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SECTION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
For UNDER THIRTEEN (U13) CRICKET
(To be read and applied in conjunction with General Rules and
Regulations)
The text shown in red indicates the rule is being
introduced in 2008 for the first time
1.Competition
Procedure.
a) Clubs entering a team
in the U13 age group shall compete for The
U13 Reporter Championship
Trophy.
b)
The Executive Committee to determine the format of the League
when the number of teams participating is known. Teams, where
possible, will be grouped to form two or more sections taking due
account of their geographical location.
c) When
clubs are divided into two sections the top two teams in each section
will take part in Semi-Final play off matches; the winners of those
matches shall meet in the Final of the competition. The section
leaders will be “seeded” not to play each other in the
Semi-Finals. If two or more teams finish level on points
(either in first or second position) the team to be placed highest in
the league table will be determined by the result of the match(s)
played between them e.g. either by straight win or by the greater
aggregated score.
If
the teams cannot be separated by this method, the following “tie
breaker” formula shall be used in respect of all completed league
matches: -
Total runs scored divided by the total number of wickets lost =
A
Total runs conceded divided by the total number of wickets
taken = B
Subtract B from A to determine the team with the highest
average run differential
In the event of the League comprising three or four sections the top
team in each section will automatically secure a place in the
Semi-Finals and in the case of the former be joined by the highest
performing second placed team, of the three sections, having the
greater average run
differential.
d) All arrangements for
the Semi-Finals and the Final to be made by the Executive Committee,
including the appointment of neutral umpires and selection of the
ground for the Final.
e) Unless specially
approved by the League no player may play in the Semi-Finals, or Final
who has:
i)
not played in at least two (2) matches for the club during the
season.
ii)
not previously been registered as per requirements of the
league.
f) Clubs are required to
nominate a squad of twelve players to the Results Secretary, by FAX or
E-Mail, no later than six days prior to the date of the Semi-Finals or
Final, as the case maybe.
2.Conduct of play
a) Play to start promptly
at 10.00am, however, this start time may be varied if mutually agreed.
A match played on an evening, under the provisions of General rule
4.3, shall commence no later than 6.30pm (earlier if agreed) and shall
finish no later than sunset.
A team not ready to start at the scheduled or
agreed time will forfeit the toss and their opponents will have the
choice of innings.
The interval between innings to be a maximum 5 minutes duration
with no requirement to re-mark, sweep or
roll the pitch
b) The pitch shall
measure 21 yards in length.
c)
The ball need not be new but shall be quartered and weigh 4¾
oz.
d)
A match to be one innings per team, each innings to be of
twenty (20) overs maximum.
Each team will use a minimum of seven (7) bowlers.
No bowler shall bowl more than three (3) overs. Batsmen shall
retire after scoring twenty-five (25) runs, with their last scoring
stroke counting in full, and shall not resume their innings.
Wicket keepers not to be changed during an innings without good reason
e.g. injury, sickness. Under no circumstances will any player , having kept wicket,
be allowed to bowl.
e) The match over allocation referred to in (d) above may, by
agreement, be reduced by a maximum of 4 overs per innings if the
scheduled start time is delayed or to avoid delaying the start of a
senior match. The revised arrangements shall make provision for at
least five (5) bowlers being used per side. Team Managers shall agree the revised arrangement before the toss
and the result sheet shall record details of the agreement reached.
f)
Each team shall comprise a maximum of eleven (11) players who
are under the age of 13 years
at midnight on the 31st August of the year preceding the current
season
EXCEPT
girl
members of the team may be allowed to
play
until the end of the season in which their 15th birthday falls.
RECOMMENDATION-: - Players under 8 years of age should not be included
in a team .
g)
A match will be valid, provided a team has a minimum of seven
(7) players.
The inclusion of a late arriving player in a
team must be declared to their opponents manager before the toss. A
substitute fielder, if available, shall be allowed during the
player’s absence. However, a player shall not take part in a match
at which he has not appeared by the time half the agreed number of
overs have been bowled in the first innings. Prior to the “cut
off” point being reached the player who arrives late may bat or bowl
as normal. After the “cut off” point is reached the substitute may
be upgraded to the status of player.
h)
Either umpire shall call and signal “No ball” if a delivery
bounces three or more times, or rolls along the ground, before it
reaches the popping crease.
i)
Either umpire shall call and signal “Dead ball” if a
delivery comes to rest in front of the line of the striker’s wicket,
without any intervention by the striker. The bowler shall be allowed
another delivery.
j)
A bowler who may appear to have an unfair, or unusual, bowling
arm action shall not be “no balled” on account of this nor shall
he/she receive any official warning or be subjected to any humiliating
comments or gestures. The umpire making the observation(s) shall bring
the matter to the immediate attention of his/her colleague. There is
no requirement to involve the captains of either side. The bowler’s Team Manager shall be informed, at the first
convenient break in play, and the matter shall be referred to the
League by comment on the result sheet.
k) A non-turf pitch may be used
provided
i) the
visiting Team Manager is advised prior to the scheduled match date OR
ii) the
prepared turf pitch has been declared unfit by the umpires and both
Team Managers agree to play the match on the artificial surface
l) Incomplete
matches in Semi-Final or Final play off stages of this competition
must be continued on the earliest date available, as agreed by
both clubs, provided the venue/pitch location is not changed.
m) If the total scores in a Semi-Final or Final play off are equal, the winners
will be the team losing the least number of wickets. If inconclusive,
the side with the highest score at the end of 19 overs shall be the
winner, if still equal, at the end of 18 overs and so on.
THE
U13 GORDON S.COOPER CUP RULES
1.
All clubs competing in the U13 Reporter Championship League
shall enter a team(s) in
The U13 Gordon S. Cooper Trophy competition,
which is organized on a “knock out” basis .The U13 Section rules
1(d), (e), (f), 2 (b), (c), (d), (e),
(f) (g), (h) (i), (j) and (k) shall apply.
2. Sunday matches to
commence at 10.00am, however, this start time may be varied if
mutually agreed or under the provisions of rule 5 below. A match scheduled to be played on an evening shall commence no
later than 6.30pm (earlier if agreed) and play shall finish no later
than sunset. The interval to be
5 minutes with no requirement to re-mark, sweep or roll the pitch
between innings
3. Matches postponed due to
fitness of ground, weather or light must be re-arranged on the
earliest date
available, as agreed by both clubs.
Incomplete matches must be continued
on the earliest date available, as agreed by both clubs, provided the
venue/pitch location is not changed.
4.
Should any match end in a “tie”, the team that loses the
least number of wickets will be declared the winner.
If equal, the side with the highest scores at the end of
19 overs will be the winner or failing this, at the end
of 18 overs and so on.
If this method proves inconclusive, a “bowl out” contest shall be
arranged between five players from each side (not the wicket keeper)
bowled from one end. Each player to bowl one delivery and the winner
shall be the team scoring most hits from a maximum five attempts. A
hit resulting from a “No ball” shall not count. If still equal a
round of “sudden death” bowling will follow until a winner is
established.The toss of a coin to decide which team bowls first.
5.
Should a semi-final match not be
completed on the scheduled fixture date, the match is to be played or
replayed on the following Sunday commencing at 2.30pm to permit league
fixtures arranged for that date to go-ahead as planned. The semi-final
concerned will be hosted by the club “first out of the hat” as
determined by the published cup draw, however, if their ground is not
available, for any reason, it may be played on the ground of their
opponents. If both grounds are unavailable the match to be staged
earlier on the first available weekday evening. The final of the
competition will, thereafter, be played on the Sunday immediately
following completion of the semi-final in the same manner. Every
effort will be made to appoint neutral umpires but a contingency shall
be in place to provide club officials if this is not possible.
6. The
winner of this competition will represent HWDJCL in the MCC “Spirit
of Cricket” ECB National Club competition provided the outcome is
settled on the original fixture date, as published in the league
Handbook, otherwise the club to go forward to the ECB competition will
be decided by one of the following methods:
(a) a
“bowl out” contest between the undefeated finalists, if conditions
allow
(b)
the undefeated finalist with the highest “net average run rate”
achieved in completed league matches
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