Grimsby and District Cricket League Handbook 1976

obtained fror.1 the League S<?cretary. 15. HOURS and COND ITIONS OF PLAY - SATURDAY DI V ISIONS. Punctwility is absolutely essential. A ll matches in Saturday Divisions shall commence at 2.30 p.m . Clubs w ishing to start at 3 p.m. may do so by mutual con– sent, but must notify the Secretary or the Ump ires' Association not less t han fo urteen clear days before the match in question . Games shall be of 100, 90, 80 or 70 six ball overs' duration, to be de– cided by the Capta ins before the match, fai ling agreement between the Captains the matter shall be decided by the Umpires. Should t he team batting first be still at t he crease when half the number of overs agreed upon is expired they shall declare their innings clos3d and t heir opponents shall then bat for an equal number of overs. In the event of the team batting first being all out or declaring before the expiration of t heir allotted overs, the batting time of their apponents shall be increased by the number of comp lete overs unused by the oppositi.:>n. Should the team batting second be not all out when time is ca lled the result shall be a draw. In all divisions in case of rain, stumps shall not be drawn before 6 p.m. without the con sent of both Captains. The team interval shall be one of 20 min– utes. The interval between in nings shall be of 10 minutes' duration as provided by M.C.C. Rules but under no circumstances shall the 30 minutes be taken at any one t ime. Umpires must report to the Hon. Secretary any Club not ready to com– mence at the apooin ted t ime. Offending Clubs are liable to a fine not exceeding 50p. Matches in Mid Week Divisions shall not start later than 6 .1 5 p.m. The Captains must decide before the match whether the minimum number of 20 com– pleted overs or t he ma xi mum of 25_completed overs shall be bowled. Mid-Week matches, the Captain w inning the toss at the first meeting sh all have the option of:- (a) Deciding to bat or field in that game , (b) Reserving the r ight of choice for the second game . If an over is unable to be completed owing to incapacitation or suspension of a bowler, it shall be completed by another player on the fi elding side other than the bowler currently operat ing at the other end. 16. PLAYERS CROSS ING. The outgoing batsman must meet t he ingo– ing batsman outside t he pavi lion. Umpires must report any flagrant breach of this rule. 17. MATCH BALLS. That each fie lding side shall provide its own ball. It shall not be compulsory to provide a new l:lall but the ball provided must be leather covered and approved as fit for play by the Umpires and must be in their possesstion before the fielding side takes the f ield . 18 . MATCH RESULTS. The Secretary of the Home Club must ad vi se the Secretary of the League the resul t of each match (whether cance lled or not ) o n the Official Form provided, not later t han 4E hours fo llowing the match. A fine of 50p wi ll be imposed for non-compliance with this rule. 5