Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1989

6.6 Match Interrupted by the Weather Should one or more interruptions occur, due to the weather or bad light, totalling less than 30 min utes then the full match shall be played (i.e. the orig inal number of overs as from start of play) If the interruptions total 30 minutes or more, then play shall cease five hours plus one hour or 20 overs, whichever is the longer, after the scheduled time of starting (or at the end of the permitted overs, whicheve r is the sooner) but the innings of the first batting side shall not exceed half the permitted overs . A minimum of 20 overs shal l be bowled in the last hour of pl ay, subject to : (a) That whe re play does not recommence until a time during the last scheduled hour, the number of overs left shall be reduced by one for every complete or part of three minutes lost in that hour . (b) Provided always that not more than the ma x imum permitted number of overs are bowled in the match. A match can be abandoned prior to the scheduled finishi ng time by mutual agreement of the two captains. Personal performances in uncompleted matches shall count in players' averages. 6.7 Match Results The home club must advise the League Fixture Secretary of the result of the match on the official scoresheet provided, posted not later than 48 hours after the match . A fine as per Rule 8 shall be imposed for non-compliance. Captains shall indicate their opponent's outstanding fielder in the space provided on the scoresheet. Captains shall also mark the umpires as per Rule 5.1. 6.8 Intervals The tea interval shall be 20 minutes. The interval between innings shall be 10 minutes, but under no circumstances shall the 30 minutes be taken at one time. 6.9 General Points (a) Umpires shall report any club not ready to start at the precise appointed time. Th e offending club and start time should be noted on the scoresheet. Offending clubs shall be fined as per Rule 8. (b) An over which cannot be completed because of the incapacitation or suspension of the bowler shall be completed by another member of the fielding side, other than the bowler at the opposite end. (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 com– pulsory 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 18 7 .1 General The Leagues shall be decided on a points scoring system, w here the team w ith most points at the end of the season shall be the Divisional winners. Points can be scored in two ways : (a) On the result of th e match. (b) Bonuses for batting and bowling . A t ied game is defined as a match where the two teams finish with equa I runs scored, irrespective of the number of wickets lost. A drawn game is defined as one whe re both teams have received their allotted number of overs, but no definite result emerges. An interrupted game is defined as one where, because of interrupt ions by the weather, both teams have not received their allotted overs and no definite result has emerged .