Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2013

5 Rules & Playing Conditions 77 (ii) No match may be played on an artificial pitch. (iii) The wickets should be pitched so that the centre of each stump is in line with the back edge of the bowling crease. (iv) Dots should be placed on either side of the pitch, in line with the return creases and 5ft (1.52m), in front of the popping creases, to indicate the start of the danger area of the bowler’s follow through. (v) Marks should be placed on the bowling crease, 1ft (0.3m) either side of the middle stump, to indicate, in conjunction with Rule 8.1(iv), the restricted area. (vi) 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. (vii) Between innings the ends of the pitch must be swept and the creases re- marked as required. 8.2 The Square (i) Adequate repair of bowler’s foot holes on used pitches should be carried out during the preparation of the ground. (ii) 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. (iii) 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. 8.3 Hospitality (i) 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 available. (ii) Each club must have adequate sanitary accommodation on the ground and a complete first-aid kit available in the pavilion. (iii) 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 LMC requests that the charge levied on the visiting team should not exceed £33.00. 8.4 Personnel (i) If, at the toss of the coin, a player or players have not arrived at the ground the Captain should inform his opposite numbers and the Umpires giving the name of any missing player, who may not therefore be changed without the consent of the opposing Captain. (ii) An incoming batsman should pass an outgoing batsman on the field of play.