Lancashire League Handbook 2016

66 MOORHOUSE’S BREWERY LANCASHIRE LEAGUE 20/20 COMPETITION RULES 2016 1. The Competition Committee The Competition shall be run by the Competition Committee consisting of the League President, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Chairman and two League Representatives nominated by the League Committee. 2. Group Stages For the initial stage of the Competition the Clubs within the League will be divided into two Groups to be decided by the Competition Committee. 3. In the initial Group stage each Club will play once against all other Clubs in its group home or away. Two points will be awarded for a Win, one point for a Tie or No Result and no points for a Loss. 4.1 Positions in the Group tables will be determined by the number of points obtained at the end of the Group stage. If two or more Clubs are equal on points, positions will be determined by overall net run rate. A Club’s net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by that team (including any penalty runs imposed under Rule 16.3), the average runs per over scored against that team. Only those matches where results are achieved will count for the purpose of net run rate calculations. In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs the calculation of its net run rate shall be based on the full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled and not on the number of overs in which the team was dismissed. e.g. a team which was entitled to receive 20 overs and was dismissed in 14 overs would have its run rate calculated as if it had received 20 overs. 4.2 If still equal, the teams will be ordered according to which team achieved the most points in the matches played between them 4.3 In the event that teams cannot be separated by (1) to (2) above, this will be done by drawing lots. 5. Quarter Finals & Semi Finals Quarter Finals will be contested between the top four Clubs in each Group. The top two Clubs in each Group will have home fixtures in the Quarter Finals in which they will be drawn against the Clubs finishing third and fourth in the (other) Group. The top club in each group shall play the club/ clubs finishing 4th in the other group. The clubs finishing 2nd in each group shall play the club finishing 3rd in the other group. The pairings Semi Finals and the venue of the Final shall be drawn by the Competition Committee.