Lincolnshire County Cricket League Official Handbook 2017

6 Rules of Match Play 6.1 Conduct of Matches Matches shall be conducted in accordance with the latest edition of the "Laws of Cricket". The League may decide to alter or dispense with specific sections of the "Laws of Cricket", providing that a majority agree at ameeting before the start of the season.All such variations shall be stated in rule 6.9. 6.2 Match Start Times and Duration Premier Division matches shall be of 100 overs duration. These games shall commence at 1:00 pm up to 14th August and from then at 12:30. Divisions One to Four matches shall be of 90 overs duration commencing at 1:30pm up to 14th August and from then at 1:00 pm. In any match not starting at the correct time the offending Club shall be fined as per rule 8.1 . 6.3 Length of Innings In an uninterrupted match the first team shall not bat for more than half the allotted overs 6.4 Cancelled Games Games may only be cancelled only by MUTUAL consent of the two teams involved. No game shall be cancelled before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the match. Following mutual consent the home team shall advise by phone the League Fixture Secretary and the local Umpires Association of the cancellation. If mutual consent has NOT been reached then the fixture shall continue. Once the Umpires have arrived at the venue the game can only be cancelled by the Umpires requesting the teams to reach agreement. If no agreement can be reached then the Umpires shall have the final decision based upon player safety. No cancelled game shall be re-arranged. The result should be entered on the Leagues' Play Cricket Website as Cancelled as soon as possible. 6.5 Start delayed due to bad weather or valid cause The captains can mutually agree to cancel a fixture if they are both on the ground, but in any case, no match shall start any later than three hours after the scheduled start time. If the start time is delayed for less than 30 minutes then the FULL match shall be played. If the start of play is delayed for 30 minutes or more then overs shall be deducted from the total for the match according to the following table : START TIME DELAY OVERS TO BE PLAYEO OVERS TO BE PLAYEO MINUTES (PREMIER DIVISION) (DIVISIONS 1 to 4) 0 - 29 100 90 30 - 44 96 86 45 - 59 92 82 60 - 74 88 78 75 - 89 84 74 90 - 104 80 70 105 - 119 76 66 120 - 134 72 62 135 - 149 68 58 150 - 164 64 54 165 - 179 60 (minimum) 50 (minimum) 107