Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2019
90 8.11 Free Hit after a no ball 8.11.1 The delivery following a no ball shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it. 8.11.2 If the delivery for a free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no ball or wide), then the next delivery shall become a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it. 8.11.3 For any free hit, the striker can be dismissed only under the circumstances that apply for a no ball, even if the delivery for the free hit is called wide ball. 8.11.4 Field changes are permitted for free hit deliveries provided all effective fielding restrictions are adhered to. 8.11.5 The umpires shall signal free hit by (after the normal no ball signal) extending one arm straight upwards and moving it in a circular motion. 8.12 Average Run Rate 8.12.1 A team’s average run rate (ARR) is calculated by dividing the number of runs scored in its innings by the number of legitimate balls received during the innings. Example 1: 1st innings score = 135; scheduled overs = 20; actual overs = 20 ARR = 135 / (20 x 6) = 1.125 Example 2: 1st innings score = 167; scheduled overs = 20; actual overs = 20 ARR = 167 / (20 x 6) = 1.39 (2 decimal places) Example 3: 1st innings score = 142; scheduled overs = 20; actual overs 14.2 Innings closed due to weather ARR = 142 / ((14 x 6) + 2) = 1.65 (2 decimal places) 8.12.2 In the case of the team batting first being dismissed in less than the number of overs allocated for their innings, the calculation will be based on the number of balls that the team was scheduled to receive and not on the number actually received. Example 1: 1st innings score = 142; scheduled overs = 20; actual overs 14.2 ARR = 142 / (20 x 6) = 1.39 (2 decimal places) 8.12.3 In the case of the batting team being unable to receive their allocated overs, the calculation of their average run rate will be based on the actual number of legitimate deliveries by them during the innings. 8.12.4 The average run rate can be calculated to any number of decimal positions and a tie can only be achieved if the average run rates are identical. 8.12.5 To re‐calculate the required number of runs for the team batting second, where the scheduled number of overs to be received is reduced, the revised number of scheduled overs is multiplied by the ARR (complete and neither
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