Alliance Midweek Cricket League Handbook 2010

32 13. NON FULFILMENT OF FIXTURES/POSTPONEMENTS (i) Clubs failing to fulfill fixtures shall be fined for each offence and the defaul6ng club shall have 3 points deducted. (ii) Both teams in all cases must go to the Ground or Club House, unless mutual agreement to abandon the game has been reached, but not earlier than 3.00 pm and not later than 5.00 pm on the day of the match or 4.30 pm where neutral umpires are appointed. (iii) The home club must make contact with one of the contacts provided if a game is liable to be postponed. (iv) If neither of their contacts is going to be available for any reason to receive a phone call on the day of the match, the away club must make contact with the home club ahead of the game and provide the name of an alterna6ve contact. (v) If the home club is unable to make personal contact with either of the contacts then the League Secretary must be informed immediately and the offending club shall be dealt with at the discre6on of the Management Commi7ee. (vi) An answer phone or similar contact with the opposing club is not acceptable. (vii) If it is mutually agreed to abandon the fixture of if prior knowledge exists of an unfulfilled fixture, then the home side shall be responsible for informing the appointed neutral umpires. Failure to do so will result in the offending club being required to pay the umpires half of the match expenses. 14. MATCH OFFICIALS Each club shall provide a scorer. Both scorers must be in close proximity to each other at the specified scoring point as defined by the home club. Where the League does not provide neutral umpires, each club shall provide its own umpire. Neutral Umpires shall be paid an expense, the amount of which shall be decided each year by the clubs at the Annual General Mee6ng or General Mee6ng of club, the cost being divided equally between the two clubs. All umpires must be paid before the game commences. The game cannot commence un6l the umpires have been paid. Where only one neutral umpire is in a7endance, the umpires shall stand at both ends with the clubs mutually agreeing to the second umpire. The neutral umpires shall then receive expenses equivalent to one and a half the normal expenses. In all cases other than rule 13, where the neutral Umpire a7ends the ground but play is prevented from commencing, then the neutral umpire shall be paid half th normal expense. 15. BALL The fielding side shall provide its own ball which shall not be new and must be a quartered leather ball mutually acceptable to both Captains and, where appointed, neutral umpires. 16. CONDITIONS OF PLAY (i) The visi6ng team shall bat first. (ii) All matches shall commence at 6.15 pm or earlier by mutual consent of both sides. (iii) If a match is started later than 6.15 pm due to the fault of one team, a specified number of overs may be deducted from the ba8ng period of the offending team. Such deduc6ons shall be accordance with the reference table printed in the League Handbook and must be arranged before actual play commences and if neutral umpires are present then they shall adivse the club captains of such deduc6ons. (iv) Players must have arrived and on the field of play by the comple6on of the 8th over to either bat or bowl in a game. The captain must inform the opposing captain and umpires of any late players arrival.