Lancashire League Handbook 2014

66 MOORHOUSE'S BREWERY LANCASHIRE LEAGUE 20/20 COMPETITION RULES 2014 1. The Competition Committee The Competition shall be run by the Competition Committee consisting of the League President, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Chairman and two League Representatives nominated by the League Committee. 2. Group Stages For the initial stage of the Competition the Clubs within the League (together with one other Club from another League) will be divided into three Groups to be decided by the Competition Committee. 3. In the initial Group stage each Club will play once against all other Clubs in its group home or away. Two points will be awarded for a Win, one point for a Tie or No Result and no points for a Loss. 4.1 Positions in the Group tables will be determined by the number of points obtained at the end of the Group stage. If two or more Clubs are equal on points, positions will be determined by overall net run rate. A Club's net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by that team (including any penalty runs imposed under Rule 16.3), the average runs per over scored against that team. Only those matches where results are achieved will count for the purpose of net run rate calculations. In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs the calculation of its net run rate shall be based on the full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled and not on the number of overs in which the teamwas dismissed. e.g. a teamwhich was entitled to receive 20 overs and was dismissed in 14 overs would have its run rate calculated as if it had received 20 overs. 4.2 If still equal, the teams will be ordered according to which team achieved themost points in thematches played between them 4.3 In the event that teams cannot be separated by (1) to (2) above, this will be done by drawing lots. 5. Semi-Finals. Semi-Finals will be contested between the three Group winners and the best Group runner-up (i.e. the Club other than the Group winners with the most points or, if two or more Clubs are equal, the best overall net run rate etc. as in Rule 4). The top two Group winners will have home fixtures in the Semi-finals. Semi-Finals pairings and the venue of the Final shall be drawn by the Competition Committee. 6. Time of Play. Matches will be played on Friday evenings (unless otherwise agreed by the