Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2013

46 (vi) Any club failing to fulfil a League engagement will be fined £10.00 and will have ten points deducted from the total of the team concerned. The game shall be counted as a win, with full bonus points, for their opponents. (vii) The LMC shall decide whether the non-offending club is entitled to claim the fine of part thereof. (viii) If in the opinion of the LMC, undue advantage is taken of this rule by any club, it shall deal with it according to its discretion. 2.6 Method of Scoring (i) A maximum of 20 points to be available to each team in all completed matches divided up as follows: a) 12 points for a win, 0 for a defeat. b) 10 points for a draw for the side batting first and 2 points for the side batting second. c) 6 points to each side when the scores are equal, irrespective of the number of wickets lost. d) 1 bonus point to the batting side on reaching each of the following scores: 120 runs [140 runs] , 140 runs [160 runs] , 160 runs [180 runs] , 180 runs [200 runs] . e) 1 bonus point to the fielding side at the fall of each of the following wickets: 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th. Maximum bonus points shall be awarded to the fielding side when the batting side is all out, irrespective of the number of wickets to have fallen. f) The side winning the match shall be awarded full bonus points, irrespective of their innings total, it their opponents’ innings has been closed by either dismissal or declaration. (ii) a) Six points to each side when a match is cancelled, or is not completed due to ground, whether or light conditions, or unforeseen circumstances. b) Bonus points will be awarded in all incomplete matches. iii) In all Championship games, each team shall provide a competent scorer which will be recorded on the team sheet handed to the Umpire before the game and on the ‘BDCL Result Sheet’, to be verified by the Umpires. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a 1 point deduction for each game without a scorer.