Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2021

Rules & Playing Conditions - The John J. Mallen t20 Cup Competition Document G P a g e | 7 All penalties in this regard will be imposed immediately the ball first becomes dead after the scheduled or re-scheduled cessation time for the innings. In an interrupted match where one innings is reduced to 10 overs or less, this rule will not apply. 16.7 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. 17 Overs per Bowler 17.1 No bowler shall bowl more than 20% of the scheduled number of overs for the innings, therefore each bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 overs. 17.2 In an interrupted match, no bowler shall bowl more than 20% of the re- scheduled total number of overs for the innings, unless this has already been exceeded before the interruption. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of overs a bowler has remaining is the re-scheduled maximum number of overs minus any overs the bowler has already completed. Therefore, if a bowler has already, or now exceeded the re- scheduled maximum, they will no longer be permitted to bowl. If an interruption occurs mid-over and on resumption the bowler has exceeded the new maximum allocation, they will be allowed to finish the incomplete over. 17.3 The ECB Fast Bowling Directives provision requiring an equivalent number of overs from the same end to have elapsed before a subsequent spell can commence shall not apply (e.g., the 4 overs may be bowled at any time in the innings irrespective of the number of spells bowled). 18 Delayed Start 18.1 There will be no reduction in overs until a total of 70 minutes of playing time has been lost. After any delay, the match schedule will immediately be extended by 70 minutes. 18.2 After 70 minutes, the number of overs shall be arranged so that both teams have the opportunity of batting for the same number of overs. 18.3 The number of overs to be bowled is calculated from the time of the revised start time and is found in Appendix A, Table 1.