Lancashire League Handbook 2016

70 to the innings of the side batting first, the above calculations should always be based on the original scheduled close of play. c If the team fielding first fails to bowl the revised number of overs by the specified time Playing Condition 16.3 shall apply. In all reduced overs matches both teams will be given one over’s leeway in addition to any time that the Umpires might allow for stoppages. Allowances prior to a stoppage are carried forward for the purposes of the application of Playing Condition 16.3 only they do not influence the recalculated number of overs or the scheduled close of either innings. 16.2.2 Delay or interruptions to the innings of the team batting second. a When playing time has been lost and, as a result, it is not possible for the team batting second to have the opportunity of receiving its allocated, or revised allocation of overs in the playing time available, the number of overs shall be reduced at a rate of 3.75 mins per over in respect of the aggregated lost playing time. However, should the innings of the team batting first have been completed prior to the scheduled time for the commencement of the interval, then any calculation relating to the revision of overs shall not be effective until an amount of time equivalent to that by which the second innings started early has elapsed. Should the calculations result in a fraction of an over the fraction shall be ignored. In the event of a suspension occurring in the middle of an over, the number of total overs lost will be calculated as above and the innings of the team batting second will continue from the point of the interruption. b A rescheduled time for the close of play will be fixed by applying a rate of 3.75 minutes per over in respect of each over already bowled and/or re-scheduled to be bowled in the innings. (The timing and duration of all relative delays and interruptions in play with respect to the second innings will be taken into account in specifying this time.) This calculation should not cause the match to finish earlier than the time that was set for the cessation of play at the commencement of the second innings. To constitute a match, a minimum of 5 overs have to be bowled to the team batting second (including any overs for which penalty runs may have been awarded under Playing Condition 16.3) unless a result has been achieved earlier. The team batting second shall not bat for a greater number of overs than the first team unless the latter completed its innings in fewer than its allocated overs. c If the team fielding second fails to bowl the revised overs by the scheduled close of play Playing Condition 16.3 shall apply. In