal hours of play shall be the responsibility of the Tournament Director who shall notify each competing team as early as possible. Where the commencement of play has been delayed by weather or ground conditions, the Tournament Director shall notify all competing teams before the commencement of the day's play. The Tournament Director may direct a change of venue because of weather or ground conditions. This includes the use of all-‐weather pitches of suitable quality only when grass pitches are not available.
5.
Drinks
6.
Clothing
7.
Fielding restrictions & safety
Drink breaks will be taken at the completion of the 17th and 34th overs – unless otherwise agreed due to reduced overs. In all matches, teams will wear their choice of either white cricket attire, or coloured team playing uniform. (a)
Fielding restriction overs shall be the first 10 overs of a normal innings of 50 overs. During this period: (i) (ii)
(b)
(c)
(d) (e) (f)
only 2 fielders are permitted outside the fielding circles; there must be 2 stationery fielders within 15 metres (in the opinion of the umpire) of the striker. If these fielders are gully, slips, or leg gully, they may be further than 15 metres from the striker.
During overs 11-‐40, there shall be no more than four (4) fieldsmen permitted outside the circle. During overs 41-‐50, there shall be no more than five (5) fieldsmen permitted outside the circle. At the instant of delivery, there may not be more than 5 fielders on the leg side. Semi-‐circles and line measurements: The radius of each semi-‐circle shall be 27 metres from the centre stump and the extremities of its base shall meet with straight lines of pitch length at points in line with the bowling crease. Marking of area limits: The limits of the restricted area shall be clearly marked by a white line or by white discs. A fielding restriction infringement is penalised by one (1) no ball. WSCC Helmet Policy: For all WSCC Cricket matches, all batsmen and close in fieldsmen are required to wear helmets with face guards (this does not include slips and gully fieldsmen).
(g)
Wicket keepers must wear a helmet with a face guard when keeping up to the stumps in all games.
8.
Number of Overs per Bowler
(a)
No bowler shall bowl more than 10 six-‐ball overs in an innings. In a match where the start is delayed and the innings of both teams is restricted from the start to less than 46 overs, or in a match where play is interrupted and the overs are reduced for both teams or for the team bowling second, no bowler may bowl for more than one-‐fifth of the total overs allowed except where the total overs is not divisible by 5. Where this occurs one additional over shall be allowed to a minimum number of
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World Schools Cricket Challenge Melbourne December 2015 bowlers. (b)
In the event of a bowler breaking down and being unable to complete an over the remaining balls must be bowled by another bowler. A part of an over will count as a full over only in so far as each bowler's limit is concerned.
9.
(a) (b)
No Ball
If any ball passes, or would have passed, over the shoulder height of the batsman standing upright at the crease the umpire shall call and signal no ball. If a full pitched ball, irrespective of pace, passes or would have passed on the full above waist height of a batsman standing in his normal stance at the crease, the umpire shall call and signal no ball.
10.
Wide Bowling
11.
Over reductions
Any off-‐side or leg-‐side delivery which in the opinion of the umpire does not give the batsman a reasonable opportunity to score shall be called a Wide. As a guide on the leg side, a ball landing clearly outside the leg stump going further away shall be called a wide. As a guide on the off side, a ball passing outside a line drawn between the bowling and popping creases, measured 432 mm (17 inches) from the Return crease shall be called wide. The above provisions do not apply if the striker makes contact with the ball. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
No reductions to overs for the first 30 minutes lost in a match. If a team batting first is interrupted then 1 over from each innings is lost for each 7 minutes lost or part thereof. If a reduction to less than 25 overs results for either innings then match to be abandoned. Delayed Start and Interruptions: In the event of a delayed start the game must commence by 1.50pm. The first innings must be completed by 3.20pm, then 10 minutes change of innings, then same number of overs repeated, assuming 25 or more overs have been possible in the first innings (based on 17 overs per hour). Early termination of first batting team: If the first batting team's innings was terminated prior to the completion of its overs, the second batting team shall be entitled to receive their full entitlement or adjusted number of overs. Interruption to the second batting team's innings: Any time lost up to 30 minutes does not require any adjustment; thereafter for every 3.5 minutes or part thereof one (1) over is deducted from its entitled overs. If lost playing time prevents the second batting team from receiving its full entitlement the completion of the match shall be governed by the provisions in Rule 11(h). Second batting team receives less overs: If the second batting team has not passed the score of the first batting team, nor been dismissed for a lesser score, and the overs received or to be received by the end of play are less than the maximum for the first batting team, a target score shall be calculated to determine the result.
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(i)
(j)
Adjustment: Once the adjusted entitlement of overs for the second batting team has been calculated, the first batting team's score is adjusted by subtracting, alternately, its HIGHEST scoring then LOWEST scoring overs until such time as its score is that resulting from the same number of overs as the second batting team is now entitled to receive. (DEDUCT THE HIGHEST SCORING OVER, THEN THE LOWEST SCORING OVER, ETC.) Recording of runs per over: Scorers shall maintain a record showing the total score at the completion of each over of the match. This record shall be available to umpires on request and used to determine the target score. Target score: At the completion of the first batting team's innings, the scorer (or umpires) will calculate if required a target score from over 50 back to over 25 using the procedure set down in rule 11(h).
12.
Results (a) (b)
(d)
In the event of a tied match, the team that lost the least wickets shall be deemed the winner. If wickets lost are the same for both teams, a Super Over will be played to determine the winner. (See Rule 13). If due to weather conditions the Super Over cannot be carried out, the match will be drawn. If rain intervenes and prevents each team from completing a minimum of 25 overs, the match will be called a draw and both teams receive one point.
13.
Super Over (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
(g) (h)
Captains toss to decide team to bat first. Super over must be played on the same pitch as the tied match. Each fielding side can choose which end to bowl from. The same players that played the main game must play in the super over. There is no limit to how many wickets can fall in the super over. For the duration of both teams’ innings, there shall be no more than four (4) fieldsmen permitted outside the circle. At the instant of delivery, there may not be more than 5 fielders on the leg side. The umpires shall decide which ball is to be used, and it should if possible be one of the balls used in the tied match. The same ball is used for both super overs. In the event of a tie in the super over, the winner shall be the team that lost the least wickets in their super over. If that is the same the winner shall be the team that hit the most boundaries in their super over. If that is the same the winner shall be the team that scored the most runs in boundaries in their super over. If that is the same the winner shall be the team that scored the most off ball 1, then ball 2, etc. If still no winner can be determined, a 2nd super over shall be
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World Schools Cricket Challenge Melbourne December 2015 played.
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Points/Tournament Placings
A win = No result = Loss =
In the event of two or more teams finishing on equal points, the overall placings will be determined by calculating the Net Run Rate Per Over for all competition matches (but not super overs) played. RPO will be calculated by the following formula:
2 points 1 point 0 points
net run rate =
total runs scored total runs conceded total overs faced total overs bowled
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