Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

Section C P a g e | 40 Laws & Regulations Players and Officials are not permitted to smoke, vape, or consume alcohol on the field of play whilst a match is in progress. 1 Laws & Regulations 1.1 All matches shall be played under MCC Laws except where otherwise stated. MCC experimental laws will be implemented by the league in the same season that they are applicable. 1.2 ECB recommendations and directives with respect to young players shall be implemented in full for the following: i. Fast Bowling ii. Wearing of Helmets iii. Fielding Any player under the age of 18 shall be bound by the ECB Directives which can be found at: www.ecb.co.uk/governance/regulations/non-first-class-regulations. Age Groups are based on the age of the player at midnight on 31 August in the year preceding the current season. 1.3 Umpires (or Captains where no Umpires are present) and any individual taking responsibility for players are requested to ensure that Rules 1.1, 1.2, 2 and 3 are strictly adhered to in all circumstances. 2 ECB Fast Bowling Directives The ECB Fast Bowling Directives are as follows and apply for the full season: Age Max Overs per Spell Max Overs per Day Up to U13 5 10 U14, U15 6 12 U16, U17, U18, U19 7 18 Having completed a spell, the bowler cannot bowl again, from either end, until the equivalent number of overs to the length of their spell having been bowled from the same end. For these Directives, a fast bowler is defined as a bowler to whom a wicket keeper in the same age group would in normal circumstances stand back to take the ball.