Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2019

83  5 The John J. Mallen t20 Trophy It is the responsibility of the Captain to ensure that his team bowl their  allocated overs within the playing time.  8.2.3 If in the view of the Umpires – bearing in mind the prevailing ground, weather  and light conditions – it is considered most unlikely that the full quota of overs  will be bowled in any match, it is recommended that a pre‐emptive decision  is made to reduce overs in both innings equally.  The level of the deduction  will be made at the sole discretion of the Umpires.  8.2.4 Umpires shall make due time allowance for unavoidable stoppages caused by  injury or other extenuating circumstances.  8.2.5 In reduced over matches the fielding side has a one over leeway in addition to  any time that the Umpires may allow for stoppages.  8.2.6 If in the opinion of the Umpires, the team fielding first fails to bowl the  required number of overs by the scheduled time for the cessation of the first  innings, play shall continue until the required number of overs has been  bowled.  The batting side shall receive an additional six penalty runs for each  over not started at that time.  The bowlers end Umpire shall signal six runs to  the scorers before the first ball of each late over is bowled.  These shall be  recorded as penalty runs.  The interval shall be reduced from the maximum of 15 minutes’ duration in  order to comply with the scheduled hours of play.  If in the opinion of the Umpires, the team fielding second fails to bowl the  required number of overs by the scheduled time for the cessation of the  second innings, play shall continue until the required number of overs has  been bowled.  The batting side shall receive an additional six penalty runs for  each over not started at that time.  The bowlers end Umpire shall signal six  runs to the scorers before the first ball of each late over is bowled.  These shall  be recorded as penalty runs.  If the penalty runs added under this provision take the team batting second  beyond the total required for victory, the game will be over at that point.  8.2.7 Umpires are instructed to apply a strict interpretation of time wasting by the  batsman (5 run penalties) specifically; batsmen are expected to be ready for  the start of a new over as soon as the bowler is ready.  8.3  In Delayed Start Matches  8.3.1 The number of overs shall be arranged so that both teams have the  opportunity of batting for the same number of overs.  8.3.2 No match shall be reduced to less than 10 overs duration scheduled at 5 overs  per team.