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Rules & Regulations:
- Laws of Cricket:
Except as varied hereunder, the MCC Laws of
Cricket (1980 code) shall apply in matches. All the expreimental
laws in force in India will be followed as applicable.
- Hours of play and intervals:
| 09.00 AM to 12.30 PM | First Sesion |
| 12.30 PM to 01.15 PM | Lunch |
| 01.15 PM to 04.45 PM | Second Session |
- Where play is delayed or interrupted, the Umpires will
reduce the length of the Intervals as follows:
| Time Lost | | | Interval |
| Upto 60 Minutes | | | 30 Minutes |
| Between 60 & 120 Minutes | | | 20 Minutes More than |
| 120 Minutes | | | 1O Minutes |
- Drinks:
Two drink breaks only persession are permitted, each 1
hour and 10 minutes apart. Drink interval will be limited to 5
minutes only and Umpires must enforce this rigidly.
Any player taking drinks on toe the field shall be dressed in
proper cricket attire.
- Time keeping:
The Umpires shall determine the time according
to their watches-which should be synchzonised before the start of
the play.
- Length of the Innings:
5.1 In an uninterrupted match:
- Each team shall bat for 50 (6 balls) overs unless all out
earlier.
- If the team fielding first fails to bowl 50 overs by the
scheduled time for cessation of the first session, the over in
progress shall be completed and the innings of the team batting
second shall be limited to tho same number of overs as the
Innings of the team batting first.
- If the team batting first is dismissed in less thani 50 overs,
the team battin second shall be entitled to bat for 50 overs
except as provided in (d) below.
- If the team batting first is all out and the last wicket falls
at or after the scheduled time for the interval, the innings of
the team batting second shall be limited to the same number of
overs as the innings of the team batting first (an over in which
the last wicket falls to count as a complete over).
- If the team fieldinj second fails to bowl 50 overs or the
number of overs as provided in 5.1 (b) (c) or (d) by the
scheduled cessation of times the hours of play shall be extended
until the required number of ewers has been bowled or a result Is
achieved.
5.2 In matches wnere play is delayed or interruptes:
- The object should Al al-mays be to rearrange the number of
overs so that both teams have the opportunity of battin for the
same number of overs (minimum 25 overs per team) see clause 2(ii).
The calculation of the number of overs to be bowled shall be
based on an average rate of four minutes per over in the total
time available for play within the scheduled hours of play.
- If the number of overs of the team batting first is
reduced, a fixed time will be specified for the completion of its
itinin s as calculated by applying the provisions of clauses
2(ii) and 5.2 (a).
- If the team fielding first fails to bowl the required number
of overs by the scheduled time for cessation of the first
session, the over in progress shall be completed and the innings
of the team batting second shall be limited to the same number of
overs as the innings of the team batting first.
- If the team batting first is all out and the last wicket
fails at or after the scheduled time for the interval, the
innings of the team batting second shall be limited to the same
number of ovezsas the innings of the team batting fixst (the over
in which the last wicket fa.A',As to count as a ckimplete over).
- If the team fielding second fails to bowl the required number
of overs by the scheduled cessation time, the hours of play shall
be extended until the overs have boon bowled or a result
achieved.
- If the innings of the team batting second is delayed or
intexx-upted and it is not possible fox that team to have the
opportunity of batting for the same number of overs as the team
batting fixst, the over to be bowled shall be reduced at the
xatte rate of 15 overs per hotiz for ttie time lost tclause 2(ii)
to be invoked where applicable.
- The team batting second shall not bat for a greater number of
overs than the first team unless the latter has been all out in
less than the agreed number of overs or as in 5.2(f).
- Fractions are to be ignoxed In all calculations regarding
number of overs.
5.3 Penalty for not achieving over rates:
The following penalty will apply, if no overs or the number of overs
as provided in Clauses 5.1 and 5.2 have not been bowled and the
opposition has neither been dismissed nor has a result been achieved
within the scheduled hours of play for the session.
For each over less than the required number of ovors to be
bowled, the fielding side will be ponalised as under:
- Penalty for the number of ovexs bowled short shall be:
Twice the run rate obtained by the betting side multiplied by
avers bowled short = penalty runs and the same will be added to
the runs of the batting side at the and of the innings.
- At the end of the penalty runs calculated fraction of a map
run to be ignored.
- Fractions are to be ignored In all calculations regarding
the number of overs.
- Total runs after the addition of penalty runs shall be taken
into account. However, the number of overs bowled short where
penalty runs are awarded shall not be added to the total number
of ovexs actually bowled for calculation purpose.
- Number of overs per bowler:
- In a 50 overs match, no bowler shall bowl more than ton (10)
six balls overs in an innings.
- In a match, where the start is delayed and the innings of both
the team is restricted from the start to less than 50 overs, no
bowler may bowl more than one-fifth of the total overs allowed
except that when the total number of overs is not divisible by
five, an additional over shall be allowed to the Minimum number
of bowlers necessary to make up the balance say in a 33 overs
match three bowlers may bowl a maximum of 7 overs and no other
more than 6 overs.
In the event of a bowler breaking down and unable to complete an
ovez, the remaining balls will be bowled by another bowler. Such
part of an over will count as a full over only insofar as each
bowlers limit is concerned.
- Pitch
- Coveririg of the pitcht The pitch Including the bowler's xun-
up upto 10 feet at both ends will be covered the night before the
match and, if necessary, until the first ball is bowled and
whenever necessary and possible at any time (prior to that during
the preparation of the pitch)throughout the match.
- Rolling, Sweeping and Mowings
Law 10.1 will apply, but add the following sentence to the first
paragraph:
"However, if, in the opinion of the Umpires, the delay has had no
significant effect upon the state of the pitch, they shall refuse
any request fox the rolling of the pitch."
- Calling of Wides:
- Umpires are Instructed to apply a very strict and consistent
interpretation in regard to this law in order to prevent negative
bowling wide of the wicket.
- Any oftside or logside delivery which in the opinion of the
Umpires does not give the batsman a reasonable opportunity to
score shall be called a wide.
- No ball:
- Law 24.1 will apply except that no bowler may deliver/ the
ball under-arm.
- If the ball passes ox, would have passed over the shoulder
height of the striker standing upright at the crease, umpire at
the bowler's end shall call and signal NO BALL.
- Law 42.9 - Fast High Full-pitched (boamer) will also be
treated alike and either Umpire shall immediately call and signal
NO BALL.
- No balls and wides - Bowling analysis:
No Balls and Wides not scored from shall be added to the relevant
bowler's analysis, at they occur, during the course of the innings.
Note: An over cannot be classified as a maiden if a no ball or
wide occur during the over.
- Substitutes:
In normal circumstances, a substitute shall be
allowed To field only for a player who satisfies the umpire that
he has been injured or become ill during the match. However, in
very exceptional circumstances the umpires may use their
discretion to allow a substitute for a player who has to leave
the field or does .iot take the field for wholly acceptable
reasons, subject to the consent being given by the opposing
captain. If a player wishes to change his shirt, boots etc., he
may leave the field to do so (no changing on the field) but no
substitute will be allowed.
A Player who suffers an injury caused by an external blow (as
opposed to an internal injury such as a pulled muscle) and has to
leave the field for medical attention may, subject to the
umpire's approval, bowl immediately after his return,
irrespective of the length of time for which he has been absent.
Note: Law 2.2 Objection to Substitutes:
"The opposing captain shall have no right of objection to any player
acting as a substitute on the field, nor as to where he shall field.
However, no substitute shall act as wicket-keeper.
- Fitness of ground, weather and light:
Law 3.8 - add the following to para (a) and delete clause (i).
The Umpires will only suspend or continue to suspend play for bad
light when they consider that there is a risk of serious physical
injury to the batsman. Amon4ist the facts to be con- sidered are
background, sight-screens and the type o:f bowling. Before
deciding to suspend play or not to resume play after an interval
on account of bad light (but not for any other reason) the
Umpires shall establish whether the Captain atteke of the batting
team (the batsman at the wicket may deputise for their captain)
wishes to continue in unfit conditions; if so, his wishes shall
be met.
Also, additions as under:
- No appeal shail be upheld by the Umpires against the shadow of
the statium, building or tree falling on the pitch.
- In order to make play possible, the Umpires may decide
following consultations with the captains to have particularly
wet or muddy areas covered by mats or blankets whilst play is in
progress.
- Pitor to tossing for choice of innings the artificial drying
of the pitch and outfield shall be at the discretion of the
groundsman, but the drying of the pitch shall be carried out only
on the instructions and under the supervision of the Umpires. The
Umpires shall be empowered to have the pitch dried without
referring to the Captains if any at any time they are of the
opinion that it is unfit for play
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- The Umpires may instruct the groundsman to use any available
equipment including any roller for this purpose of drying the
pitch and making It fit for play.
- Pollowl.ng any inspection the umpires will report their
findings immediately to both Captains ar,d to the ground
authority.
- Boundaries: The boundary will not be more than 90 yards and
not less than 60 yards from the center of the pitch and marked
all round painted white or by a rope or by other suitabe methods.
If an unauthorised person enters the playing area and handles the
ball, the umpire at the bowler's end shall be the sole judge to
decide whether the boundary allowence should be scored and how
the ball be treated as still in play or called "Dead Ball", if a
batsman is liable to be out as a result of the unauthorised
person handling the ball.
- Restriction of placement of fielders:
- At the instance of delivery minimum of four fieldsmen (plus
the bowler and wicket-keeper) must be within an area bounded by
two semi-circle centred on each middle stump (each with a radius
of 30 yards) and joined by parallel lines on each side of the
pitch.
- There shall not be more than five fieldsmen on the on-side at
the instant of delivery throughout the notch and not more than
two behind the popping crease on the on-side.
- In the event of an infringement, the square-log umpire shall
call and signal "No Ball".
- The field circle should be marked by pointed white dots at
five yards, interval, each dot to be covered by a white plastic
or rubber (but not metal) disc measuring seven inches in diameter
or by any other suitable method.
- Declaration:
Law 14 will not apply in this competition. The Captain of the
batting team may not declare his innings closed at any time
during the caurse of the match.
- Helmets
- Law 32.2(a) shall apply, but add:
The striicer is out under this law if the ball is deflected from
his bat onto hiw own protective helmet and he is sub-sequently
cautht. Runs may be scored off deflections from the batsman's or
fielder's helmet.
- Law 36 (Run out) will apply with the addition of Note (c) -
Run out off a fieldsman's helmet:
"If having been played by the batsman or having come off his
person, the ball then rebounce directly from a fieldman's helmet
on to the stumps with either batsman out of his ground, the
batsman shall be not out."
- Protective helmets when not in use by the member of the
fielding side, shall only be placed, if above the surface, on the
ground behind the wicket-keeper. In the event of the ball
striking the helmet, Laws 41.1 and 23.1(f) shall apply, viz.
either umpire shall call and signal "dead ball" and five penalty
runs shall be awarded.,
- Umpires are not to held helmets.
- Batsman who choose to use holinats must wgaz (Or carry) them
all the time or have them taken off or on to the ground during
normal breaks during play and so avoid any time wasting.
- In all cases no actions involving helmets are to waste playing
time.
- Catches made off the indirect. hit off the helmets are to be
allowed.
- Time wasting
Umpires should fully take into account in limited over matches ar
deliberate slowing down of tempo by either batsmen or fieldsmen
where it may be seen to be to the disadvantage of an opposition
team. In the event of batsmen wasting time deliberately, the time
lost due to this factor should be noted down by the umpires and
deducted from the playing time before awarding penalty for slow
over-rate. The umpires' docisionin this regard shall be final.
- Hitting Up:
Teams are required to observe ground authority regulations and
exercise utmost care and caution when engaging in practice and
pie-match warm-up and hitting up activities so as to avoid the
risk of injury to members of the public, damage to the contre
wicket region and to perimeter fencing.
- Result:
- A result can be achieved only if both teams have batted
atleast 25 overs, unless one team has been all out in less than
25 overs or unless the team batting second scores enough runs to
win in less than 25 overs.
- In the matches in which both teams have had the opportunity
of 50 overs each in an uninterrupted match, or a lesser number of
overs in an interrupted match, the team scoring the higher number
of runs shall be the Winner, If the scores are equal the result
shall be a Tie.
- In the event of a following will apply:
- The team losing lesser number of wickets will be the Winner.
- If both teams a-re all out, the team with the higher overall
scoxing rate will be the Winner.
- (iii) if the result cannot be decided by (I) and (II) above, .
the Winner will be the team with the higher score:
After 40 overs or if still equal After 30 overs or if still equal
After 25 overs or If still equal After 20 overs or if still equal
After 15 overs or if still equal
the match will be decided on the spin of coin in the presence of
the two umpires.
- Unfinished or Restricted Matches:
- If a match remains unfinished the Winner will be the team
which has scored the faster runs per over throughout the innings
provided that atleast 25 overs have been bowled at the team
batting second.
In the event of the team batting first being all out in less than
its full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled, the
average run rate will be calculated on the number of overs to
which they are entitled and not on the number of overs in which
it is dismissed.
If the scoring rate is the same, the team losing the lesser
number of wickets in ymr the first 25 overs of each innings will
be the Winner. Even if it is equal, the result will be by the
spin of the coin.
- If due to Suspension Of play, the number of overs in the
innings of the team batting second has to xx be revised to a
lesser number (minimum 25 overs) than that allowed to the team
batting first, their target score which they must exceed to win
the match shall be calcu- lated by multiplying the revised number
of ovors by the average runs per over scored by the team batting
first. If the tazget score involves a fraction of a run, the
final score cannot be equal and the result cannot be a Tie.
- If the team batting second has not had the opportunity of
batting as many as 25 overs, the Winner will be decided by the
spin of the coin in the presence of the two umpires.
- The match which is abandoned without a ball being bowled shall
not be replayed. The result will be decided by the ppin of the
coin in the presence of the two Umpizes.
- In case the team is all out within the allotted time, no
penalty runs will be added for also slow over-rate (to be read
with 5.1(c) & 5.2(d).
- In case of the team batting second, if the result is obtained,
if necessary by extending the allotted time, no penalty for slow
over-rate will be applicable. If a result could not be obtained
by extending the playing time, the Umpires will note down the
number of overs and the runs scored at the schedule/allotted
time and calculate the short-overs at the short-overs at the
conclusion of the match. (See clause No.17).
- In the league stage of the tournament, the table of points
will be as under:
For a Win 2(Two) Points
For a Tie or no match for any reason (one) point each.
- If the points are equal, the following will apply for
deciding the Group Winner:
If two or more teams scored equal number of points, then their
relative position in the table of points shall be determined as
under:
The number of runs scored by a team shall be divided by the
number of overs bowled by the opponent and quotient obtained,
Similarly, the number of runs scored by the other team shall be
divided by the overs bowled by the opponent and quotient
obtained. A part of the ovex bowled shall not be taken into
account as a full over.
- General:
- The HCA shall have the power to shift the venue of the match
at short notice in order to enable smooth conduct of the
tournament. No objections will be entertained on this account.
- No player may play for more than one team in the tournament.
- No protests will be enterained against umpiring decisions. All
other protests on the conduct of the match should be made to the
Hon. Secretary, HCA, within 3 (three) hours of the conclusion of
the match. The protests will be considered by a Committee
consisting of the following whose decision shall be final and
binding on all the participants-.
- The Hon. Jt. Secretary, HCA
- The Chairman, Technical Sub-Committee of HC,A or his nominee.
- One representative from the Sponsorer.
- Two representatives of the Association of Cricket Umpires,
Hyderabad.
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