1.Competition
Procedure.
a) Clubs
entering a team in the U17 age group shall compete for the The
Reporter,
Peter
Snape U17 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 two Semi-Finals, the winners of those matches to
play off for the championship trophy. The section leaders will be
“seeded” not to play each other in the Semi-Finals and the matches
shall be played on their respective grounds. 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, of the competition 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 an 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
Batsmen
shall retire after scoring fifty (50) runs, with their last scoring
stroke counting in full, and shall not resume their
innings.
No bowler shall bowl more than
four (4) overs.
e)
The match over allocation referred to in (d) above may, by
agreement, be reduced by a maximum of 4 oversper
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 17 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 18th 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
Team Manager shall be informed, at the first convenient break in play,
and the matter shall be reported to the League by comment on the
result sheet
i)
In the Semi Finals and Final of the competition the matches to
be one innings per side, each innings to be forty (40) overs maximum.
A bowler shall not bowl more than eight (8) overs.
A fast bowler, as defined by the ECB Fast Bowling
directives, shall not bowl a spell in excess of that applicable to the
age group of the player concerned. A batsman’s innings shall have no run restriction placed on
it.
j)
If the start of a Semi Final or the Final is delayed, the
number of overs to be played may be reduced, in
which case the bowler’s maximum allocation should be reduced
accordinglyk)
If the total scores in the Semi Final or Final are equal, the
winners will be the team losing the least number of wickets. If still
equal, the side with the highest score at the end of 39 overs shall be
the winner, if equal, at the end of 38 overs and so on.
l)
In the event of the Semi-Final or Final play off match not
being completed, after having started, it must be continued
on the earliest date available, as agreed by both clubs, provided the
venue/pitch location is not changed.
m)
The losing finalist in the Reporter, Peter Snape U17
Championship play off final will be presented with the Heavy
Woollen Cricket Society Cup.
THE
BRACKENBURY CUP COMPETITION
1.
All clubs shall compete for the Brackenbury Cup, which is organized on
a “knock out” basis.
2.
Section rules 1 (d), (e), (f),
2 (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and
(h) shall apply.
3.
A match to be one innings per team, each innings to be of
twenty (20) overs maximum.
No bowler shall bowl more than four (4) overs.
A batsman’s innings shall have no run restriction placed on it.
4.
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.
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. The team with
most hits, from fair delivery’s, shall win. If inconclusive a second
round of “sudden death” bowling to decide.The toss of a coin to
decide which team bowls first.
5.
Should
any match up to and including the Semi-Finals end in a “tie”, the
team who has lost the fewer wickets will be declared the winner. If inconclusive, the side with the highest score at the end of 19
overs shall be the winner, if equal, at the end of 18 overs and so on
In
the event of a tie in the Final, the Brackenbury Cup to be held by
each side for a period of six months.