Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Handbook 2022

Rules & Playing Conditions - t20 Cup Competitions P a g e | 93 15.5 Umpires shall make time allowances for unavoidable stoppages caused by injury or other extenuating circumstances. In such circumstances the match schedule may be extended, but by no more than 30 minutes. The tables shown in the Appendices are to be updated, as necessary. Stoppages for ball loss and replacement, batter change, and any other non- injury or extenuating circumstances have been included in the match schedule and need not be recorded. 15.6 If in the opinion of the Umpires, the team fielding fails to bowl the required number of overs by the scheduled time for the cessation of their innings, play shall continue until the full quota of overs have been completed. One fewer fielder shall be permitted outside the fielding restriction area (see Rule 11.4) than would normally be the case in the over(s) in progress at that time. 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. 15.7 Umpires are instructed to apply a strict interpretation of time wasting by the batter (5 run penalties) specifically; batters are expected to be ready for the start of a new over as soon as the bowler is ready. 16 Overs per Bowler 16.1 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. 16.2 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. 16.3 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).