Lancashire League Handbook 2021

74 time for the cessation of the second innings, Playing Condition 16.3 shall apply. 16.2 Delayed or interrupted matches. To constitute a match, a minimum of 5 overs has to be bowled to the side 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. 16.2.1 Delay or interruptions to the innings of the team batting first. a. When playing time has been lost the revised number of overs to be bowled in the match shall be based on a rate of 3.75 mins per over in the total time available for play (that is, time already played added to time remaining though not including the time allocated to the interval). Should calculations regarding numbers of overs 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 to be bowled in the match will be calculated as if the over in progress at the time of the interruption had been completed. The innings of the team batting first will continue from the point of the interruption. The revision of the number of overs should ensure, whenever possible, that both teams have the opportunity to bat for the same number of overs. (Where this is possible, if the total number of overs in the match thereby calculated results in an odd number of total overs in the match, then one over shall be added and the new total divided in half). b The team batting second shall not bat for a greater number of overs than the first team unless the latter completed its innings in less than its allocated overs. 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. A fixed time will be specified for the commencement of the interval, and also the close of play for the match, by applying a rate of 3.75 mins per over in respect of each over already bowled and/or scheduled to be bowled in each innings. All relative delays, interruptions in play, and the duration of the interval will be taken into account. If this calculation produces a close of play time that is earlier than the original time for cessation of play then one additional over should be allocated to each team, with the interval and close of play times being recalculated accordingly. If there is more than one interruption to the innings of the side batting first, the above calculations should always be based on the original scheduled close of play.