Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

Disciplinary Regulations P a g e | 65 14.2 If such an offence is committed the following shall be implemented: i. The umpire shall call Time, if necessary ii. Together the umpires shall summon and inform the offending player’s captain that an offence at this Level has occurred iii. The umpire shall direct the captain to remove the offending player immediately from the field of play, for a period in accordance with the following: a. In a match where the number of overs in an innings is not limited, the player shall be suspended from the field of play for 10 overs. b. In a match where the number of overs in an innings is not limited, the player shall be suspended for one fifth of the number of overs allocated to the current innings at its commencement. If, in calculating the length of the suspension, a part-over results, it shall be considered as a whole over. Furthermore, any balls remaining in the over in progress at the time of suspension shall not count towards the overs for which the player is suspended. c. If the offending player is a fielder, no substitute shall be allowed for him/her. The offending player may return to the field of play after serving the period of suspension and may bowl immediately. d. If a bowler is suspended mid-over, then that over must be completed by a different bowler, who shall not have bowled the previous over nor shall he/she bowl the next over. e. If the offending player is a not out batter, they shall be replaced by another member of their team. The offending player may return to bat after having served the suspension only at the fall of a wicket. If no batter is available to bat during a batter’s suspension, the innings is completed. If the offending player does not continue their innings for whatever reason, they are to be recorded as Retired - not out. f. If the offending player is a dismissed member of the batting side, the period of suspension will not commence until the start of the next innings. Furthermore, in these circumstances, the offending player may not act as a runner during the innings when he/she was suspended. g. Warn the offending player’s captain that any further Level 1 offence shall result in the award of 5 Penalty runs to the opposing team. h. Any overs remaining to be served from a suspension shall be carried forward to the next and subsequent innings of the match. A part over at the end of the innings shall not count towards the overs for which the player is suspended.