Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2020
34 A match which is delayed for more than 2 hours after the scheduled start of play, but is able to start before 3 hours and 30 minutes after the scheduled start of play will remain a reduced overs game scheduled at 30 overs (Championship) or 26 overs (Division 1‐6) per team. The additional time lost (up to 30 minutes) will form part of the 30 minutes allowable before a time limit shall apply. Should the interruption occur during the first innings, on resumption the batting side will be entitled to bat for the maximum allotted overs as scheduled at the start of play 3.4.7 When a time limit has been applied there shall, unless further interference occurs or the match is completed, be one hour’s play or a minimum of 17 overs bowled. 3.4.8 If further interference occurs by weather, light or unforeseen circumstances when a time limit has been applied, or if time is lost during the last hour of play causes a time limit to be applied, the number of overs to be bowled on any resumption of play shall be reduced, from the total of 17, by one over for each full 3½ minutes which have elapsed after the scheduled commencement of the last hour. During the last hour, the number of overs bowled prior to any interruption is not taken into consideration when working out the number of overs remaining. The calculation of the number of overs remaining is shown in Appendix 1 (Championship) or Appendix 2 (Divisions 1‐6). During the last hour, on resumption of play, any part overs count as a whole over. For example, if there are 8 minutes of playing time remaining and the bowler has 3 balls remaining of their current over. The minimum number of overs to be bowled will be 2.3 (and not 3). 3.5 Overs per Bowler 3.5.1 No bowler shall bowl more than a maximum of 12 overs (Championship) , or 10 overs (Division 1‐6). 3.5.2 For all matches that are delayed and there is a reduction in the scheduled number of overs, the maximum number of overs per bowler is shown in Appendix 1 (Championship) or Appendix 2 (Divisions 1‐6). 3.5.3 In the event of a bowler being unable to complete an over for any reason, the over in progress shall be completed by any other player except the player who bowled the previous over or any player where this would contravene the ECB Fast Bowling Directives (please refer to Rule 3.1.1). Any such parts of an over shall count as a full over towards each bowler’s allocation. 3.5.4 The Captain of the fielding side, in consultation with the Umpire(s) and/or scorers, shall be responsible for ensuring that no bowler exceeds the quota of
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