1.Competition Procedure.
a) Clubs entering a team
in the U15 age group shall compete for The
Gordon S. Cooper U15 Championship Shield.
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 two Semi-Finals;
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 -
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
The calculations shall include all completed league matches unless
declared invalid under the provisions of General rule 5.5.
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 of the competition 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 6.30pm (earlier if mutually 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 22 yards in length. A
non-turf pitch may be used in the event of the designated turf pitch
being declared unfit by the umpires provided both Team Managers agree
to play the match on the artificial surface
c) The ball need not be new but
shall be quartered and weigh 5½ 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 six (6) bowlers.
No bowler shall bowl more than four (4) overs in total. Batsmen
shall retire after scoring thirty-five (35) runs, with their last
scoring stroke counting in full, and shall
not resume their innings.
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 in an endeavour to provide
reasonable “light” during the last hour of play 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 15 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 17th birthday falls. RECOMMENDATION-: - Players of U11 age group status and below
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) 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
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.
i)
The matches in the Semi Final and Final “play-off” stage
shall comprise forty (40) overs per side. Bowlers shall bowl no more
than eight (8) overs in the match and fast bowlers, as defined by the
relative ECB directive, shall be restricted to a maximum of four (4)
overs per bowling spell. A batsman’s innings shall have no
restriction placed on it.
j)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 39 overs
shall be the winner, if still equal, at the end of 38 overs and so on.
k)
In
the event of the start of a Semi Final or Final being delayed, the
number of overs to be played per
innings may be reduced, in which case the bowler’s maximum
allocation to be reduced pro rata.
Incomplete matches must be continued
on
the earliest date available, as agreed by both clubs
THE
MARSDIN TROPHY (U15) COMPETITION RULES
1.
Clubs in the U15 age group shall compete for the Marsdin
Trophy,
which is organised on a “knock-out” basis. The Semi-finals and
Final of the competitions will normally be played on a Sunday .
The losing finalist in the Marsden Cup competition will be presented
with the “Leslie Ruddlesden Cup”.
2.The
Under 15 Section rules 1 (d) (e) & (f), 2. (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
(f) (g) and (h) shall apply.
3.
No
player can play for more than one club in any year of competition.
4.
Cup rounds, which are 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.
A result shall be determined before the date of the next round and
failing this, a six (6) player “bowl out” shall be arranged . Each
team shall bowl one (1) ball, alternately, from one end. A
hit resulting from a "No ball" (foot infringement) shall not
count.
If inconclusive a second
round of “sudden death” bowling to decide.
The toss of a coin to decide which team bowls first.
5.The team scoring the most runs in a completed match shall be the
winner irrespective of the number of wickets lost.
Should
any match end in a “tie”, the team who has lost the fewer wickets
will be declared the winner. If still equal, 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.