Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2017

5 The John J. Mallen t20 Trophy – Rules & Playing Conditions 83  and Regulations’ and the ECB ‘National Club twenty20 Rules and Playing  Conditions’, both available from the ECB website. 5 Matches (i)  All matches shall be played on the appointed date, as arranged and published  by the LMC.  (ii)  A match may be played on an artificial pitch.  (iii) A cancellation due to adverse playing conditions may be made by the home  club ONLY WITH THE VERBAL AGREEMENT OF THE AWAY CLUB (email and text  messages should not be used).  (iv) In the event of inclement weather where a match is not possible the match will  be abandoned and declared ‘No Result’.  No such cancellation shall be made before 2.00pm on the day on which the  match is to be played.  (v)  Finals Day will be played on a date and venue(s) chosen by the LMC.  In the event of inclement weather on finals day, the LMC holds the right to  change the scheduled fixtures and/or re‐arrange the date where necessary,  with mutual agreement with the clubs concerned.  If no decision is reached before any further deadline dates, or for another  reason, then in the last resort, the decision shall be made by the toss of a coin  between the two Captains when both Captains are present.  In the event of the  Captains not being able to be present, the tossing of the coin shall be referred  to the League Secretary.  6 Match Results (i)  The home club shall notify the result of the match in accordance with Rule 2.7.  For Group matches, when submitting the result to the Results Service, the total  number of overs and part overs received by both teams is also required for the  calculation of Net Run Rate.  (ii)  For the Semi‐Finals and Final, the winner of each match shall be deemed the  home side.  7 Umpires (i)  Neutral umpires, appointed by the Umpires Appointments Secretary will  officiate in all matches.  (ii)  Each appointed Umpire shall, not later than the end of the interval, be paid  match expenses of £20.00 shared by both clubs concerned.