Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1996

6.7 Match Results The home team must advise the League of their match result (in luding those interrupted or cancelled in both of the following ways :- (a) By telephone on the match day to the agreed nominated contact within th specified time period. (b) By the official scoresheet to the League Fixture Secretary. The Scoreshee s are provided and must be posted not later than 24 hours after the match. Captains sh II indicate their opponents outstanding fielder in the space provided on the scoresheet nd also mark the umpires as per Rule 5.1. Fines, as per rule 8 shall be levied for each non-compliance. 6.8 Intervals The tea interval shall be 20 minutes. The interval between innings shall e 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 appoi ted time. The offending club and start time should be noted on the scoresheet. Offen ing clubs shall be fined as per Rule 8. (b) An over which cannot be completed because of the incapacitation or su ension of the bowler shall be completed by another member of the fielding side, other t an the bowler at the opposite end. (c) The outgoing batsman must meet the incoming batsman outside the pa ilion. Umpires shall report any flagrant breach of this rule. (d) Teams shall use a standard cricket ball in all League and cup games.The all(s) shall be agreed by the Executive Committee each year for the forthcoming seaso . A fine as per Rule 8.2 shall be applied on each occasion that a team abuses this rule Each fielding side shall provide its own ball. It shall not be compulsory to provide a n ball, but the ball provided shall be leather-covered and approved as fit by the umpire , and must be in their possession before the fielding side takes the field. 7. SCORING POINTS 7.1 General The Leagues shall be decided on a points scoring sr stem, where the t am with most points at the end of the season shall be the Divisiona winners. Points ea be scored in two ways: (a) On the result of the match. (b) Bonuses for batting and bowling. A tied match is defined as a match where the two teams finish with equal runes scored, irrespective of the number of wickets lost. An interrupted game is defined s one where, because of interruptions by the weather, both teams have not receive their allotted overs and no definite result has emerged. 7.2 Points on Result (a) To the team scoring the most runs - 10 points. (b) When the team batting second scores most runs and has dismissed th team batting first - 20 points (c) To the team scoring the least runs- no points (d) 5 points each in tied game. (e) 5 points for each in an interrupted or cancelled game. 7.3 Bonus Points BATTING-On attaining each specified score a team shall be awarded 1 oint. These specified scores shall be 120, 140, 160,180,200 (maximum 5 poin s) BOWLING-On taking each specified number of wickets a team shall e awarded 1 point. These specified numbers shall be 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 (maximum 5 points). Bonus Points gained in interfered matches count to a club's total. In the e ent of a team withdrawing from the League during the playing season all points ea ned shall be deducted, but personal performances allowed to stand. 8. FEES AND FINES 8.1 General The amount of each fee and fine shall be decided annually at the A.G M., and shall come into effect from the date of that meeting. If any fee or fine is not aid within 21 days of the date of the account, the amount shall automatically be double . The annual subscription shall be paid not later than seven days after the A.G.M. or thi amount shall be automatically doubled. 19