Lancashire League Handbook 2017

48 possible for a definite result to be achieved in a match where the side batting last becomes entitled to receive less than 20 overs vii) If a start is delayed by weather a match shall not commence after 4.30pm (4:00 pm in September) (In second team matches 3:55 or 3:20 in September). The reason being that the time allowed will not permit the minimum 20 overs to be bowled. It will be declared a “no result”. viii) During a match: ground, weather and/or light conditions, injury/ illness to players/officials, may cause the deduction of overs from either/both innings. All calculations for the deduction of overs are based on “Time Lost”. For the purpose of this rule, all references to “Time Lost” are to be calculated as follows. “Time Lost” will be the number of minutes counted from the start of any interruption or delay, to the time agreed by the Umpires for play to start or re-start. This means that if play should start /re-start earlier or later than the designated time decided by the Umpires, the original calculation will remain unchanged. 3.4. In a game delayed or interrupted by ground and/or weather conditions providing time allows the side batting second to receive 20 or more overs (it being acknowledged that the Team may not need to receive the said number of overs to pass the first innings score and thereby win the match) the target score to be achieved by the side batting second shall be calculated on the following basis: i) Divide the runs scored in the first innings by the number of overs received in order to arrive at the first innings runs per over rate. (For this purpose any part over received shall constitute a full over). In the event of a side being dismissed within the total number of overs that it was entitled to receive in the time allotted for the first innings, the run rate will be calculated by dividing the runs scored by the total number of overs which the Team was entitled to have received rather than the number of overs actually received. ii) Calculate 75% of the runs per over rate in i) above. iii) Multiply the reduced run rate at ii) by the number of overs lost in the second innings. iv) Calculate the reduced target to be achieved by the Team batting second by deducting the figure arrived in iii) from the first innings total. The overs will still be reduced during an early tea break. In dealing with this calculation run rates should be calculated to the second decimal place and the amended target score will always be rounded up to the next whole number. When the 1st innings score is rounded up to the next whole number, the side batting 2nd must achieve the new target score to achieve victory. Failure to do so will result in a win for the team batting first (i.e. a tie is not possible when the score has been rounded up).