Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1998

6.7 6.8 6.9 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 (b) Pm,;ded always that oot mora thoo the ma,;m,m pecm;tted oomJec of o,era arn bowled;, the match. A match can be abandoned prior to the scheduled f inishing time by mutual agreement of the two captains. Personal performances in uncompleted matches shall count in players' averages. I (c) Should a match be interrupted by the inclement weather the pitch shall be covered wicket to wicket. I Match Results The home team must advise the League of their match result (inclu ing those interrupted or cancelled in both of the following ways:- (a) By telephone on the match day to the agreed nominated contact within the specified time period. (b) By the official scoresheet to the League Fixture Secretary. The Sco 1 esheets are provided and must be posted not later than 24 hours after the match. Cap~ains shall indicate their opponents outstanding fielder in the space provided on the scor sheet and also mark the umpires as per Rule 5.1. Fines, as per rule 8 shall be levied for each non-compliance. 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. General Points (a) Umpires shall report any club not ready to start at the precise app inted time. The offending club and start time should be noted on the scoresheet. Offending lubs shall be fined as per Rule 8. (b) An over which cannot be completed because of the incapacitat on 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 tie pavilion. Umpires shall report any flagrant breach of this rule. (d) Teams shall use a standard cricket ball in all League and cup g es. The ball(s) shall be agreed by the Executive Committee each year for the forthcoming Season. A fine as per Rule 8.2 shall be applied on each occasion that a team abuses this rulJ. Each fielding side shall provide its own ball. It shall not be compulsory to provide a new 1 all, but the ball provided shall be leather-covered and approved as fit by the umpires, and m st be in their possession before the fielding side takes the field. SCORING POINTS General The Leagues shall be decided on a points scoring system, where the earn with most points at the end of the season shall be the Divisional winners. Points can be sco ed 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 Y"ith equal runs scored, irrespective of the number of wickets lost. An interrupted game is defined as one where because of interruptions by the weather, both teams have not received their allo ed overs and no definite result has emerged. Points on Result (a) For an outright win - 20 points (inclusive of bonus points). An utright win is defined as either:- 1. Team batting first scores most runs and dismisses the team batti g second. 2. Team batting second scores most runs and dismisses the tea batting first, or the team batting first declares. (b) 10 points (plus bonus points) for the team scoring most runs an O points (except bonus points) for the team scoring least runs. I (c) 5 points each (plus bonus points) for unfinished or interrupted game (d) 5 points each (plus bonus points) in tied match. (e) 7 points each in a concelled game. Bonus Points Batting - On attaining each specified score a team shall be awarded 1 ppint. These specified scores shall be 120, 140, 160, 180, 200 (maximum 5 points) BOWLING - On taking each specified number of wickets a team shall b awarded 1 Bonus Point.