Lancashire League Handbook 2018

67 J W LEES LANCASHIRE LEAGUE 20/20 COMPETITION RULES 2018 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 will be divided into such Groups as may be decided by the Competition Committee. In 2018 there will be four groups of six clubs. 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 team was dismissed. e.g. a team which 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 the most points in the matches 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. Quarter Finals & Semi Finals Quarter Finals will be contested between eight clubs being the top two teams from the four groups of six. The top team from each of the four groups will have the benefit of a home draw and no team shall be drawn against another team from the same group in the quarter finals. The four winning quarter finalists will proceed to a finals day the venue for which shall be drawn by the Competition Committee along with the semi final pairings. 6. Time of Play Matches will be played on Friday evenings (unless otherwise agreed by the