Lancashire League Handbook 2024

LCL Handbook 2024 76 must be cut before resumption and then rolled under the instructions of the Captain of the batting side for not more than 7 minutes and rolling between the innings shall be subject to the same 7 minutes maximum. Where a match is not completed on the first day, upon each resumption the decision as to the fitness of the ground shall be left to the Umpires. The Captain of the batting side may not declare their innings closed at any time during the course of the match. For the sake of clarification the League Executive Committee shall arrange that both semi-final ties take place on the same date. 5. No bowler may bowl more than 10 overs in any one innings and where the number overs to be bowled in an innings is reduced, due to a delayed start or an interruption during the game, no bowler may bowl more than one-fifth of the total overs allowed - (unless such a number has been exceeded before the interruption) - except that where the number of overs are not divisible by five, an additional over shall be allowed to the minimum number of bowlers necessary to make up the balance. When an interruption occurs mid over and on resumption the bowler has exceeded the new maximum allocation, they will be allowed to finish the uncompleted over. In the event of the bowler being unable to complete an over, the remaining balls will be bowled by another bowler. Such part of an over will count as a full over only in so far as each bowler’s limit is concerned. 6. RESTRICTIONS ON THE PLACEMENT OF FIELDERS The following fielding restrictions shall apply. 6.1 At the instant of delivery, there may not be more than 5 fielders on the leg side. 6.2 Two semi-circles shall be drawn on the field of play. The semi- circles shall have as their centre the middle stump at either end of the pitch. The radius of each of the semi-circles shall be 30 yards (27.43 metres). The semi-circles shall be linked by two parallel straight lines drawn on the field. The fielding restriction areas should be marked by continuous painted white lines or ‘dots’at 5 yard (4.57 metres) intervals, each ‘dot’to be covered by a white plastic or rubber (but not metal) disc measuring 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter. 6.3 At the instant of delivery: (a) Powerplay 1 – nomore than two fielders shall be permitted outside this fielding restriction area. In an innings of 50 overs, these are overs 1 to 10 inclusive. (b) Powerplay 2 – nomore than four fielders shall be permitted outside this fielding restriction area. In an innings of 50 overs, these are overs 11 to 40 inclusive.