Willow 2013 Season rules
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:21 pm
WILLOW LEAGUE RULES
The rules of cricket as approved by the MCC shall apply unless otherwise amended or adapted locally for the League. The following local rules apply for the 2013 season for a trial season.
GENERAL RULES
Teams may rearrange games if the date they have been allocated in the original fixtures is not convenient due to widespread unavailability of players, unavailability of designated pitch etc: providing that both teams can reach agreement on an alternative date. However, this does not apply to those games lost to bad weather as such games are not to be rearranged (except in the Cup).
If the weather is particularly bad during the day of the game and there is realistically very little chance of the game being played, representatives from both sides may agree, by telephone, to cancel the game beforehand to avoid players from both sides unnecessarily making the journey to the ground.
The toss for each game should take place at 6.00pm sharp irrespective of whether the captains are present or not and each team should be ready to commence the match as soon as the toss has been completed (in any event all games should start by 6.15pm at the latest). If the captain of a team is not present by the appointed time to toss up and no other member of the team is prepared to do so, the other team shall be deemed to have won the toss and shall decide whether to bat or bowl. The game then commences without further delay.
The home team (as designated on the fixture list) must supply the wickets and the Willow match ball in each game. Teams are allowed to use a white ball for matches providing that both teams agree beforehand.
The pitch costs are shared on the night between the two teams.
The minimum number of players in a team to take part in a match should be no less than 7 otherwise the team forfeits the game unless the opposition agree to play it.
Children/youths: it is the responsibility of each League club to ensure that they are fully aware of – and comply with – the regulations, safeguards and requirements of having children/youth players (defined as under 18 years of age) in their team. A web link to the appropriate area provided by the ECB will be uploaded to the League website.
All teams agree to play the game in the spirit intended and resolve to accept that the umpires’ decisions are final and should not be questioned under any circumstances. In line with this all teams should ensure that, wherever possible, they provide individuals to umpire of sufficient competence and familiar with the rules.
Wides - As in all forms of limited overs cricket any ball bowled down the leg side is deemed a wide. In the interests of fairness and to avoid contention captains are to remind their team of this at the start of the game.
No balls – All full tosses over waist height are no-balls irrespective of whether the ball is hit or not and bouncers over shoulder height, when the batsman takes a normal stance, should also be called as no balls. Either umpire may call and signal no ball.
In the event of a fielding side starting the game with less than eleven players, any player turning up late will not be allowed to bowl if 10 overs or more have been bowled.
Results should be emailed to the Webmaster by the winning team as soon as possible after the game but by no later than one week after the date game was played, together with the scoresheet for the match. Any result not submitted within this timescale will be classed as not having been played and shall not count for points or in the season’s calculation of relative positions in the competition to which the game applied.
If games are not played due to bad weather please inform the Webmaster by email so that the League table can be updated accordingly.
The rules of cricket as approved by the MCC shall apply unless otherwise amended or adapted locally for the League. The following local rules apply for the 2013 season for a trial season.
GENERAL RULES
Teams may rearrange games if the date they have been allocated in the original fixtures is not convenient due to widespread unavailability of players, unavailability of designated pitch etc: providing that both teams can reach agreement on an alternative date. However, this does not apply to those games lost to bad weather as such games are not to be rearranged (except in the Cup).
If the weather is particularly bad during the day of the game and there is realistically very little chance of the game being played, representatives from both sides may agree, by telephone, to cancel the game beforehand to avoid players from both sides unnecessarily making the journey to the ground.
The toss for each game should take place at 6.00pm sharp irrespective of whether the captains are present or not and each team should be ready to commence the match as soon as the toss has been completed (in any event all games should start by 6.15pm at the latest). If the captain of a team is not present by the appointed time to toss up and no other member of the team is prepared to do so, the other team shall be deemed to have won the toss and shall decide whether to bat or bowl. The game then commences without further delay.
The home team (as designated on the fixture list) must supply the wickets and the Willow match ball in each game. Teams are allowed to use a white ball for matches providing that both teams agree beforehand.
The pitch costs are shared on the night between the two teams.
The minimum number of players in a team to take part in a match should be no less than 7 otherwise the team forfeits the game unless the opposition agree to play it.
Children/youths: it is the responsibility of each League club to ensure that they are fully aware of – and comply with – the regulations, safeguards and requirements of having children/youth players (defined as under 18 years of age) in their team. A web link to the appropriate area provided by the ECB will be uploaded to the League website.
All teams agree to play the game in the spirit intended and resolve to accept that the umpires’ decisions are final and should not be questioned under any circumstances. In line with this all teams should ensure that, wherever possible, they provide individuals to umpire of sufficient competence and familiar with the rules.
Wides - As in all forms of limited overs cricket any ball bowled down the leg side is deemed a wide. In the interests of fairness and to avoid contention captains are to remind their team of this at the start of the game.
No balls – All full tosses over waist height are no-balls irrespective of whether the ball is hit or not and bouncers over shoulder height, when the batsman takes a normal stance, should also be called as no balls. Either umpire may call and signal no ball.
In the event of a fielding side starting the game with less than eleven players, any player turning up late will not be allowed to bowl if 10 overs or more have been bowled.
Results should be emailed to the Webmaster by the winning team as soon as possible after the game but by no later than one week after the date game was played, together with the scoresheet for the match. Any result not submitted within this timescale will be classed as not having been played and shall not count for points or in the season’s calculation of relative positions in the competition to which the game applied.
If games are not played due to bad weather please inform the Webmaster by email so that the League table can be updated accordingly.