Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2016

42 3.2 Rolling and Covering of Pitches (i) In addition to Law 10 the following will apply: No rolling shall take place after the toss, except between innings, unless it is with the consent of both Captains. Any infringement of this rule will be reported by the Umpires to the LMC who will deal with the matter at their discretion. (ii) In addition to Law 11 the following will apply: When covers are available, in the event of rain preventing play, the whole of the pitch shall be covered on the Umpires’ instructions. 3.3 Hours of Play – General Information (i) For the Championship, matches shall commence at 1.30pm in April to August and at 1.00pm in September. For all other Divisions, matches shall commence at 1.30pm in April to August and at 1.00pm in September. Clubs may, if they so desire, start earlier if they mutually agree; the Umpires’ Appointments Secretary must be informed. (ii) There shall be an interval of 10 minutes between the innings plus 20 minutes for tea. (iii) All sides are expected to be in position to bowl the first ball of the last of their allocated number of overs within 3 hours (Championship) , 2 hours 45 minutes (Division 1-7) or 2 hours 25 minutes (Division 8). This equates to a minimum of 16.67 overs (Championship) , 16.73 overs (Division 1-7) or 16.55 overs (Division 8) per hour; teams should therefore aim for a minimum of 17 overs per hour. It is the responsibility of the Captain to ensure that his team bowl their allocated overs within the playing time. (iv) A variation in time of 3½ minutes per over shall be made if more or less than the allocated number of overs are scheduled to be bowled (rounded up to the nearest minute where necessary). (v) No match shall start later than 3 hours after the scheduled start time. (vi) Umpires shall make due time allowance for all drinks intervals per innings, if taken, and for unavoidable stoppages caused by injury or other unforeseen circumstances. (vii) The Umpires shall have sole authority as to when intervals shall be taken.