Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1970

the number of completed matches. Personal performances in any uncompleted match shall still count. 13. CANCELLATION OF MATCHES No match shall be can– celled through weather before 11 a.m. on the day of the match unless authority is obtained from the League Secretary. 14. HOURS AND CONDITIONS OF PLAY Punctuality is absolutely essential. 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. ·t hrough the weather then sixty overs may be played . Failing agreement between the Captains the matter shall be ·iecided by the Umpires. Should the team batting fi rst be still at the crease when half the number ot overs agreed upon is expired , they shall declare theit innings closed and their opponents shall then bat for an equal number of overs. In the event of the team batting firl,t being all out or declaring before the expiration of theif allotted overs, the batting time of their opponents shall be increased by the number of com– pleted overs unused by the op_position. Should the team batting second be not all out when the time is called the result shall be a draw. In the ,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 one of Ten minutes duration as provided b.., M,C.C. Rules, but under no circumstances shall the thirty minutes be taken at any one time. Umpires must report to the Hon. Secretary any Club not ready to commence 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 pavilion. Umpires must report any flagrant breach of this Rule. 16. MATCH BALLS Each fielding side shall provide its own ball. It shall 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 .