Cheshire Cricket League Handbook 2022

Cheshire Cricket League Match Rules 1st & 2nd XI Divisional League Championship b) If either competing team is unable to field eleven players they shall be reported to the Executive Committee by the Fixtures Secretary. On receiving a report the Committee may at their discretion fine the offending clubs up to a maximum of £10.00 for each offence in 1st XI matches. c) If a team has fewer than 7 players at the scheduled time to make the toss, the defaulting club will forfeit the toss. Such incidents must be reported to the Executive Committee for investigation. The Executive Committee shall have the power to deduct points for persistent offenders in respect of timekeeping. 10. Either Captain may request the pitch to be rolled before the commencement of a game. Such rolling to end no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled time for commencement and in all cases, before the ‘toss’ has been made. 11. The tea interval shall normally be taken between innings and shall not exceed 30 minutes. If tea has been taken at some other time (i.e. during a stoppage for rain) then the interval between innings shall not count as ‘ playing time’. The 30 minutes taken for the tea interval shall not count as lost playing time, including where tea is taken before the commencement of play. 12. The winning points will be determined as the side who scored the most runs over the course of their completed innings. The winning team will be awarded 10 points. 5 further bonus points will be awarded as follows. a) Band 1 win - 0 Points for a victory by 1 wicket, or up to 15 runs. The remaining 5 points to the losing side. b) Band 2 win - 1 Point for a victory by 2 or 3 wickets or between 16 and 30 runs. The remaining 4 bonus points to the losing side. c) Band 3 win - 2 Points for a victory by 4 or 5 wickets or between 31 and 45 runs. The remaining 3 bonus points to the losing side. d) Band 4 win - 3 Points for a victory by 6 or 7 wickets or between 46 and 60 runs. The remaining 2 point to the losing side. e) Band 5 win - 4 Points for a victory by 8 or 9 wickets or between 61 and 75 runs. The remaining 1 point to the losing side. 83