Grimsby and District Cricket League and Lincolnshire County Cricket League Guide 1967

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE-coniinued permission shall not be withheld unless the player has failed to fu lfil all his financial obligations to his Club. The player shall have the ri ght to appeal to the Committee if permission is withheld without just cause. A Transfer Fee of 2/- is payable to the League Secretary at time of trans"1er. 12. METHOD OF SCORING POINTS. All games shall be allowed five points for an outright win. Two points to be awarded fo r a tie. In a drawn game the team scoring the highest number of runs shall be awarded three points and their opponents one point. All abandoned and matches cancelled through the weather shall count as a tie. The position in the League to be determined by percentage of points obtained. The min iumm number of matches to be played shall be fourteen. 13. CANCELLATION OF MATCHES. No match shall be cancelled through weather before 11 a.m. on the day of the match unless authority is obtained from the League Secretary. *See M.C.C. The Laws of Cricket. Duties of the Umpires, note 5. 14. HOURS and CONDITIONS OF PLAY. Punctuality is absolutely essential. All matches shall commence at 2.30 p.m. Clubs wishing to start at 3 p.m. may do so by mutual consent, but must notify the Secretary of the Umpires' Association not less than fourteen clear days before the match in question. Games shall be of 100, 90, 80 or 70 six ball overs' duration to be declared by the Captains before the match. Should a start not be able to be made before 5 p.m. through the weather then sixty overs may be played. Failing agreement between the Captains the matter shall be decided by the Umpires. Should the team batting first be still at the crease when half the number of overs ag reed upon is expired they shall declare their innings closed and their opponents shall then bat for an eq ual number of overs. In the event of the team batting first being al l out or declaring before the expiration of their allotted overs, tl1e batting time of their opponents shall be increased by the number of complete overs unused by the opposition. Should the team batting second be not all out when time is called the result shall be a draw. In case of rain , stumps shall not be drawn before 6 p.m . without the consent of both Captains. The tea interval shall be one of twenty minutes. The interval between the innings shall be of ten minutes' duration as provided by M.C.C. Rules, but under no circumstances shall the thirty minutes be taken at any one time. Evening matches may be played but must commence not later than 6.15 p.m. Umpires must report to the Hon. Secretary any Club not ready to com– mence at the appointed time. Offending Clubs are liable to a fine not exceeding 10/-. 15. PLAYERS CROSSING. The outgoing batsman must meet the ingoing batsman outside the pav ilion. Umpires must report any flagrant breach of this rule. 16. MATCH BALLS . Each fielding side shall provide its own ball. It sl1all not be compulsory to provide a new ball, but the ball provided shall be leather covered and approved as fit by the Umpires and must be in their possession before the fielding side takes the field. 17. MATCH RESULTS. The Secretary of the Home Club mu se advise the Secretary of the League the result of each match (whether cancelled or not) on the official form provided not later than 48 hours following the match . A fine of 10/ - will be imposed for non-compliance with this rule . 18. UMPIRES. Neutral Umpires shall officiate in al l matches. Each Club are expected to nominate one or more umpires for approval by the League 27