Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2012

50 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CLUBS The Pitch The pitch must be properly prepared before the toss for innings and shall not be changed during the match unless it becomes unfit for play, and then only with the consent of both captains. No match may be played on an artificial pitch. The wickets should be pitched so that the centre of each stump is in line with the back edge of the bowling crease. Dots should be placed on either side of the pitch, in line with the return creases and 5ft. in front of the popping creases, to indicate the start of the danger area of the bowler’s follow-through. Prior to the toss of the coin the captain of the home team should indicate to his opposite number the roller(s) available for use between innings. Between innings the ends of the pitch must be swept and the creases re-marked as required. The Square Adequate repair of bowlers’ foot holes on used pitches should be carried out during the preparation of the ground. There must be no practice on the pitch, or the area immediately adjacent to the pitch, at any time on the day of the match. Practice on the square, other than the pitch or the area immediately adjacent to the pitch, must not continue later than 15 minutes before the scheduled time for play to start, or any rescheduled time for play to start. The Boundary All grounds must have a boundary line clearly marked out. Attention is drawn to the possible risk of injury to a fielder by the use of metal or wooden stakes to define a boundary. No part of any sightscreen should be within the field of play. A rope should be placed on the ground around a sightscreen where an obstruction prevents the sightscreen being positioned outside the normal boundary line. Where the frequent movement of a sightscreen is required the batting side should provide the necessary persons to achieve this with the minimum of delay. Hospitality Changing facilities, preferably separate from the players’ dressing rooms, should be available for the umpires and should be secure, clean and tidy. Clean white coats should be provided. Each club must have adequate sanitary accommodation on the ground and a complete first-aid kit available in the pavilion. The home club should provide twelve teas for the visitors who should pay for eleven, the twelfth being a complimentary tea for the scorer, and a complimentary tea for each umpire. The Management Committee requests that the charge levied on the visiting team should not exceed £33.00. Personnel If, at the toss of the coin, a player or players have not arrived at the ground the captain should inform his opposite number and the umpires giving the name of any missing player, who may not thereafter be changed without the consent of the opposing captain.