Willow
League Rules and Points
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THE WILLOW LEAGUE
The Willow League was formed to provide recreational cricket
for adults, with the emphasis firmly on the social, fun and
friendly aspects of the game. It is played mid-week in and
around Cardiff. It is not open to clubs that play any form
of league cricket at any level within the weekend league structures
in south Wales (this exclusion also applies to teams that
adopt a different name but which are, to all intents and purposes,
run by or comprised mainly of players from one such club).
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 2014 season.
GENERAL RULES - updated for 2014 season
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 no later than 5.55pm
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. 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:
may only play where they have a familial or other long standing
connection to an existing or recent Willow player and/or team.
It is the responsibility of each team 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 side starting the game with less than eleven
players, any player turning up late will not be allowed to
bowl if 10 overs have already been bowled in the match.
Results
Scores and results* should be emailed daniellewis@cardiffcasuals.com
or texted 07725086385 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 (optional [Willow
Scoresheet Template]). Any scores and 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.
*Within the email please give the result - all that
is required is a one liner saying Team A XXX-X beat Team B
XXX-X by XX runs or X wickets and who batted 1st.
COMPETITIONS
The format will comprise two competitions: the League and
the Cup. There will also be two ‘virtual’ competitions
trialled for 2014 – Shield and Plate – which takes
games played in the League competition in the 2nd half of
the season and uses the result only (not the League points)
to calculate Shield and Plate positions for teams in the top
half and bottom half of the League table respectively at the
mid-point stage of the League, and this shall be administered
by Casuals.
1. LEAGUE COMPETITION
- Teams play each other twice, once home and once away.
- Games comprise 20 overs with a maximum of 4 overs per bowler.
- Matches may comprise a reduced number of overs; in the event
of rain, bad light or other conditions on the day affecting
the number of overs that can be bowled, but this must be by
mutual consent between the captains and both teams must have
the same number of overs available to them.
- In the event of a tie for the League title, it will be decided
in favour of the team that won the game(s) played between
the two teams. If this fixture(s) were not played due to rain,
then the team with the most number of wins is awarded the
title. If both teams have the same number of wins, a play
off shall be arranged to decide the title.
- Points system. 15 points are available per game: 10 for
winning and 5 bonus points allocated between the two teams
according to the relative closeness of the result (as shown
in table below). If a game is tied, the points are shared
equally (7.5 each).
Wicket result |
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Wickets remaining
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Winners |
Losers |
1 |
0 bonus pts |
5 bonus pts |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3-4 |
2 |
3 |
5-6 |
3 |
2 |
7-8 |
4 |
1 |
9-10 |
5 |
0 |
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Run result |
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Runs |
Winners |
Losers |
1-5 |
0 bonus pts |
5 bonus pts |
6-10 |
1 |
4 |
11-15 |
2 |
3 |
16-25 |
3 |
2 |
26-35 |
4 |
1 |
36 or more |
5 |
0 |
* where the side batting 2nd wins but has fewer than 11 batsman
available, the wickets result shall be adjusted so that the
margin of victory represents the actual number of wickets
remaining in the match (eg. a team winning with 3 wickets
lost but only 9 batsman available shall have won the game
by 5 wickets only)
- Positions will be decided on an average points system with
win and bonus points divided by the number of games played
to give a mean average rounded up to 2 decimal points.
- Matches cancelled due to bad weather will not be rearranged
– no points will be awarded as the averaging system
is used to determine positions.
- If a team fails to fulfil match due to lack of players the
opposing team shall be awarded 15 points. The defaulting team
receives no points but the game will count in averaging points
over the course of the competition
2. CUP COMPETITION (optional)
- The Cup competition is optional and is played on a knockout
basis.
- Unlike League games if Cup matches are cancelled due to
bad weather they will need to be rearranged unless one team
forfeits the game.
- Cup games comprise 18 overs with a maximum of 2 overs per
bowler and a requirement for batsman to retire as soon as
they have scored 25 runs. The batsman may resume his innings
if all the other wickets have fallen. In the event of two
batsmen being retired and needing to return, the return is
done in scorecard order (not the order of retirement).
- If a team fields less than 11 players in a Cup match the
opposing captain is entitled to choose which bowler(s) must
bowl the extra overs if they have less than 9 people to bowl
2 overs each. For example, if a team has 8 players, once they
have all bowled 2 overs each the opposing captain can choose
the one who has conceded the most runs to bowl the extra 2
overs.
- A team may change its wicket-keeper once during the course
of a match except due to injury and, the original wicket-keeper
may then bowl a maximum of two overs.
- If a team cannot raise a side for a scheduled Cup match,
the tie is awarded to the non-defaulting team.
- In the event of a tie in a Cup match the game will be decided
by a bowl out (the number of wickets lost is NOT used to decide
the winners). The bowl out is by overarm bowling and is administered
as follows:
- A wicket is set at each end, the match ball is used for
bowling
- Normal no-ball rules concerning feet and number of bounces
before reaching the wicket shall apply.
- Six players from each team bowl one delivery each.
- Team that batted first starts the bowl out, and then alternates
between the two teams.
- The team with the most number of wicket hits (ie. the bails
are removed from the stumps) wins.
- If the bowl out is undecided after these 12 deliveries,
the bowl out switches to a sudden death basis, with the remaining
players from each side alternating. If required, the original
6 players who started the bowl out shall bowl again until
one team has one more hit than the other once both teams have
bowled the same number of times.
POLICY FOR ENSURING CUP GAMES ARE PLAYED ON TIME
If a Cup match cannot be played on its scheduled date it
should be rearranged as soon as possible thereafter to ensure
that the game is played by the date of the next round. If
a Cup match is cancelled on two separate occasions due to
bad weather and it cannot be played by the date of the next
round then the tie should be decided on a toss of a coin.
This is by no means ideal but otherwise games will not be
played by the date of the next round. If the Final is unable
to be played due to bad weather then, after two further attempts
have been made to play the game, the two teams shall agree
a mutually acceptable way of settling or sharing the competition.
In the event that agreement cannot be reached, the matter
shall be referred to the League Chairman. In the event of
the finalists disagreeing over whether a game should proceed
on a previously agreed date due to the weather, then one or
both of the independent umpires may be called upon to decide
whether the game is to be played.
Any disputes relating to the rearranging of Cup matches should
be referred to the Chairman as soon as possible for a decision.
If the dispute involves the Chairman’s club, then it
is referred to either the Vice Chairman or one of the two
Treasurers. If the dispute also involves the club of one of
these individuals, then it shall be referred to one of the
others.
SUMMARY TABLE OF RULES FOR COMPETITIONS
Competition |
No. of Max. overs |
Max overs per bowler |
Points system |
Game off due to weather |
Game off due to forfeit |
League |
20 |
4 |
Win, bonus and Average |
0 points each |
15 points |
Shield/Plate (virtual) |
as per League |
as per League |
Win 2, Loss 0 |
1 point each |
2 points |
Cup |
18 |
2 |
Result |
Rearrange game |
Game awarded |
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