LIncolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1988

6.9 General Pbints (continued) c. The outgoing batsman must meet the incoming batsman outside the pavilion. Umpires shall report any flagrant breach of this rule. d. 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. 7. SCORING OF POINTS 7.1 General The Leagues shall be decided on a points scoring system , where the team with most points at the end of the season shall be the Divisional winners. Points can be scored in two ways: – i On the result of the match. ii Bonuses for batting and bowling. A tied game is defined as a match where the two teams finish with equal runs scored, irrespective of the number of wickets lost . A drawn game is defined as one where both teams have received their allotted number of overs, but no definite result emerges . An interrupted game is defined as one where, because of interruptions by the weather, both teams have not received their allotted overs and no definite result has emerged. 7.2 Points on Result i For an outright win 10 points. ii In a drawn game, 7 points for the team scoring most runs and 3 points for the opponents. iii 5 points each in a tied game. iv O points for a defeat. v 5 points each in an interfered or cancelled game. - 24 -