RULES AND REGULATIONS 2018-2019 Registered No.: A0000496P

CR IC S K H E E P T P A R T ON

Liam Gledhill 2017/18 Lightfoot Medallist from Numurkah Cricket Club (Photo courtesy of the Shepparton News) CRICKET SHEPPARTON EXECUTIVE CONTACTS President David D'Elia [email protected] 0439 484 448 Secretary Jenny Mears [email protected] 0487 182 738 Treasurer Nathan Quinlan [email protected] 0428 880 462 Director Senior Cricket Michael Van Dorsser [email protected] 0423 300 741 Director Junior Cricket Steve Dalitz [email protected] 0412 122 271 Represent Cricket [email protected] Umpires Director Gary Wood [email protected] 0448 311 977 General Committee Narelle Claney [email protected] 0427 824 444 General Committee Courtney Colcough [email protected] 0437 939 001 General Committee James 'Butch' Scott [email protected] 0437 240 429 General Committee Brandan Reilly [email protected] 0447 773 937 General Committee Travis Waters [email protected] 0438 697 248 General Rules [email protected] CLUB CONTACTS Club Contact Phone Email CP/St Brendans CC Helen McMillan 0413 845 799 [email protected] Dhurringile CC Sean Goode 0358 248 800 [email protected] Dookie CC Clint Arthur 0418 336 329 [email protected] Euroa CC Heather Crosbie 0419 307 127 [email protected] Invergordon CC Billy Bagley 0448 981 110 [email protected] Karramomus CC Nathan Delahey 0438 418 148 [email protected] Katandra CC Andrew Nicholls 0419 159 013 [email protected] Kyabram CC Tim Nelson 0419 460 182 [email protected] Mooroopna CC Aaron DiFede 0421 926 240 [email protected] Murchison CC Brandan Reilly 0447 773 937 [email protected] Nagambie CC Steve Brook 0418 505 784 [email protected] Northerners CC Karen Bollard 0407 519 707 [email protected] Numurkah CC Brad Naughton 0467 019 943 [email protected] Old Students CC Tim Maclaughlin 0408 997 494 [email protected] Pine Lodge CC Travis Waters 0438 697 248 [email protected] Shepp/YCU CC Clive Wood 0408 221 588 [email protected] Tatura CC Sam Wood 0498 989 820 [email protected] Toolamba CC Justin Dimond 0408 516 726 [email protected] Undera Lions CC Aidan McQuilton 0400 982 477 [email protected] Waaia CC Brayden Carey 0423 571 870 [email protected] Umpires Russell Baldi 03 5862 3842 [email protected] Graeme Mansfeld 0439 108 123 [email protected] David Chaston 0419 197 296 David Rutledge 0488 433 688 Owen Robertson 0467 344 650 Mal Stuart 0418 557 944 Rod Neil 0429 803 518 Garry Wood 0448 311 077 Grant Rowe 0417 951 132 Jim Evans 0438 299 443 Abas Ali 0431 373 602 Brett Sharp 0475 092 209 Phil Absolom 0409 176 786 David D'Elia 0439 484 448 Allan Muntz 0432 637 112 Wayne Burrows 0418 337 887 David Mastin 0452 410 341 Cricket Shepparton INDEX OF RULES PART A: GENERAL RULES Rule No. Page No. 1 Defnitions ...... 3 2 Laws of Cricket and Jurisdiction of Board ...... 4 3 Grades ...... 4 4 Programs of Matches and Competitions ...... 4 5 Results of Matches ...... 5 6 Competition Points, Club Percentages and Player Averages . 5 7 Forfeits ...... 6 8 Player Eligibility for a Particular Club – Registration and Clearance . 7 9 Player Eligibility for a Particular Grade or Team ...... 8 10 Penalty for Play by an Ineligible Player ...... 9 11 Umpires ...... 9 12 Players’ Dress – Footwear ...... 12 13 General Provisions ...... 12 14 Adverse Conditions ...... 14 15 Extreme Weather Conditions ...... 16 16 Ground and Pitch ...... 16 17 Covers and Other Ground Preparation Issues ...... 17 18 Ground Preparation for Finals Matches ...... 18 19 Use of Balls ...... 18 20 The Over ...... 19 21 Afternoon Tea Interval ...... 20 22 Electronic Devices on Field of Play ...... 20 23 Team Selections, Scores and Reports on Performance of Appointed Umpires ...... 20 PART B: RULES GOVERNING TWO DAY MATCHES 24 Two Day Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings . . 21 25 Two Day Matches – Conduct of Matches ...... 23 26 Two Day Matches – The Players ...... 24 PART C: RULES GOVERNING ONE DAY MATCHES 27 One Day Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings . . 25 28 One Day Matches – Conduct of Matches ...... 27 29 One Day Matches – The Players ...... 29 30 One Day Matches – Competition Points...... 29 31 One Day Matches – Grand Final ...... 29 PART D: RULES GOVERNING FINALS IN SHIELD COMPETITIONS 32 Application ...... 29 33 Determination of Teams in Finals Matches ...... 29 34 Player Eligibility and Penalty for Playing an Ineligible Player . . . 30 35 Qualifying Finals and Semi Finals – Hours of Play, Intervals and Length of Innings ...... 30 36 Grand Finals Matches – Hours of Play, Intervals and Length of Innings ...... 32 37 Finals Matches – Conduct of Matches, Results and Awards . 33 PART E: RULES GOVERNING TWENTY20 MATCHES 38 Twenty20 Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings . . . 33 39 Twenty20 Matches – Match Results and Competition Points . . 34 40 Twenty20 Matches – Competition Procedure ...... 36 41 Twenty20 Matches – Conduct of Matches ...... 37 42 The Players ...... 39 PART F: CODE OF PLAYER BEHAVIOUR; BREACHES OF CODE, LAWS AND RULES 43 The Code ...... 40 PART G: RULES GOVERNING DISPUTES AND APPEALS 44 Disputes ...... 46 45 The Tribunal ...... 47 46 Conduct – Alleged Breaches of the Laws of Cricket . . . . . 48 47 Conduct –Minor Misbehaviour ...... 49 48 Penalties Specifed in Rules ...... 51 49 Ineligibility for Awards ...... 51 50 Payment of Fines ...... 51 RULES FOR CRICKET SHEPPARTON MATCHES CONTENTS

PART A GENERAL RULES Rule 1 Defnitions Rule 2 Laws of Cricket and Jurisdiction of Board Rule 3 Grades Rule 4 Programs of Matches and Competitions Rule 5 Results of Matches Rule 6 Competition Points, Club Percentages and Player Averages Rule 7 Forfeits Rule 8 Player Eligibility for a Particular Club – Registration and Clearance Rule 9 Player Eligibility for a Particular Grade or Team Rule 10 Penalty for Play by an Ineligible Player Rule 11 Umpires Rule 12 Players’ Dress—Footwear Rule 13 General Provisions Rule 14 Adverse Conditions Rule 15 Extreme Weather Conditions Rule 16 Ground and Pitch Rule 17 Covers and Other Ground Preparation Issues Rule 18 Ground Preparation for Finals Matches Rule 19 Use of Balls Rule 20 The Over Rule 21 Afternoon Tea Interval Rule 22 Electronic Devices on Field of Play Rule 23 Team Selections, Scores and Reports on Performance of Appointed Umpires Part B RULES GOVERNING TWO DAY MATCHES Rule 24 Two Day Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings Rule 25 Two Day Matches – Conduct of Matches Rule 26 Two Day Matches – The Players Part C RULES GOVERNING ONE DAY MATCHES Rule 27 One Day Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings Rule 28 One Day Matches – Conduct of Matches

1 Rule 29 One Day Matches – The Players Rule 30 One Day Matches – Competition Points Rule 31 One Day Matches – Final

Part D RULES GOVERNING FINALS IN SHIELD COMPETITIONS Rule 32 Application Rule 33 Determination of Teams in Finals Matches Rule 34 Player Eligibility and Penalty for Playing an Ineligible Player Rule 35 Qualifying Finals and Semi Finals –Hours of Play, Intervals and Length of Innings Rule 36 Grand Finals Matches – Hours of Play, Intervals and Length of Innings Rule 37 Finals Matches –Conduct of Matches, Results and Awards

Part E RULES GOVERNING TWENTY20 MATCHES Rule 38 Twenty20 Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings Rule 39 Twenty20 Matches –Match Results and Competition Points Rule 40 Twenty20 Matches – Competition Procedure Rule 41 Twenty20 Matches – Conduct of Matches Rule 42 The Players

Part F CODE OF PLAYER BEHAVIOR; BREACHES OF CODE, LAWS AND RULES Rule 43 The Code

Part G RULES GOVERNING DISPUTES AND APPEALS Rule 44 Disputes Rule 45 The Tribunal Rule 46 Conduct – Alleged Breaches of Laws of Cricket Rule 47 Conduct –Minor Misbehaviour Rule 48 Penalties Specifed in Rules Rule 49 Ineligibility for Awards Rule 50 Payment of Fines

2 PART A – GENERAL RULES

Rule 1: Definitions In these rules: “Adverse Conditions Committee” means the committee appointed under Rule 14. “A p p o i n t e d U m p i r e ” means a person acting as umpire under Rule 11.1 (a). “Board” means the directors of CS, collectively. “Club” means a club affliated with CS. “CS” means Cricket Shepparton. “CS Executive” means a Board member or members appointed by the Board to exercise the powers specifed by it or by these Rules “CS Umpires Committee” means those persons approved by the Board as being eligible for appointment as Appointed Umpires. “Designated Umpire” means a person acting as umpire in accordance with Rule 11.1 (b). “Director of Senior Cricket” means the person appointed to this position by the Board. ”Finals Match” means a Qualifying Final match, a Semi Final Match or a Grand Final Match in a Shield Competition. “Laws” means The Laws of Cricket (2017 Code). “Reporting Person” means an Appointed Umpire, a member of the Board, a committee member of a Club, a Captain or a team manager who makes a report under Rule 46.1. “Restricted Area” means the area defned in Rule 28.2. “Rules” means these rules. “Shield Competition” means a competition among Clubs as defned in Rule 4.4 (a). “Tribunal” means the persons appointed under Rule 45.1, acting collectively.

3 Rule 2: Laws of Cricket and Jurisdiction of Board 2.1 Application of Laws of Cricket The Laws of Cricket, (2017 Code) shall apply to all Matches, except as modifed in these Rules. 2.2 General Powers of Board (a) The Board shall have the power to take any action deemed appropriate on a Club, its players or any Club member breaking a Law or a Rule; (b) Subject to the Articles and By-Laws of CS the Board shall have the power to decide all questions arising out of CS matches not otherwise provided for in these Rules. 2.3 Board May Refer to Cricket Victoria Rules The Board or the Tribunal, in resolving a dispute which is not directly covered by the Laws or these Rules, may refer to the Cricket Victoria rules for an interpretation and subsequent action if deemed necessary. Rule 3: Grades 3.1 Competitions to be Divided into Grades For the purposes of organising matches CS shall be divided into Grades, the composition of which shall be decided by CS at a Special General Meeting or Presidents Meeting as determined by CS. 3.2 Relegation and Promotion Between Grades CS at its Special General Meeting or Presidents Meeting as determined by CS, taking into account the position on the ladder and prospects for the coming season, may relegate and promote teams at its discretion. Rule 4: Programs of Matches and Competitions 4.1 CS Matches Clubs shall compete in one or more series of matches, the program(s) of which shall have been approved by the Board. 4.2 Classes of Matches The series of matches shall relate to Two Day Matches, One Day Matches, Twenty20 Matches and such other matches as the Board may determine. 4.3 Changes to Dates and Grounds The Board may, if it considers it necessary, alter a program of matches in respect of dates or grounds on which any of the matches shall be played. 4.4 Competitions Competitions conducted by CS shall include: (a) Shield Competitions, which shall comprise all Two Day matches and One Day matches played in a season; (b) One Day Competitions, which shall include all One Day matches played in a season; and (c) Twenty20 Competitions, which shall include all Twenty20 matches played in a season.

4 Rule 5: Results of Matches 5.1 Program Matches Results of program matches shall be determined in accordance with Rules 24.9, 27.6 or 39, as the case may be. Rule 6: Competition Points, Team Percentages and Player Averages 6.1 Competition Points – Match Result Achieved Subject to Rule 6.3 teams in each Grade shall be awarded competition points based on the results of Two Day and One Day matches as follows: (a) Win Outright and First innings lead 10 points (b) Win Outright and First innings tie 8 points (c) Win Outright and behind on First innings 6 points (d) Win on First innings - no further result 6 points (e) Tie Outright - each team 5 points (f) Tie on First innings - no further points result 3 points (g) Tie on First innings with Outright Loss 2 points (h) Loss Outright after First innings lead 4 points (i) Loss on First Innings – no further result 0 points (j) Draw 3 points 6.2 Competition Points - Bye Where a team has a bye in a round in a One Day or Two Day competition, and (a) each team in that Grade has the same number of byes during the season, no competition points will be awarded to that team in that round, or (b) if different teams in that Grade have a different number of byes during the season and (i) if at least one match in that Grade and round is played to a result, six competition points shall be awarded to that team, or (ii) if no match in that Grade and round is played to a result, 3 competition points shall be awarded to that team. 6.3 Competition Points - Games Cancelled or Abandoned (a) If all matches in a Grade and round are cancelled or abandoned due to adverse conditions, all teams shall be awarded 3 competition points (b) If play occurs and a result is achieved in at least one match, but is cancelled or abandoned in at least one other match in the same round, (i) teams scheduled to play in a cancelled match, or which play in an abandoned match with no result achieved, shall be awarded 3 competition points (ii) teams in a match where play occurs shall be awarded competition points in accordance with Rules 6.1 (iii) scores in any match in which play occurs shall be taken into account in the calculation of team percentages in accordance with Rule 6.4 and player averages in accordance with Rule 6.5.

5 6.4 Team Percentages (a) In the process of determining the ranking of teams in a competition, team averages shall be calculated progressively throughout a season (b) For each team the team percentage shall be calculated as follows: (i) the batting average “for” that team shall be calculated as the total number of runs scored by that team divided by the number of wickets lost by that team in the season to date (ii) the batting average “against“ that team shall be calculated as the total number of runs scored against that team divided by the total number of wickets taken against that team in the season to date (iii) the team percentage shall be the quotient of (i) divided by (ii), expressed to 4 decimal places (i.e. if (i) and (ii) are equal, the team percentage is 1.0000) (c) In determining the number of wickets lost or taken for the purposes of Rule 6.4 (b) (i) a team declaring its innings closed or having its innings terminated under Rules 24 or 27 shall be deemed to have lost the number of wickets which has actually fallen; and (ii) the innings of a batsman retired owing to illness, injury or some other unavoidable cause, shall be counted as “not out”. 6.5 Player Averages (a) CS may make awards to individual players based on their performances in Shield Matches during a season (b) To be eligible for such awards in a Grade in a season (i) a batsman must have had at least 5 innings and scored at least 300 runs in that season in that Grade. If no batsman has scored 300 runs in that Grade, then the qualifcation level shall drop to 250 runs, and continue to drop by 50 runs until at least one batsman qualifes (ii) a bowler must have bowled in at least 5 innings and taken at least 25 wickets in that Grade. If no bowler in that Grade has taken 25 wickets the qualifcation level will drop to 20 wickets and continue to drop by 5 wickets until at least one bowler qualifes. Rule 7: Forfeits 7.1 Minimum Number of Players A team that does not have at least seven eligible players available to take the ground within 10 minutes of the starting time of a match shall be deemed to have forfeited that match. 7.2 Notification to CS and Opposing Club The forfeiting team must notify the Director of Senior Cricket and the opposing Club Secretary at least two (2) hours prior to the scheduled commencement of play. 7.3 Lowest Grade to Forfeit First Any Club wishing to forfeit a match must forfeit in their lowest Grade frst except in exceptional circumstances and where approval is gained from the CS Executive prior to forfeit.

6 7.4 Competition Points The team scheduled to play a team that forfeits shall be awarded 6 competition points for that round. 7.5 Penalties (a) In the event that a team forfeits a match the Club shall be fned $100 (b) In the event that a team forfeits three times within a season, the Board may suspend that team from competition for the remainder of the season. Rule 8: Player Eligibility for a Particular Club – Registration and Clearance 8.1 Player Registration (a) Prior to taking part in a CS match a player must be registered with a Club through the CS computer system (MyCricket) (b) No registration will be accepted after the 31st December each season except with the approval of the Director of Senior Cricket. 8.2 Requirement for Clearance (a) No player shall play with an affliated Club if that player has, during that season, played with (i) another Club, or (ii) a club affliated with another Association within the Northern Rivers Association, without frst obtaining the consent of the Director of Senior Cricket after completing an application for a clearance on MyCricket in accordance with Rule 8.3 (b) Any player committing a breach of Rule 8.2 (a) may be suspended or otherwise penalised by the Board. 8.3 Application for Clearance (a) An application for clearance may be lodged at any time after the CS AGM up until 31st December in the current season (b) (i) Clubs have 14 days to reply to a clearance request (ii) If no reply is received from a Club within 14 days of the clearance application being lodged, the clearance will be granted, except where the player is under suspension, in which case the application will be denied (c) (i) A Club may refuse to grant a clearance in relation to a player on 2 occasions, in which event the player may lodge such application with the Board with the request that it be dealt with by the Board (ii) A Club that refuses a clearance on the grounds that a player is unfnancial or owes money must provide the amount outstanding in the response on MyCricket. (d) Within 48 hours of such request being made to the Board, or any member thereof, the Board shall notify the Club from which the player wishes to transfer, (the “Transferor Club”) and the player, of the date, time and place at which the hearing of the application will take place,

7 (e) The hearing shall be held not less than 7 days, nor more than 14 days after day on which the Player’s request to the Board was made (f) At least two days prior to the date of the hearing, the Transferor Club shall inform the player in writing and such player shall inform such Club in writing of the grounds on which it proposes to rely at the hearing, and a copy of such document shall be supplied to the Board prior to the commencement of the hearing (g) Any grounds not referred to in the document shall not be permitted to be relied on by either party at such hearing without the consent of the opposite party or permission of the Board, except that the player may rely on any information provided in the original application (h) At the hearing neither party may be represented by a legal representative or otherwise (i) For the purpose of such hearing, a quorum of the Board shall consist of fve members. 8.4. Players Bound to Previous Club All players remain bound to his/her last previous club upon his/her return to CS must apply for a clearance. 8.5 Representative Players Any player selected to play in a NRCZ or other representative match and who, for any reason, withdraws from the team, shall not be allowed to take part in any round or rounds of CS matches being played at the same time without the prior permission of the Board. Rule 9: Player Eligibility for Particular Grade or Team 9. 1 Movement from One Grade to a Lower Grade A player shall not be eligible to play in a particular Grade if he/she has played in a higher grade in 5 matches during the season, unless they (i) qualify under the system described in Rule 9.2 below. (ii) First receive permission from CS to do so. If a Club wishes to play a player who is otherwise ineligible under Rule 9.1 then it must lodge a request for a permit to CS on MyCricket. The request must include statistics for that player in all games played in the season up to and including the last 5 games played and a reason they wish to drop the player. The request must be received by CS by 8.00pm on the Thursday prior to the commencement of the round. Requests received after this time will not be considered for that round. Applications for permits must be lodged on MyCricket. This process shall apply separately for Shield and Twenty20 competitions. 9.2 Points System (a) A player must average less than (not equal to) 30 points per match over the last 5 matches played by the player in any higher grade with points allocated as shown as follows: (i) 1 run = 1 point (ii) 1 wicket = 10 points (iii) 1 stumping = 5 points

8 (b) For the purpose of calculating average points only matches where the player is named on the team sheet and is part of the team may be used (c) Games played in other Northern Rivers Associations within the last 18 months must also be taken into account in the calculation of average points. 9.3 Alleged Breach Opposing clubs have 72 hours after the completion of a match to appeal any alleged breach of Rule 9.1. Once this period has expired no action can be taken against Clubs or individuals. All appeals should be directed to CS for determination. 9.4 Club Has More Than One Team in a Grade Where a Club has more than 1 team in a Grade, once a player has played 3 games with one team, he cannot play with the other team in that season unless given a permit by CS. 9.5 Demotion. No player can be demoted more than one grade at any one time, subject to the Club’s Grade composition. 9.6 Bye. Where a team has a bye in any Grade, no more than 2 players whose last game played was in that Grade can be dropped to a lower Grade. Rule 10: Penalty for Play by an Ineligible Player 10.1 Loss of Match and Competition Points Subject to the discretion of the Board, a team playing a player not possessing the requisite qualifcation under Rule 8 or Rule 9 shall be declared to have lost any match in which such player took part while ineligible, and except in a Finals Match. 10.2 Award of Competition Points to Opposing Team Except in a Finals Match, competition points shall be awarded to the opposing team in accordance with Rule 6.1. 10.3 Fine. In addition to the penalties under Rules 10.1 and 10.2, the offending Club may be subject to a fne as determined by the Board. Rule 11: Umpires 11.1 Appointment of Umpires (a) The CS Director of Umpiring, shall appoint umpires from among members of the CS Umpires Group (referred to as “Appointed Umpires”) (b) Where the number of umpires available for appointment under Rule 11.1 (a) is insuffcient, the team batting at any time shall provide umpires from amongst its members (referred to as “Designated Umpires”) (c) In a match where only one Appointed Umpire is standing, that umpire shall stand at the non-striker’s end and shall change ends at the conclusion of each over. 11.2 Square Leg Umpire (a) The square leg umpire may determine No-Balls in the event of a ball being bowled which is either:

9 (i) a full toss above waist high, or (ii) a bouncer over shoulder height in one day matches (b) In the circumstances described in Rule 11.1 (c), the Appointed Umpire may overrule any decision under Rule 11.2 (a) if, in his opinion, the square leg umpire has made an error of judgement 11.3 Drink Containers A designated umpire standing at square leg may hold an appropriate drink container for the use of both feldsmen and batsmen, provided that the use thereof is only at appropriate intervals and does not interfere with the progress of the match. 11.4 No Appointed Umpire or One Appointed Umpire (a) In a match where there is no Appointed Umpire or only one Appointed Umpire, players shall refrain from openly commenting on decisions made by a Designated Umpire (b) In a match where there is no Appointed Umpire disputes regarding the Laws or Rules shall be resolved in a constructive manner by the Captains and Designated Umpires. 11.5 Complaint Against Designated Umpire (a) Should a Captain feel that a case of deliberate unfair umpiring by a Designated Umpire has occurred, he shall report it to the Board and the Umpires Director (b) (i) Where the Board receives a report under Rule 11.5 (a) it may deal with the matter as it sees ft, including the calling of evidence from the Captains, the Designated Umpire and such other persons as it deems appropriate (ii) The Board may take such action as it sees ft, including ruling the Designated Umpire to be unft to offciate in future matches. 11.6 Clubs to provide Designated Umpires for Finals Matches (a) Clubs not participating in Finals Matches shall provide umpires when requested to do so by the Director of Umpiring. (b) The Board will fne clubs not providing umpires $100 for the frst offence and $200 for every subsequent offence in a season. 11.7 Appointed Umpires’ Dress Appointed Umpires shall wear clothing as approved by the CS Umpires Committee. 11.8 Payment of Appointed Umpires (a) Subject to Rule 11.9 Appointed Umpires shall be paid by Clubs not later than the conclusion of the tea interval on the day of play (b) Any team failing to comply with Rule 11.8 (a) shall be fned $100 for the frst offence and $200 for every subsequent offence in a season, in addition paying the Appointed Umpire’s fee (c) Appointed Umpires shall be paid a fee as set out in Table 1 below

10 Table1 Appointed Umpires Fees

Umpires Accredited Non Accredited Game Quantity Seniors Juniors Seniors Juniors T20 One $70 $35 $60 $30 T20 Two $70 $35 $60 $30 T20 Final One/Two $120 $90 $100 $70 One Day One/Two $140 $70 $120 $60 One Day Final One/Two $150 $120 $130 $100 Two Day One/Two $140 $70 $120 $60 Two Day Qual Final One/Two $140 $70 $120 $60 Two Day Semi One/Two $140 $70 $120 $60 Grand Final One/Two $170 $140 $150 $120 Cancelled by Ump One/Two $35 $35 $35 $35 Sunday Rep Games One/Two $150 $140 $130 $120 (d) Umpires appointed to representative matches shall be entitled to a travel allowance of $10 per 30 km travelled from Deakin Reserve, Shepparton. 11.9 Finals Matches – Payment of Appointed Umpires Clubs will be invoiced on an average cost base as part of their annual fees for payment of Appointed Umpires in Finals Matches, and these payments will be made to Appointed Umpires by CS. 11.10 Umpires’ Report (a) Not later than 5.00 pm on the Wednesday immediately following the conclusion of a match, Appointed Umpires shall submit to CS a report (the “Umpires’ Match Report”) on the conduct of that match (b) The Umpires’ Match Report shall be in a form approved by the Board (c) The Umpires’ Match Report shall include (i) details of the times that play commenced and concluded, length of intervals and unscheduled breaks in play, including explanations where appropriate (ii) information on ground and pitch conditions (iii) names of all players whose behaviour, in the opinion of the Appointed Umpire, has been such as to require a report to the Board or the issuing of a caution in accordance with these Rules or the Laws, and (iv) any other such matter as required by the Board, or deemed appropriate by the Appointed Umpire.

11 Rule 12: Players’ Dress - Footwear 12.1 Spiked Footwear to be Worn (a) Subject to Rule 12.1 (c), for all matches in A and B grades, spiked cricket footwear must be worn for bowling (b) Rubber soled footwear may be used for batting and felding purposes only, provided that in the opinion of the umpire, no damage to the wicket will occur. (c) On application in writing to the Board, and supported by a medical certifcate, approval may be given to a player to use rubber soled footwear for health reasons. Such application for approval must be resubmitted every season. 12.2 Breach and Penalty For any breach of Rule 12.1, the offending player will be fned $100 for the frst offence and $200 for every subsequent offence in a season and will be suspended until the fne is paid. Rule 13: General Provisions 13.1 Termination of Innings within Three Minutes of Adjournment In the event of an innings terminating within three minutes of an adjournment, the game shall be resumed at the time fxed for the conclusion of that adjournment. 13.2 Captains to Provide Team Sheets (a) Before tossing for choice of innings, the captain of each side shall give the umpires and the opposing captain a list of the eleven chosen to play in the match, and (b) Subject to Rule 26, no alteration shall be made to a team sheet without the consent of the opposing captain. 13.3 Team Sheets and Fielding Substitutes – C, D and E Grades (a) In C, D and E Grades, 13 players may be named on the team sheet for each team. 11 of these shall be permitted to participate as batsmen and bowlers. (b) Fielding substitutes from the 13 named players may be made at any time, without the need to advise the opposing captain or umpires. (c) In C and D and E Grades, felding substitutes can only be made from among the players named on the team sheet unless permission is given by the opposing captain. 13.4 More Than 11 Fielders on Field (a) If a team is found to have more than 11 players on the feld when the ball is not dead, 20 penalty runs shall be awarded to the batting side (b) penalty runs awarded under Rule 13.4 (a) shall be scored as if awarded under Law 41.18. 13.5 Restrictions on Junior Players – Bowling (a) Bowling restrictions for Junior players will apply as below – (i) U13 Players: 8 overs maximum per day with 4 overs maximum per spell

12 (ii) U14 Players: 14 overs maximum per day with 5 overs maximum per spell (iii) U15 Players: 14 overs maximum per day with 5 overs maximum per spell (iv) U16 Players: 20 overs maximum per day with 6 overs maximum per spell (b) (i) The maximum 6 over spell does not apply to genuine spin bowlers who are eligible for U16 teams (ii) The determination of spin bowlers shall be made by the Appointed Umpire or Umpires. In the absence of an Appointed Umpire, the two Captains must agree prior to the start of the day’s play (iii) If there is any doubt as to the eligibility of the bowler as a “spin bowler” then the Umpire/Captains should err on the side of caution and restrict the bowler to 6 over spells as above (iv) The maximum overs per day are to remain at 20 (c) The break between spells shall be at least twice the number of overs bowled in the bowler’s immediate previous spell. A spell ends when that bowler ceases to bowl from that end (d) The maximum overs to be bowled in one day shall include all matches played on that one day. i.e.: Juniors who bowl in the morning must take into account the numbers of overs bowled in both matches. (e) The Appointed Umpire and the Captains of each side shall be responsible for ensuring that the above limits are not exceeded. 13.6 Restrictions on Junior Players – Fielding and Batting (a) No Junior player may feld within 10-metre radius of the striker’s stumps with the exception of slips, gully or wicketkeeper felding positions (b) It is compulsory for all CS players eligible for Under 18’s and below for the current season to wear a helmet when batting (c) It is compulsory for all CS players eligible for Under 13 and below to wear a helmet while wicket keeping. 13.7 Breaches of Restrictions on Junior Players Clubs who breach these restrictions may, at the discretion of the Board, be fned $100 for each offence and/or be subject to loss of all match points in each game where breaches have occurred. 13.8 Helmets ( i ) All players must wear an ACB approved helmet including grill while batting ( ii ) All wicket keepers must wear an ACB approved helmet including grill when keeping up to the stumps ( iii ) All felders within 5 metres of the striker must wear an ACB approved helmet including grill (felders behind point and around to the wicket keeper are exempt) 13.9 Over Rates (a) Umpires shall advise CS on the Umpires Match report the number of overs completed by the scheduled fnish time in each innings of each match.

13 (b) CS shall keep a record of the number of overs not bowled by the schedule fnish time for all teams. (c) (i) Each team will have an allowance of 15 overs each season (One & Two day games) not bowled by the scheduled fnish time. Once this allowance is used that team shall be penalised 0.1 competition points for each over not bowled by the scheduled fnish time as advised on the Umpires Match report. (ii) Clubs have the right of appeal if evidence/reasons for the slow over rate can be established. The appeal must be made in writing to the CS Executive within 48 hours of the penalty being advised. 13.10 No Ball- Bowling of Dangerous and Unfair Non-pitching Deliveries (a) Law 41.7.1 shall apply to all bowlers (b) In the case of a spin bowler (as determined by the bowler’s end Umpire), Law 41.7.2 shall apply except that a second waist high full toss by that bowler shall result in the calling of “No Ball” and a second warning, and the bowling of a third waist high full toss shall result in the calling of “No Ball” and the suspension of that bowler as per Law 41.7.2 Rule 14: Adverse Conditions 14.1 Adverse Conditions Committee (a) A committee shall be appointed each season by the Board to determine the suitability of grounds for play, due to inclement weather or otherwise, prior to the commencement of a round (b) The Committee shall consist of 3 members and shall be known as the Adverse Conditions Committee. Deputies may be appointed. Adverse Conditions Committee 2018-19 Jim Pyke [email protected] au 0418 242 501 Andrew Porch [email protected] 0407 544 402 Matt Walker [email protected] 0408 218 132 14.2 Role of Umpires (a) If the Adverse Conditions Committee has not cancelled all matches for the day, the ftness of the pitch, ground, weather and light for the commencement of play shall be judged solely by the Appointed Umpires (b) In the absence of an Appointed Umpire the matters referred to in Rule 14.2 (a) shall be decided by the Captains. 14.3 Steps to be Taken Before Commencement of Play. (a) Before commencement of play on any day, the Appointed Umpires shall ensure that any necessary steps are taken to improve the ground or the pitch, with a view to expediting play, and shall not draw the stumps until the hour fxed by the Rules for the conclusion of the days play, unless satisfed there is no possibility of play (b) If both captains are willing to play the Umpire should allow the game to be played unless extenuating circumstances apply.

14 CREASE MARKINGS

12 ft (3.66m) minimum

17” (43.18cm) 17” (43.18cm) 4 ft (1.22m)

8 ft (2.44m) minimum 2 ft (61cm) from the back edge of the bowling crease

12” (30.48cm) either side of middle stump to the outside edge of the wide/ protected area marking

8 ft 8in (2.64m)

DANGER AREA

PROTECTED AREA 2ft WIDE

5ft 5ft

Law 41.11 The protected area is defned as that area contained within a rectangle bounded at each end by imaginary lines parallel to the popping crease and 5ft/1.52m in front of each and on the sides by imaginary lines, one each side of the imaginary lines joining the cnetres of the two middle stumps, each parallel to it and 1ft/30.48cm from it.

15 14.4 Determination of Fitness of Ground for Play, After Commencement of Play (a) After commencement of play, the ftness of the ground, weather and light for continuation of play or resumption after an interval or stoppage shall be determined by the Appointed Umpires who shall not suspend or abandon play without fully observing the provisions of Laws 2.7 and 2.8 (b) In the absence of an Appointed Umpire the matters referred to in Rule 14.4 (a) shall be decided by the captains. 14.5 Cancellation of Play – Publicity Should play be cancelled for a day, the decision shall be relayed over 3 One FM and 95.3 Triple M at the earliest possible moment, and at 10.05am on the morning that play was due to commence. Rule 15: Extreme Weather Conditions 15.1 General Right to Cancel Matches (a) The Board may cancel matches due to extreme weather conditions at its complete discretion (b) Such cancellation may occur on match day or during the week leading up to a scheduled match and may relate to weather conditions on the day of the match or on preceding days. 15.2 Cancellation the Night Before a Scheduled Match (a) If according to the Bureau of Meteorology (“BOM”) at approximately 5.00pm on the night before scheduled matches (i.e. a Friday night before scheduled matches on Saturday), the temperature is predicted to reach a maximum of 40 degrees Celsius or higher; C, D & E grade matches shall be cancelled due to Extreme Weather Conditions (b) Where the predicted maximum temperature is at least 42 degrees Celsius the cancellation of matches will include A & B grade. 15.3 Cancellation on Day of a Scheduled Match (a) If at any time prior to 11am on the day of scheduled matches, the BOM upgrades the predicted maximum temperature to exceed 40 degrees Celsius, C, D & E Grade matches shall be cancelled due to Extreme Weather Conditions (b) Where the predicted maximum temperature reaches 42 degrees Celsius the cancellation of matches will include A & B grades. Rule 16: Ground and Pitch 16.1 General Preparation The ground may be rolled, watered or mown prior to each day’s play, except for matches played on consecutive days, and the pitch may also be rolled and/or beaten and/or swept for seven minutes before the commencement of each innings. Clubs are obligated, within the Spirit of Cricket, to prepare a pitch in the same manner and to the same standard (where weather conditions permit) on both days of a two-day game.

16 Where the CS Executive has been made aware of a breach of this Rule it may investigate and take any action it deems necessary including fnes and loss of competition points. 16.2 Timing of Declaration to Allow for Rolling of Pitch If a side declares its innings closed before play commences or during an adjournment, it must do so in suffcient time to enable the other side to roll the pitch for seven minutes. 16.3 Compliance with Law 10 In matches to be played on consecutive days, the preparation of the pitch shall be undertaken subject to Law 9 provided that 30 minutes of rolling may take place within 180 minutes of the scheduled start of play on the second day. 16.4 Batsman Permitted to Beat Ground with Bat, and Bowler to Use Sawdust This Rule shall not prevent the batsman during play from beating the ground with his bat, nor the batsman or bowler from using sawdust in order to obtain a proper foothold. 16.5 Compliance with Law 41.13 To assist Umpires in ensuring compliance with Law 41.13 the protected area must be marked on all turf wickets 1.525 metres from popping crease and 30.48cm either side of middle stump. (See diagram on page 14) Rule 17: Covers and Other Ground Preparation Issues 17.1 Cover measurements Covers shall be a minimum length and width of 30 metres by 6 metres (90x20 feet) and of a form approved by the Board. 17.2 Laying of Covers (a) A cover shall be laid by dusk on the day preceding a match day. The use of underlay material shall be optional, but its use shall be the same in the period prior to each day of a two-day match (b) At all other times the Curator shall be permitted to use the covers at his discretion to obtain the best possible conditions for play on match day (c) The Board may waive the provision in Rule 17.2 (a) and direct Clubs that covers not be laid on any specifc day. The Board shall designate the Director of Senior Cricket or a member of the Adverse Conditions Committee as the person to be contacted by Clubs after 6.00 pm on the Friday prior to a match for this purpose. (d) Any team failing to comply with Rule 17.2 (c) shall be fned $100 for the frst offence and $200 for every subsequent offence in a season. 17.3 Removal of Covers In good conditions the cover shall be removed no later than 8.30am. on the day of a match. Otherwise removal shall be at the discretion of the Curator or Ground Manager having regard to prevailing weather conditions and may be re-laid if necessary.

17 17.4 Appointed Umpires to Assume Control of Covers The Appointed Umpires shall assume control 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of each days play and make all decisions regarding the use of the cover until the end of play. 17.5. Labour for Removal and Laying of Covers Until the scheduled starting time the home Club shall provide any labour required for the laying or removal of the cover. After that time both sides shall assist with the laying and removal. 17.6 Finals Matches The pitches for fnal matches shall be covered at the discretion of the Curator until one half hour prior to the time set down for the start of play each day and thereafter at the discretion of the Umpires. 17.7 Matches Played on Hard Wickets For matches to be played on hard wickets, until 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time, the Home club shall provide any labour required to prepare the hard wicket following wet weather or damage. After that time both sides shall assist with labour requirements. Following a wet weather event after the commencement of play, both sides are required to provide labour to assist in the recommencement of the match. 17.8 Penalties on Clubs Any Club failing to meet its obligation, or with due regard to the weather, to have its ground, or a ground to be approved of by the Board, in a proper condition for play, or comply with a direction under Rule 17.2 (c) shall be fned a sum not exceeding $100 and the Board shall have the power to award points to the opposing Club unless satisfactory reasons be forwarded to and approved by the Board. Rule 18: Ground Preparation for Finals Matches 18.1 Applicability The provisions of Rule 18 shall apply to Finals matches, in the absence of any specifc direction from the Board.

18.2 Board May Inspect Venues (a) The Board may inspect fnals venues and monitor prevailing and predicted weather conditions and direct the Home and Host Clubs to use or not use covers at any time in the week preceding any day of the match (b) A Club failing to comply with a direction in Rule 18.2 (a) may be dealt with by the Board who may apply a $100 fne for the frst offence and $200 for each subsequent offence in that season. Rule 19: Use of Balls 19.1 Provision of Balls Unless determined otherwise by the Board, in all matches each team shall provide its own ball which shall be of Australian make and guaranteed.

18 19.2 Specification of Balls (a) In A and B Grade matches such ball shall be four (4) pieces. Two (2) piece balls shall be used in all other Grades. (b) Balls used in all Grades must be CS branded Kookaburra balls. 19.3 Use of New Balls (a) A new ball shall be used for the frst innings of each team in all matches, and for each second inning in Finals Matches (b) In Finals matches only, a new ball may be demanded by the felding side after 80 overs (c) In matches other than Finals, a second innings of either side may be commenced with a ball which has been used previously if both Captains agree. 19.4 Substitution of Ball (a) If requested by either Captain, the Appointed Umpires shall determine whether the ball in play is unft, and a substitution necessary (b) In the absence of an Appointed Umpire, any request to substitute a ball must be agreed to by the opposing Captain. Otherwise no substitution shall be permitted. Rule 20: The Over 20.1 Definition An over shall consist of six balls bowled overarm. A ball bowled from below the shoulder height of the bowler shall be regarded as unfair and the Umpire shall call and signal no ball. 20.2 Bowler Unable to Complete Over If, for any reason, a bowler is unable to complete an over, another player shall complete it in accordance with Law 17.8. The scorer shall debit no balls and wides against the bowler. 20.3 Expected Over Rate In normal circumstances it is expected that a felding team shall maintain an over rate of approximately one over per 3.5 minutes throughout the course of an innings. 20.4 Penalties for Slow Over Rates (a) CS shall calculate over rates achieved in a match on the basis of information provided in the Umpires’ Report for that match (b) Where the Board is of the opinion that the achieved over rate in a match is below that which should reasonably have been achieved, having regard to all information provided by the Appointed Umpire, the Board may impose a penalty on the offending team or Club as it sees ft (c) The penalty referred to in Rule 20.4 (b) may include a fne or a loss of competition points.

19 Rule 21: Afternoon Tea Interval 21.1 Timing An interval for Afternoon Tea shall be taken at such times and for such periods as determined by Rule 24.1 (b), Rule 27.1 (b,) Rule 35.2 (b) or Rule 36, as the case may be. 21.2 Provision of Afternoon Tea Afternoon tea shall be provided by the Home side on each day’s play. In Finals matches, on neutral grounds, the team fnishing higher shall provide afternoon tea on the frst day and the lower team on the second day. Rule 22 Electronic Devices on Field 22.1 No Electronic Device on Field No player or Club offcial on the feld of play shall use or be in possession of any electronic communication device during play without express written consent of the Board. An Appointed Umpire, or, if there is no Appointed Umpire, a Designated Umpire, may carry a phone, but only to confrm starting and fnishing times. 22.2 Penalty for Electronic Device on Field Where a player or Club offcial is found to breach this rule then the player or Club offcial will be subject to a fne of $100 for the frst offence and $200 for each subsequent offence within a season. Rule 23: Team Selections, Scores and Reports on Performance of Appointed Umpires 23.1 Nomination of Selected Teams (a) All teams must be nominated on MyCricket by 10.00am on the frst morning of a match to be played on a weekend, or otherwise immediately prior to the starting time of a match (b) Late changes due to injury must be updated as soon as possible. 23.2 Lodgement of Scores (a) All Clubs shall ensure that the scores from all matches in which their teams are engaged are submitted to CS via MyCricket by 10.00am on the Sunday immediately following a Saturday and by 8.00pm on the match day for Sunday matches (b) Scores must be submitted within 24 hours of match completion for all other matches. 23.3 Report on Performance of Appointed Umpires (a) Each Club shall ensure that within 72 hours of the termination of a match a report stating the manner in which any Appointed Umpires offciating in that match has performed his duties (b) The report referred to in Rule 23.3 (a) shall be submitted by each team Captain directly to CS via MyCricket.

20 23.4 Penalties Any Club which fails to comply with Rules 23.1, 23.2 or 23.3, or which submits an incomplete or incorrect report shall be subject to a fne as follows: (a) First offence within a season: $50 (b) Second offence within a season: $100 (c) Third and subsequent offences within a season: $150 fne and a penalty of 3 competition points deducted.. PART B RULES GOVERNING TWO DAY PROGRAM MATCHES Rule 24: Two Day Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings 24.1 Hours of Play and Intervals (a) Two Day Program matches are scheduled to commence at 1.00pm and fnish at 6.20pm, except where otherwise provided in these Rules (b) A tea interval of 20 minutes shall be taken at 3.40pm unless: (i) at that time nine wickets are down, in which case Law 11.7 will apply and play will continue for a period not exceeding 30 minutes or until the innings is concluded, whichever frst occurs, or (ii) an innings ends after at least 130 minutes’ play (3.10pm) (iii) there is a stoppage caused by weather or bad light which extends or occurs after 9 minutes’ play (2.30pm), in which case the interval shall be taken immediately. (c) Play will continue after the scheduled fnishing time of each innings if required to allow the required overs to fnish. Umpires shall note on the Umpires Match Day report the number of overs started at the scheduled fnish times and the CS Executive will administer set penalties as per Rule 13.9 24.2 Length of Innings (a) On each day of a two-day game there will be 80 overs bowled (less 3 overs for each change of innings) play will cease when 80 overs are completed. Umpires will note how many overs are bowled at 6.20pm and at the closing time of each innings. This information will be provided to Cricket Shepparton on the Umpires Match report sheet. (b) Subject to Rule 24.3 or Rule 24.4, the innings of the team which bats frst, if not otherwise terminated, shall be compulsorily closed on the completion of the bowling of 80 overs. (c) If during the innings of the side batting frst play is interrupted by stoppages for weather or bad light at or after 280 minutes playing time, the innings shall be compulsorily closed at that time unless Ordinary Conditions apply (d) If the innings of the side batting frst is compulsorily closed, the side batting second, if it is not frst dismissed shall be entitled to bat for the same number of overs as bowled to the side batting frst

21 (e) If the innings of the side batting frst has been completed other than by compulsory closure, and the team (“Team 2”) batting second commences its innings on the frst day, Team 2 is entitled to bat until the time for completion of the required 80 overs (as determined by Rule 24.5), and to receive 80 overs on Day 2 (or such fewer number of overs as determined by Rule 24), unless it is frst dismissed. 24.3 Playing Time Lost at Start of Match (a) If the scheduled start of play is delayed by weather, bad light or ground conditions and play subsequently commences within 80 minutes of the scheduled starting time on the frst day, the match shall be played as a normal 80 over match and the scheduled completion time will be extended to 7.00pm on both the frst and second days. Once this additional time is invoked it must be used even if more than 80 minutes playing time is lost (b) If more than 80 minutes of playing time is lost at the start of the frst day of play, playing time will be extended on both days to 7.00pm and the cut-off for compulsory closure will be reduced by 1 over for every 6 minutes (or part thereof) lost over 80 minutes. This may mean the team batting frst may bat on both the frst and second days of the game to complete its innings. 24.4 Playing Time Lost After Play Has Started (a) If on either the frst or second day, less than 40 minutes play is lost to adverse conditions, play shall continue until 7.00 pm on that day to allow the full 80 overs to be bowled (b) If on the frst day, more than 30 overs are bowled and more than 40 minutes play is lost, play will be extended to 7.00 pm on both days to try and get 80 overs per side played. If lost time is greater than 80 minutes each innings will be reduced by 1 over for every 6 minutes (or part thereof) lost over 80 minutes. This may mean the team batting frst bats on both the frst and second days of the game to complete their innings (c) If, on the second day, less than 40 minutes is lost to adverse conditions, play shall continue until 7.00 pm on that day to allow the full 80 overs to be bowled (d) If, on the second day, greater than 40 minutes time is lost, play will continue until 7.00 pm in an attempt to gain a result. If no result is gained or the full 80 overs are not able to be delivered, the match will be drawn. 24.5 Completion of Play on Day 1 (a) If the innings of the side batting frst on Day 1 is compulsorily closed stumps shall be drawn at that time (b) If the innings of the side batting frst is terminated other than by compulsory closure on Day 1, the normal interval between innings shall be taken, the team batting second shall commence its innings and play shall continue 77 overs have been bowled for the day (80 overs less 3 for the change of innings).

22 24.6 Conversion to One Day Match (a) On the frst scheduled day of play, if all play is abandoned by the Adverse Conditions Committee, or if less than 30 overs are bowled, the match shall be played on the second day as a One Day Match in accordance with Rule 27, 28 and 29, subject to Rule 24.6 (b), without regard to any toss for choice of innings on the frst day except that white clothing will be worn and red cricket balls will be used. (b) Where a match becomes a One Day Match under Rule 24.6 (a), Rules 25.4 and 26.2 shall apply. 24.7 Two Day Matches – Cancellation of 2nd Day’s Play (a) On the second day of all Two Day matches, the Adverse Conditions Committee with the assistance of the Board will cancel the day’s play only when Extreme Conditions apply (b) Otherwise it will be up to the Appointed Umpires, or (in the absence of an Appointed Umpire) the Captains, to assess the suitability and ftness of the ground and pitch for that day’s play. 24.8 Result and Completion of Match (a) (i) Except as provided for elsewhere, and if the match is not played to a further result, the winner shall be the side scoring the greater number of frst innings runs , except where the team batting second is not dismissed, in which case the result shall be a draw. (ii) If both sides score an equal number of frst innings runs, the result shall be a tie irrespective of wickets lost (b) If a frst innings result has been achieved and both Captains agree that no further result is achievable, a game can fnish at the scheduled Afternoon Tea break on Day 2 or any time thereafter. Rule 25: Two Day Matches – Conduct of Matches 25.1 Limit on Number of Short Fast Pitched Deliveries in an Over (a) A bowler shall be limited to 2 fast short pitched deliveries per over. This is a delivery that passes above the shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease (b) A fast short pitched delivery bowled in breach of Rule 25.1 (a) shall be called a “no ball”. 25.2 Bowling of Overs in C, D and E Grades In C, D & E Grade matches overs may be bowled from each end in 5 over brackets, provided that (a) both Captains agree prior to the commencement of the match, and (b) this practice is followed throughout the match. Rule 25.3 Declaration and Follow on (a) At any time during a match either team may declare its innings closed, provided the declaration is made not later the commencement of the 77th over

23 (b) A team which bats frst and leads by at least 100 frst innings runs shall have the option of requiring the other side to follow on. Rule 25.4 Use of Balls Use of balls shall be determined by Rule 19. Balls shall be red. Rule 26: Two Day Matches – The Players 26.1 Player Replacement At the time of submitting Team Sheets, A & B Grade captains may nominate a maximum of one player who shall be permitted to fully replace any other selected player for all games, except Finals matches, in accordance with the following: (a) Scenario One: A player (X) is not available for the second day of a two-day game (i) The frst eleven players named in a team are to take the feld on the frst day of a match; (ii) The replaced (X) and the replacing (Y) players must be named on the team sheet prior to the start of the match; (iii) The named replaced player (X) may not be named as a replacement player in any other Grade for the second day of the match (iv) The named replacing (Y) player must play on the second day of the match in which he has been named as a replacement for (X) (v) The replacing player (Y) may come from the immediate lower grade that started a match on the corresponding frst day. To feld eleven (11) players on the second day of the match the lower side must name the player going up and player coming in on the team sheet as per Rule 24.11 (a) (ii) (vi) The replacing player (Y) may take part in the match as if selected in the original team. i.e. the replacing player (Y) shall be allowed to bat, bowl and/or wicket keep for the replaced player (X). If the replaced player (X) is batting and Not Out over night, he remains Not Out and the Replacing player (Y) can bat. The team must lose 10 wickets to be deemed All Out. If the replaced player (X) has been dismissed on Day one and the innings continues into Day 2, the replacement player (Y) cannot bat in that innings (vii) If team sheets are not completed or exchanged prior to the start of play on the frst day, the team taking the feld on the frst day will be the team and no replacements will be allowed. (b) Scenario Two: A player (X) is not available for the frst day of a two-day game (i) The frst eleven players named in a team are to take the feld on the frst day of a match (ii) The replaced (Y) and the replacing (X) players must be identifed on the team sheet prior to the start of the match. The replacement must occur (iii) The named replacing player (X) must not play in any lower Grade on the day that corresponds to the second day of the match he has been named as a replacement (iv) The named replaced player (Y) may play in any lower Grade on the day that corresponds to the second day of the match he has been named as a replacement (v) The replacing player (X) may take part in the match as if selected in the

24 original team. i.e. the replacing player shall be allowed to bat, bowl and/or wicket keep for the replaced player(Y). If the replaced player (Y) is batting and Not Out over night, he remains Not Out and the Replacing player (X) can bat. The team must lose 10 wickets to be deemed All Out. If the replaced player (Y) has been dismissed on Day one and the innings continues into Day 2, the replacement player (X) cannot bat in that innings (vi) If team sheets are not completed or exchanged prior to the start of play on the frst day, the team taking the feld on the frst day will be the team and no replacements will be allowed. C, D and E Grade can nominate up to 13 players in a match. Replacement players must come out of, or return into, the nominated 13 and, as per Rule 26.1 (a)(ii), be nominated on the team sheets prior to the start of the match. In the absence of an Appointed Umpire, a Captain shall ensure the Opposing Captain signs, the team sheets with replacement players clearly noted, prior to the start of the game (c) Rules 26.1 (a) and (b) shall not apply in Finals matches. 26.2 Players Dress – Shirts and Trousers (a) Players’ shirts and trousers shall be predominantly white; trousers shall be full length. Advertising logos may be worn on any cricket apparel with the approval of the Board (b) C, D and E Grade teams may wear white or coloured shirts, provided that all players in a team wear same coloured shirt. PART C RULES GOVERNING ONE DAY MATCHES Rule 27: One Day Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings 27.1 Hours of Play and Intervals (a) One Day matches are scheduled to commence at 12.30pm, with the 1st innings scheduled to be fnished by 3.20pm, the 2nd innings scheduled to start at 3.40pm and scheduled to fnish at 6.30pm, except where otherwise provided in these Rules. (b) (i) Play will continue after the scheduled fnishing time of each innings if required to allow the required overs to be completed. Umpires shall note on the Umpires Match Day report the number of overs started at the scheduled fnish times and the CS Executive will administer set penalties as per Rule 13.9. (ii) If the frst innings runs over time the team bowling second will have the scheduled fnish time adjusted and advised by Umpires prior to starting the 2nd innings. (c) A tea interval of 20 minutes shall be taken at the completion of the frst innings of the match 27.2 Length of Innings (a) Except where otherwise provided elsewhere in Rule 27 the innings of the team

25 which bats frst, if not otherwise terminated, shall be compulsorily closed on the completion of bowling of: (i) in A and B Grades, 45 overs, or (ii) in C, D and E Grades, 40 overs (b) Subject to Rule 27.3 or 27.4, if the frst innings of the team batting frst is compulsorily closed, the team batting second, if it is not frst dismissed, shall be entitled to bat for the bowling of the same number of overs as bowled to team batting frst (c) If the team batting frst is dismissed before its allocated overs the team batting second shall be entitled to its full allocation (d) (i) Matches shall be completed when result is achieved according to scorers and score books (ii) in the event that the Captains so agree, play may continue after a result is reached under Rule 27.2 (d) (i), but any runs, wickets or overs bowled as part of such continued play shall not be included in the calculation of team percentages or player averages under Rules 6.4 and 6.5. 27.3 Playing Time Lost to Weather or Ground Conditions at Start of Match (a) If the scheduled start of play is delayed and play subsequently commences within 30 minutes of the scheduled starting time, the match shall be played as a normal match and the scheduled completion time will be up to 7.00 pm (b) If more than 30 minutes of playing time is lost at the start of play, playing time will be extended to 7.00 pm and the innings length will be reduced by 1 over per side for every 6 minutes lost greater than 30 minutes. 27.4 Playing Time Lost to Wet Weather or Bad Light After Play Has Started (a) If less than 30 minutes play is lost to wet weather or bad light, play shall continue until 7.00pm to allow the full number of overs per innings to be bowled. (b) (i) If, during the frst innings, more than 20 overs are bowled, play will be extended to 7.00pm to try and get the maximum number of overs per side played (ii) If, during the frst innings, lost time is greater than 30 minutes each innings will be reduced by 1 over for every 6 minutes lost above 30 minutes (c) (i) If, during the second innings, less than 30 minutes play is lost, play shall continue until 7.00pm to allow the full number of overs to be bowled (ii) If, during the second innings, greater than 60 minutes’ time is lost, play will continue until 7.00pm in an attempt to gain a result. If no result is gained or the full number of overs not able to be delivered, the match shall be drawn. 27.5 Abandonment of Game When, under the circumstances of either Rule 27.3 or Rule 27.4 less than 20 overs per team are able to be bowled, the game will be abandoned. 27.6 Results of Matches (a) (i) If the second batting side receives its entitlement of overs under Rule 27.2,

26 Rule 27.3 or Rule 27.4, or is dismissed in less overs than such entitlement, the winner shall be the team with the higher actual score and if the scores are equal, the result shall be a tie, irrespective of wickets lost (ii) If the team batting second receives less than 20 completed overs and no other result has been obtained, the match shall be drawn (iii) Umpires and Captains to use MyCricket Duckworth Lewis calculator to arrive at a par score to decide the result of games prior to resuming games after rain delays. 27.7 Notification of Remaining Overs In each innings the scorer shall indicate when there are 10 overs and then 5 overs, of the allotment remaining and the Umpires shall notify the batsmen and the felding Captain accordingly. 27.8 Ending of Second Side’s Innings and Match Play shall cease and the match shall conclude immediately one of the following occurs (a) The requirement of overs is completed; (b) The innings ends before completion of its required overs; (c) The number of overs in (b) is less than 20 and both Captains agree that a points result is no longer possible; (d) The players are off the feld at or leave after 160 minutes playing time in the second innings. Rule 28: One Day Matches – Conduct of Matches 28.1 Limitations on Bowlers (a) (i) A bowler shall be limited to 1 fast, short pitched delivery per over. This is a delivery that passes above the shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease (ii) Any subsequent fast short pitched delivery that passes above the shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease shall be called and signalled “no ball” (iii) All deliveries signalled “No Ball” shall incur a penalty of a “Free Hit” for the following ball. A. The delivery immediately following the No Ball shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it B. If the delivery for the free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no ball or a wide ball), then the next delivery will become a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it C. For any free hit, the striker can be dismissed only under the circumstances that apply for a no ball, even if the delivery for the free hit is called wide ball D. Field changes are only be permitted for free hit deliveries if a different batsman is on strike for the free hit delivery. (b) (i) A bowler shall not deliver more than one-ffth of the maximum of overs permitted for an uninterrupted innings but where the maximum is reduced for either innings because of interruptions the limit shall be one-ffth of the adjusted maximum except for any bowler who already has exceeded the reduced limit (ii) Where the overs for the second side have been limited the calculation in 27 Rule 28.1 (b) (i) shall be made on the number of overs which would have applied had the limitation not been incurred (c) Where a bowler is prevented for any reason from completing an over and another bowler continues that over, the part over bowled by the second bowler shall count towards that (second) bowler’s permitted limit of overs 28.2 Inner Field Restricted Area (a) The Restricted Area shall be the area around the pitch within semi-circles, one at each end, and straight lines, one on each side (b) The radius of each semi-circle shall be 27.5 metres from the centre stump and the extremities of its base shall meet with straight lines of pitch length, at the points in line with the bowling crease (c) The limits of the Restricted Area shall be clearly marked by a white line or white discs. 28.3 Fielding Restrictions at Instant of Bowler’s Delivery (a) Rules 28.3(b) and 28.3(c) shall apply to A Grade matches only (b) At the instant of the bowler’s delivery not more than 2 feldsmen shall be behind the line of the popping crease on the on-side, and, inclusive of those 2, not more than 5 feldsmen in total shall be on the on-side (c) No more than 2 players shall be outside the Restricted Area up to and including the 15th over of each innings (d) A maximum of 5 players only are permitted outside the Restricted Area after the 15th over of each innings (e) Up to and including the frst 15 overs of each innings a minimum of 2 feldsmen shall be within 14 metres of the striker’s wicket and be stationary until the ball is delivered (f) The restrictions in Rule 28.3 shall apply in both innings and shall not be changed for any later reduction of either side’s overs. 28.4 Declarations Neither side shall be permitted to declare its innings closed. 28.5 Use of Balls Use of balls shall be determined by Rule 19. Balls shall be white. A new ball shall be used in each frst innings. 28.6 Bowling of Overs from One End Only (a) In the event that the Appointed Umpire(s) and both Captains all determine, or in the absence of an Appointed Umpire, both Captains agree that the condition of the pitch or the ground prevents the bowling of overs from both ends, the Appointed Umpire(s) and/or the Captains jointly (as the case may be) may determine that play shall proceed with overs being bowled from one end only (b) If a match is played under these circumstances overs shall be bowled from the same end throughout the match, and Umpires shall change ends at the

28 conclusion of each over. Rule 29: One Day Matches – The Players 29.1 Players Dress – Shirts and Trousers Uniforms approved by CS shall be worn in all Grades. Rule 30: One Day Matches – Competition Points 30.1 Competition Points – General Subject to Rule 30.2, in One Day matches competition points shall be awarded in accordance with Rule 6. 30.2 A Grade Competition Points – Incentive Points In One Day matches in all Grades, in addition to competition points awarded under Rule 30.1, competition points (called “Incentive Points”) shall be awarded as follows: (a) If the side batting second reaches the target within 80% (rounded down to completed overs) of the overs to be bowled, one Incentive Point shall be awarded to that team (b) If the team bowling second dismisses or restricts the other team to less than 80% of the target, one Incentive Point shall be awarded to that bowling team. (c) The Umpires will inform both Captains of the requirements for Incentive Points at the interval between innings (d) Incentive Points shall only count in the One Day Competition, not in the Shield Competition. Rule 31: One Day Matches – Grand Final One Day Grand Final shall be played under conditions set out in Rules 27, 28 and 29. PART D RULES GOVERNING FINALS IN SHIELD COMPETITIONS Rule 32: Application This Part D of the Rules shall apply to Finals Matches in Shield Competitions. Rule 33: Determination of Teams in Finals Matches 33.1 Rankings of Teams at End of Program of Series Matches (a) For the purposes of Rule 33.2 below, in each Grade teams shall be ranked according to the total of competition points they have been awarded during the season (b) where two or more teams have been awarded the same number of competition points during a season, their relative rankings shall be determined by Net Run Rate as calculated in accordance with Rule 40.2 33.2 Qualifying Finals and Semi Finals – Teams to Play (a) The six highest ranking teams shall compete in a series of Semi Finals and Preliminary Finals matches, as follows (b) Three Semi-Finals shall be played between

29 (i) the team ranked 1 and the team ranked 6 (ii) the team ranked 2 and the team ranked 5 (iii) the team ranked 3 and the team ranked 4 (c) The Preliminary Finals shall be played between The three winning Semi Finalists (who shall assume positions 1, 2 & 3 based on original ladder position) and the highest placed loser (who shall assume the lowest ranking in the Preliminary fnal round) 33.3 Qualifying Finals and Semi Finals – Teams to Advance (a) In a Qualifying Final match or a Semi-Final match, a team that wins outright or, in the absence of an outright win, a team that wins on the frst innings, shall advance to the Semi-Final or to the Grand Final, as the case may be. (b) Should a Qualifying Final match or a Semi-Final match not result in a win for either team under Rule 33.3 (a), the team ranked higher on percentages in accordance with Rule 33.1(b) shall advance to the Semi-Final or Grand Final as the case may be. Rule 34: Finals Matches – Player Eligibility and Penalty for Playing Ineligible Player 34.1 Application of Rules 8 and 9 Rules 8 and 9 shall apply to the eligibility of players for Finals Matches. 34.2 Additional Requirements for Finals Eligibility (a) A player must have played at least 3 matches in a Grade (the “Finals Grade”), or a lower Grade during the season to qualify to play fnals in the Finals Grade (b) A player not qualifed for fnals in a particular Grade under Rule 34.2 (a) may move to the Club’s next lower Grade, provided that both Grades are playing in the fnals for the same round. 34.3 Penalty for Playing Ineligible Player in Finals (a) A team that plays an ineligible player in a Finals Match shall be deemed to have lost the match (b) (i) The team opposing a team that plays an ineligible player in a Semi-Final or Preliminary Final match shall advance to the Preliminary Final or Grand Final, as the case may be (ii) The team opposing a team that plays an ineligible player in a Grand Final match shall be awarded the Pennant and Shield Rule 35: : Qualifying Finals and Semi-Final Matches – Hours of Play, Intervals and Length of Innings 35.1 Application This Rule 35 applies to Qualifying Finals and Semi-Final matches in Shield Competitions.

30 35.2 Hours of Play and Intervals (a) Qualifying Finals and Semi-Finals matches shall be played over two days, and shall commence at 12.30 pm on each day and conclude at 5.50 pm, unless otherwise provided in Part D of these Rules (b) Tea interval will be taken at 3.10pm, for a period of 20 minutes, provided that the provisions of Rule 24.1 (b) will apply, with the time of 3.40 pm being read as 3.10 pm in that Rule. 35.3 Length of Innings (a) Except where elsewhere provided in Rules 35.4, 35.5, 35.6 the innings of the team which bats frst, if not otherwise terminated, shall be compulsorily closed on the completion of the bowling of 80 overs (b) If the innings of the team batting frst is compulsorily closed, the team batting second, if it is not dismissed, shall be entitled to bat for the same number of overs as bowled to the team batting frst. 35.4 Playing Time Lost at Start of Play (a) If the scheduled start of play is delayed by weather or bad light and play subsequently commences within 120 minutes of the scheduled starting time on the frst day, the match shall be played as a normal 80 over match and the extended scheduled completion time will be up to 6.30pm on both the frst and second days (b) Once the additional time referred to in Rule 35.4 (a) is invoked it must be used even if more than 120 minutes playing time is lost (c) If more than 120 minutes of playing time is lost at the start of the frst day of play, playing time will still be extended on both days to 6.30pm and the innings length will be reduced by 1 over per side for every 6 minutes lost over 120 minutes. This may mean the team batting frst may bat on both the frst and second days of the game to complete its innings. 35.5 Abandonment of Play on First Day Play on the frst day will be abandoned and the game will become a One Day game, as per Rule 24.5, on the second day when less than 30 overs are bowled on the frst day. 35.6 Playing time lost after play has started (a) If on either the frst or second day, less than 60 minutes play is lost to adverse conditions, play shall continue until end of extended scheduled completion on that day to allow the full number of overs to be bowled (b) If on the frst day, more than 30 overs are bowled and more than 60 minutes play are lost, play will be extended by 60 minutes on Day 1, and by the balance of time lost, up to 60 minutes, on Day 2 to attempt to play the full number of overs per side. If lost time is greater than 120 minutes each innings will

31 be reduced by 1 over for every additional 6 minutes lost. This may mean the team batting frst may bat on both the frst and second days of the game to complete its innings (c) If on the second day, more than 60 minutes time is lost, play will continue until 6.30pm in an attempt to gain a result. If no result is gained or the full number of overs are not able to be delivered, the match will be drawn. Rule 36: Grand Finals Matches – Hours of Play, Intervals and Length of Innings 36.1 Hours of Play The hours of play of Grand Final matches shall be as set out in Table 2 below. Table 2 Grand Final Matches Playing Times and Intervals Grade A B C D E Time Commenced 11.00 am 11.00 am 12.30 pm 12.30 pm 12.30 pm Lunch / Tea Interval 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins Lunch Interval Time 1.00 pm 1.00 pm Tea Interval Time 3.20 pm 3.20 pm 3.10 pm 3.10 pm 3.10 pm Cessation of play 5.40 pm 5.40 pm 5.30 pm 5.30 pm 5.50 pm Days Played 2 2 2 2 2 Overs Played 100 100 80 80 80

36.2 Length of Innings (a) (i) The innings of the team which bats frst, if not otherwise terminated, shall be compulsorily closed on the completion of the bowling of the number of overs set out in Table 2 (ii) If the bowling side completes its required overs before time, and the innings of the side batting frst is compulsorily closed the side batting second will commence their innings on Day 2 (b) If the innings of the team batting frst is compulsorily closed, the team batting second, if it is not dismissed, shall be entitled to bat for the same number of overs as bowled to the team batting frst (c) If the innings of the side batting frst has been completed otherwise than by compulsory closure, the side batting second, if it is not frst dismissed, shall be entitled to bat for the bowling of the number of overs as received by the team batting frst, or the full number of overs, whichever is the greater, plus remaining time.

32 36.3 Intervals (a) Lunch and Tea intervals shall be taken at times set out in Table 2, unless (i) At that time nine wickets are down, in which case Law 11.7 will apply and play will continue for a period not exceeding 30 minutes or until the innings is concluded; (ii) an innings ends within 30 minutes of the scheduled interval or there is stoppage caused by weather or bad light which extends, or occurs, within 30 minutes of the scheduled tea interval, when the interval shall be taken immediately. Rule 37: Finals Matches – Conduct of Matches, Result and Awards 37.1 Applicability of Rules Except as elsewhere provided in Part D, all Finals Matches shall be conducted in accordance with Rule 25. 37.2 Result (a) Should a result not be achieved on the frst two days, then play shall continue on the following weekend until a result is achieved, if no result has been achieved, then Rule 37.2 (c) shall apply (b) The third and fourth day (if available) shall only be used if weather or bad light affects any play on the frst two or three days (c) Should the result of a match be a tie or a draw, then the side which ranked higher at the conclusion of the home and away matches shall be the winner. 37.3 Award to Winner The winning Club in each Grade shall be awarded a Pennant and Shield. PART E RULES GOVERNING TWENTY 20 MATCHES Rule 38: Twenty20 Matches – Hours of Play and Length of Innings 38.1 Hours of Play and Intervals (a) Twenty20 matches shall commence at times to be scheduled by CS (b) Play will be conducted in two sessions each of a maximum duration of one hour and 15 minutes (c) No drinks intervals shall be permitted. 38.2 Length of Innings – General The matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings being limited to a maximum of 20 overs. 38.3 Length of Innings – Uninterrupted Matches (a) Each team shall bat for 20 overs unless all out earlier. (b) If the team batting frst is dismissed in less than 20 overs, the team batting second shall be entitled to bat for 20 overs.

33 38.4 Length of Innings – Delayed or Interrupted Matches (a) If the frst side’s innings is delayed or interrupted the Umpires shall reduce the overs by one for each seven minutes of the aggregate time lost and fx a time for completion which shall be subject to extension. If the reduction calculation results in less than 5 overs the match shall be abandoned (b) Where 5 full overs or more have been bowled and an interruption is continuing compulsory closure of the frst side’s innings shall occur when the reduced overs calculated in Rule 38.4 (a) equate with the number bowled (c) The side batting second, if there is no further time lost in its innings, shall be entitled to receive the same reduced number, including any part over, as in Rule 38.4 (a) or (b) less the number of any overs commenced after the completion time for the frst side’s entitlement (d) The second side’s overs shall not be adjusted unless adverse conditions reduce the batting time to less than 75 minutes from the end of the interval. In such case the over for the reduced time, less any overs commenced after the completion time for the frst side’s overs, shall be its entitlement even if less than 5 overs (e) If play ceases in accordance with the next clause the overs already bowled shall be its entitlement for purposes of this Rule. Rule 39: Match Result and Competition Points 39.1 Match Result – Uninterrupted Matches When there is no interruption after play has commenced and when both sides have had the opportunity of batting for the same number of overs, then, irrespective of wickets lost, (a) the team scoring the higher number of runs shall be the winner (b) if the teams have scored an equal number of runs, regardless of the number of wickets lost, the result shall be a tie. 39.2 Match Result - Interrupted Matches If play is terminated due to weather conditions prior to the team batting second less than the number of completed overs to which it is entitled, the result shall be detemined by the MyCricket Duckworth Lewis calculation 39.3 Tie In the event of a tie or the abandonment of a match, if circumstances (outdoors or indoors) permit, as decided by the Umpires, the result shall be determined by a Super Over as per Rule 39.5 39.4 Competition Points A team shall be awarded (a) 2 competition points for a win, or

34 (b) 0 competition points for a loss, or (c) 1 competition point for a tie not resolved by a Super Over (Rule 39.5). 39.5 Super Over The following procedure shall apply in the event of a Tie.. (a) Subject to ground, weather or light conditions a Super Over will take place on the scheduled day of the match at a time to be determined by the Appointed Umpires or , in their absence, the captains.. In normal circumstances it shall commence 5 minutes after the conclusion of the match. The interval between innings shall be 5 minutes. (b) 30 minutes of extra time (taken from the start of the Super Over) is allocated to complete the Super Over. Should play be delayed prior to or during the Super Over, once the playing time lost exceeds the 30 minutes, the Super Over shall be abandoned. See clause G.1.16. (c) The Super Over will take place on the pitch allocated for the match (the designated pitch) unless otherwise determined by the umpires. (d) Appointed umpires shall stand at the same end as they stood during the match. (e) In both innings of the Super Over, the felding side shall choose which end to bowl from. Once the opening batting pair enters the feld of play they are not permitted to be changed. Similarly, once a determination is made by the bowling team as to which end they will bowl from and the opening batters take their respective positions at each end of the pitch, they are not permitted to change ends. For clarity, this playing condition is designed to ensure that the felding side may determine its bowling strategies based on which batters are opening, and then the batters can choose ends based on the bowling strategies. (f) Only the starting 11 players for each team in the main match may participate in the Super Over. Should any player be unable to continue to participate in the Super Over due to injury, illness or other wholly acceptable reasons, the playing conditions of the main match shall apply. (g) Any penalty time, warnings or suspensions being served in the main match shall be carried forward to the Super Over. (h) Each team’s over is played with the same felding restrictions as apply for the last over in the match. (i) The team batting second in the match will bat frst in the Super Over. (j) Two balls are the two balls used in the match. The two balls are then placed individually into a box and the Captains will randomly, without viewing either ball, select one of the two balls. If the ball needs to be changed during the Super Over, then the Playing Conditions for the main match shall apply (k) Each team shall bat for one over unless all out earlier.

35 (l) If the original match was a tie under the D/L method, Rule 36.5 (n) below immediately applies. (m) Otherwise, in the event of the teams having the same score after the Super Over has been completed, the team whose batters hit the most number of boundaries combined from its two innings in both the main match and the Super Over shall be the winner. (n) If the number of boundaries hit by both teams is equal, the team whose batters scored more boundaries during its innings in the main match (ignoring the Super Over) shall be the winner. (o) If still equal, a count-back from the fnal ball of the Super Over shall be conducted. The team with the higher scoring delivery shall be the winner. If a team loses all wickets during its over, then any un-bowled deliveries will be counted as dot balls. Note that for this purpose, the runs scored from a delivery is defned as the total team runs scored since the completion of the previous legitimate ball, i.e. including any runs resulting from a Wide ball, a No ball or penalty runs. Example Runs scored from: Team 1 Team 2 Ball 6 1 1 Ball 5 4 4 Ball 4 2 1 Ball 3 6 2 Ball 2 0 1 Ball 1 2 6 (p) In this example both teams scored an equal number of runs from the 6th and 5th ball of their innings. However, Team 1 scored two runs from its 4th ball while Team 2 scored one run, so Team 1 is the winner. Rule 40: Competition Procedure 40.1 Team Groupings and Points System Team groupings will be determined by CS at the start of each season: (a) If a Two Pool Round Robin System is used: After the preliminary matches, the top team of each pool will play in the Final (b) If a Four Pool Round Robin System is used: After the preliminary matches, the top teams of each pool will play in Semi Finals as follows: (i) Winner Pool A v Winner Pool B, and (ii) Winner Pool C v Winner Pool D The two winning Semi Final teams will play off in the fnal (c) If Knockout System is used: After the preliminary matches, the top eight teams will progress to the Quarter Finals based on their performances (points and net

36 run-rate) in the preliminary rounds. These 8 teams will be ranked 1-8 based on their performances and the Quarter Finals will be played as follows: (i) 1 v 8 (ii) 2 v 7 (iii) 3 v 6 (iv) 4 v 5 The four winning Quarter Final teams will play the Semi Finals as follows: (v) Winner 1 v 8 plays Winner 4 v 5. (vi) Winner 2 v 6 plays Winner 3 v 6. The two winning Semi Final teams will play off in the Final. 40.2 Tie Breaker Procedure The tie-breaker for teams fnishing on equal points will be Net Run Rate, determined as follows: (a) A team’s Net Run Rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by that team, the average runs per over scored against that team (b) In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs, the calculation of its Net Run Rate shall be based on the full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled and not on the number of overs in which the team was dismissed (c) Only those matches where results are achieved (i.e. a win or a loss) will count for the purpose of Net Run Rate calculations (d) Where a match is abandoned, but a result is achieved under the One Day Deciding Score calculation (Rule 39.2), for Net Run Rate purposes the team batting frst will be credited with the Deciding Score of the team batting second on abandonment of the same number of overs faced by the team batting second (e) Where a match is concluded but with a One-Day Deciding Score procedure having been applied at an earlier point in the match, the team batting frst will be credited with 1 run less than the fnal target score for the team batting second off the total number of overs allocated to the team batting second to reach the target. Rule 41: Twenty20 Matches – Conduct of Matches 41.1 Bowling of Overs (a) Overs are to be bowled in 5-over blocks alternating between ends, i.e. Overs 1-5 are bowled from one end, and then overs 6-10 are bowled from the other end, etc. (b) At the end of each over, only the two batsmen change ends (c) Apart from the normal feld position changes, the feldsmen only change after each fve over block (d) At the end of each 5 over bracket, the umpires and batsmen remain at the same end.

37 41.2 Limitation on Bowlers (a) (i) A bowler shall be limited to 1 fast, short pitched delivery per over. This is a delivery that passes above the shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease (ii) Any subsequent fast short pitched delivery that passes above the shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease shall be called and signalled “no ball” (b) (i) A bowler shall not deliver more than one-ffth of the maximum of overs permitted for an uninterrupted innings but where the maximum is reduced for either innings because of interruptions the limit shall be one-ffth of the adjusted maximum except for any bowler who already has exceeded the reduced limit (ii) Where the overs for the second side have been limited the calculation in Rule 41.2 (b) (i) shall be made on the number of overs which would have applied had the limitation not been incurred. 41.3 Declarations The Captain of the batting side may not declare the innings closed at any time during the course of a match. 41.4 Use of Balls (a) White CS-approved Kookaburra cricket balls shall be used as per Rule 19 (b) One new ball shall be used for each innings. 41.5 Free Hit After a No Ball Where a No Ball is called for a breach of Law 21.5 the immediately following delivery shall be a Free Hit as set out in Rule 28.1 (a) (iii). 41.6 Law 40 – Timed Out (a) Law 40 will apply. The incoming batsman must be in position to take guard or for his partner to be ready to receive the next ball within 1 minute 30 seconds of the fall of the previous wicket (b) The incoming batsman is expected to be ready near the boundary to make his way to wicket immediately a wicket falls, and is expected to jog to the wicket. 41.7 Boundary Measurements (a) For the purposes of Law19, the boundary shall be marked with semi-circles, one at each end of the ground, and straight lines, one on each side of the ground (b) The radius of each semi-circle shall be 52 metres from the centre stump and the extremities of its base shall meet with the straight lines of pitch length, at points in line with the bowling crease. 41.8 Fielding Restrictions (a) At the instant of delivery there shall not be more than fve feldsmen on the leg side (b) In an uninterrupted match, for the frst 5 overs (1-5) of each innings, only two

38 feldsmen, for the next 5 overs (6-10), only 3 feldsmen, for the next 5 overs (11-15), only 4 feldsmen and for the next 5 overs (16-20), only 5 feldsmen are permitted to be outside the Restricted Area as set out in Rule 28.2 (c) In an interrupted match, the feld-restrictions will apply as set out in Table 3 below 41.9 Sightscreens Sightscreens, if used, shall be black or covered by dark shade cloth. Rule 42: The Players 42.1 Players Dress Players shall be permitted to wear coloured clothing and/or equipment as approved in advance by CS. 42.2 Teams and Nomination of Players Teams shall be 11 per side and shall be nominated as per Rule 13.2.

Table 3 Fielding Restrictions for Interrupted T20 Matches Inns Length 2 out 3 out 4 out 5 out (Overs) Ov nos Ov nos Ov nos Ov nos

20 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 19 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 18 1-3 4-8 9-13 14-18 17 1-2 3-7 8-12 13-17 16 1 2-6 7-11 12-16 15 - 1-5 6-10 11-15 14 - 1-4 5-9 10-14 13 - 1-3 4-8 9-13 12 - 1-2 3-7 8-12 11 - 1 2-6 7-11 10 - - 1-5 6-10 9 - - 1-4 5-9 8 - - 1-3 4-8 7 - - 1-2 3-7 6 - 1 2-6 5 - - - 1-5

39 PART F CODE OF PLAYER BEHAVIOR; BREACHES OF CODE, LAWS AND RULES Rule 43 The Code Players in CS matches and any other match conducted under the auspices of a Club shall be bound by the Laws of Cricket and Code of Conduct as follows: (a) The Captain will insist on players maintaining a standard of dress in keeping with the traditions of the game (b) The Captain of the felding team is responsible for ensuring that an appropriate over rate is maintained in order to avoid the penalties laid down in the Rules (c) Captains will ensure that their bowlers are aware of and adhere to the Law 26 regarding a bowler’s trial run up (d) The Captain will insist that bowlers return to the start of their run-up without wasting time (e) The Captain will ensure that at any drink break, a maximum of three (3) people come on to the ground to serve drinks to his team (f) The Captain will encourage players to respect the Umpire’s decisions (g) The Captain will co-operate with the opposing Captain and Appointed Umpires in the running of the game (h) Captains will frmly brief their teams spelling out what is expected in terms of behaviour both on and off the feld (i) The Captain is fully responsible for his team’s behaviour on and off the feld (j) No player shall use language, make gestures or racial comments which in any manner refer to or refect upon opposing players, an Umpire or spectators (k) Only the Captain, or where appropriate a bowler, may query an Umpire’s interpretation of the Rules during or after play (l) When a player is named on the report sheet for a minor offence both Captains shall sign this sheet. 43.2 Guidelines Regarding Breaches of Code, Laws and Rules (a) Without limiting the actions which may be subject to penalties under these Rules, Table 4 sets out a list of offences, and guidelines for their interpretation. The term “Level” refers to the use of that term in Law 42. Table 4A -Level 1 OFFENCE GUIDELINES (i) Abuse cricket Includes actions outside the course of normal equipment or cricket actions such as hitting or kicking the clothing, ground wickets and actions which intentionally or equipment or negligently result in damage to the advertising fxtures and fttings boards, boundary fences, dressing room doors, mirrors, windows and other fxtures and fttings.

40 (ii) Show dissent at an Includes showing dissent at an umpire’s decision umpire’s decision by way of showing inappropriate or excessive including in social disappointment, an obvious delay in resuming media play or leaving the wicket, shaking the head, pointing or looking at the inside edge when given out lbw, pointing to the pad or rubbing the shoulder when caught behind, snatching the cap from the umpire, a bowler or felder arguing or entering into an unduly prolonged discussion with the umpire about the umpire’s decision. This Rule does not prohibit the bowler involved in the decision or a team captain from asking an umpire to provide an explanation for a decision or a Club offcial from making a formal complaint. (iii) Use language that is This includes swearing and offensive gestures obscene, offensive which are not directed at another person such or insulting and/ as swearing in frustration at one’s own poor or the making of play or fortune. This offence is not intended to an obscene gesture penalise trivial behaviour. The extent to which including in social such behaviour is likely to give offence shall be media taken into account when deciding to report the behaviour as an offence and when assessing the seriousness of the breach. (iv) Criticism / Any public criticism including in social media denigration of Umpires including in social media (v) Engage in excessive Excessive shall mean repeated appealing when appealing the bowler/felder knows the batsman is not out with the intention of placing the umpire under pressure. It is not intended to prevent loud or enthusiastic appealing. Excessive may also mean the practice of celebrating or assuming a dismissal before the decision has been given. (vI) Point or gesture Self-explanatory. towards the pavilion in an aggressive manner upon the dismissal of a batsman

41 (vii) Breach any This includes regulations regarding bat logos and regulation regarding regulations regarding other logos or advertising approved clothing or which may be worn or displayed equipment (viii) Failure by a Team Where no individual player is reported under to ensure that the Table 4B (vii) each member of the relevant felding condition of a ball team (including the 12th man) shall be considered is not changed in to be in breach of this rule if the condition of the breach of Law 42.3 ball being used by that team has been changed in breach of Law 42. The presence or absence of involvement of each team member in changing the condition of the ball shall be irrelevant to a fnding of guilt under this Rule. (ix) Two mentions in Self-explanatory Umpire Match Reports in a 12-month period. Table 4B - Level 2 OFFENCE GUIDELINES (i) Show serious dissent • Dissent (including examples given in Table4A at an umpire’s (ii) above) will be classifed as serious where the decision including in conduct contains an element of anger or abuse social media that is directed at the umpire or the umpire’s decision or where there is excessive delay in resuming play or leaving the wicket. • This Rule does not prohibit the bowler involved in the decision or a team captain from asking an umpire to provide an explanation for a decision or a Team offcial from making a formal complaint. (ii) Engage in Without limitation, players will breach this inappropriate and regulation if they deliberately walk or run into or deliberate physical shoulder another player, offcial or match offcial contact with other either during the course of play of a Match or players or offcials during the periods before or after play at the relevant venue.

42 (iii) Charge or advance Self-explanatory. towards the umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing (iv) Deliberately and Without limitation, players will breach this rule maliciously distract if they deliberately attempt to distract a striker or obstruct another by words or gestures or deliberately shepherd player or offcial on a batsman while running or attempting to run the feld of play between wickets. (v) Throw the ball at This Rule will not prohibit a felder or bowler from or near a player returning the ball to the stumps in the normal or offcial in an fashion. inappropriate and/or dangerous manner

(vi) Use language that is This is language or gestures, which are directed obscene, offensive at another person or persons. In exercising his or of a generally judgement as to whether the behaviour has fallen insulting nature below an acceptable standard, the umpire seeking to another player, to lay a charge shall be required to take into offcial or spectator account the context of the particular situation including in social and whether the words or gesture are likely to: media • be regarded as obscene; or • give offence; or • insult another person. This offence is not intended to penalize trivial behavior. The extent to which such behavior is likely to give offence shall be taken into account when assessing the seriousness of the breach. (vii) Change the Prohibited behavior includes picking the seam or condition of the ball deliberately throwing the ball into ground for the in breach of Law 42.3 purpose of roughening it up and the application of moisture to the ball, save for perspiration and saliva.

43 (viii) Attempt to Prohibited conduct under this rule will include manipulate a incidents where a team bats in such a way as match in regard to to either adversely affect its own, or improve the result, net run its opponent’s, bonus points, net run rate or rate, bonus points quotient. or otherwise. The captain of any team guilty of such conduct shall be held responsible. (ix) Two reprimands in Self-explanatory one season

Table 4C - Level 3 OFFENCE GUIDELINES (i) Intimidate or attempt to intimidate Includes appealing in an an umpire or referee whether by aggressive or threatening language or conduct including in manner. social media (ii) Threaten to assault another player, Self-explanatory. team offcial or spectator including in social media (iii) Use language or gestures that offend, Self-explanatory. insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten, disparage or vilify another person on the basis of that person’s race, religion, colour, descent, sexuality or national or ethnic origin including in social media

Table 4D - Level 4 OFFENCE GUIDELINES (i) Threaten to assault an umpire or Self-explanatory player including in social media (ii) Physically assault another player, Self-explanatory umpire, offcial or spectator (iii) Engage in any act of violence on the Self-explanatory feld of play

44 (iv) Use language or gestures that Self-explanatory seriously offends, insults, humiliates, intimidates, threatens, disparages or vilifes another person on the basis of that person’s race, religion, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin including in social media (v) Harassment Includes but not limited to misuse of technology such as email, instant messages, text messages, phone messages, website posts or blogs on Twitter or Facebook and transmission or possession of inappropriate digital images or photos Laws of Cricket and Spirit of the Game OFFENCE GUIDELINES Players must obey • General Rule to deal with situations where the facts of the Laws of Cricket or the gravity or seriousness of the alleged incident are and play within the not adequately or clearly covered by the offences set Spirit of the Game. out in Rules 1 – 4 (inclusive) of the Code. The captain and Team • Conduct which will be prohibited under the clause in- coach must use their cludes using an illegal bat, cheating during play, time best efforts to ensure wasting and any conduct which is considered “unfair that their Team and play” under Law 42 of the Laws of Cricket. individual members • This Rule is not intended to punish unintentional of the Team complies breaches of the Laws of Cricket. with this rule • Reference may be made to any statement or explana- tion of the Spirit of Cricket published in conjunction with the Laws of Cricket. • Nothing in this Rule or the Code alters the onus on the captain to ensure that the Spirit of the Game is adhered to as stated and defned in the preamble to the Laws of Cricket.

(b) A repeat of any Level 1 Offence (other than Offence 1.7), or Level 2 or 3 Offence within 12 months of such offence will, for the purposes of penalty only, be regarded as a Level 2, 3 or 4 Offence. respectively.

45 43.3 Action by Umpire(s) (a) An Appointed Umpire shall include in the Umpires’ Match Report details of any breach of the Laws or Rules, mentioning the player(s) involved and any action taken, including the offering of a suspension under Rule 43.3 (b). Any suspension shall not include a T20 match. (b) Where an Appointed Umpie is of the opinion that an offence has occurred under Rule 43.2, the Umpie may impose a penalty as set out in Table 5. The term “Level” refers to the use of that term in Law 42. Table 5 - PENALTIES LEVEL PLAYER PENALTIES 1 • The offending player shall be mentioned in the umpires Match day report. • A record of the date of each Umpires Match report offence will be kept by CS and each mention will remain in force regardless of any suspension served. • Two mentions on an Umpires Match day report within a 12-month period will attract a 1 game suspension which will be served in the next scheduled match (One day or Two-day game depending on the fxture). Each additional mention will attract an additional one game suspension. 2 • With the exception of action under Table 4b (vii) (team changing condition of ball) the offending player shall be named on the umpires Match day report,.For action under Table 4B (vii) each player in the offending team shall be named on the Umpires Match day report. • Depending on the severity of the offence the Umpire/s can offer a 1 game or 2 game suspension 3 Depending on the severity of the offence the Umpire/s can offer a 3, 4 or 5 games suspension 4 Depending on the severity of the offence the Umpire/s can offer a 6 game minimum suspension Non Compliance with suspensions Loss of competition points for all Club’s grades

PART G RULES GOVERNING DISPUTES AND APPEALS Rule 44: Disputes 44.1 Powers of Board The Board shall have power to: (a) enquire into and adjudicate upon all disputes arising out of or in connection with matches conducted as part of CS’s cricket competition, and (b) hear appeals against decisions of the Tribunal

46 (c) a Board member who represents, or is affliated with, a Club that is a party to a dispute shall not be eligible to participate in any deliberation or proceedings of the Board in relation to that dispute. 44.2 Lodgement Requirements for All Disputes and Appeals. (a) Any Club referring a dispute to the Board shall, within 48 hours of the scheduled completion of the match in which the cause of the dispute has occurred, lodge a statement in writing with CS of the matter in dispute together with a lodgement fee of $500 and a non refundable Appeal charge of $250, and shall within the same time lodge a copy of such statement with the Secretary of the other Club involved (b) The lodgement fee shall be returned to the Club that has referred the dispute to the Board, except where the complaint is deemed by the Board to be frivolous. 44.3 Meeting The Board shall call upon the disputing Clubs to appear before it and, after hearing evidence, shall decide thereon. 44.4 Failure to Comply with Board Decision (a) Any Club refusing or neglecting to abide by decisions of the Board shall be excluded from competing in such matches for such time as the Board shall determine, or shall pay such sum by way of fne as the Board may direct (b) In default of such payment shall not be allowed to feld teams or participate further in any competition conducted by CS until the outstanding fne is paid. Rule 45: The Tribunal 45.1 Tribunal Constitution (a) The Tribunal shall consist of 3 persons appointed from time to time by the Board (b) Where a matter to be dealt with by the Tribunal involves a Club, a Club’s player or any person or organisation associated with a Club, a Tribunal member who is associated with that Club or who otherwise has a confict of interest in relation to the matter shall be disqualifed from participating in deliberations or proceedings of the Tribunal (c) Where a matter is to be dealt with by the Tribunal and less than three Tribunal members are available, either because of disqualifcation under Rule 45.1 (b) or otherwise, the Board shall appoint one or more other persons to serve as acting Tribunal Members (d) The Board shall appoint one member of the Tribunal to be the Chairperson. 45.2 Powers and Duties of Tribunal The Tribunal shall deal with, and where so required, shall hold hearings into such matters as are referred to it by the Board or otherwise in accordance with these Rules, including any appeal by a player or Club against a suspension imposed by an Umpire under Rule 43.3.

47 45.3 Persons to Attend Tribunal Hearings (a) Persons whose conduct has been referred to the Tribunal or who have appealed a matter to the Tribunal shall attend Tribunal hearings (b) In the absence of the person or persons referred to in Sub-Rule (a), whether the Tribunal is with or without notice of the reason for the absence, the Tribunal may proceed with a hearing or adjourn or postpone the hearing to another date or to a date to be fxed (c) A person or persons referred to in Sub-Rule (a) unable to attend a hearing may apply to the Tribunal for an adjourned or postponed hearing of the charge and such application must state the reasons for his or her inability to attend. If satisfed with the applicant’s reasons the Tribunal may convene an adjourned or postponed hearing. 45.4 Conduct of Hearing (a) Subject to these Rules the Tribunal may regulate the hearing of any matter in any manner as it thinks ft (b) The hearing before the Tribunal shall be: (i) inquisitorial in nature; and (ii) conducted with as little formality and with as much expedition as is deemed warranted by the Tribunal. (c) The Tribunal shall conduct a hearing of a charge in accordance with the rules of natural justice. (d) The Tribunal may hear evidence from any person or any source as it deems necessary or warranted and no hearing is bound by the laws of evidence which apply to Courts of Law (e) The Tribunal is not obliged to give reasons for any determination which it makes (f) No person shall be represented by a legal practitioner at any hearing of the Tribunal unless such representation is with leave of the Tribunal Chairperson. Rule 46: Conduct – Alleged Breaches of Laws of Cricket 46.1 Lodging of Report by an Appointed Umpire or other Reporting Person (a) An Appointed Umpire shall include in the Umpires Match Report details of any alleged breach of the Code of Conduct or the Laws of Cricket, and of any suspension offered under Rule 43.3 46.2. Notification of Report (a) For the purpose of ascertaining whether there are to be any persons reported by an Appointed Umpire or any suspension offered, irrespective of any earlier notifcation, all Clubs shall ensure that the team captain or a Club offcial attend and wait on the Appointed Umpire(s) after the close of each day’s play (b) Where a reported person is not available for notifcation that an Umpire intends to lodge a report or the Captain or representative or offcial of a Club does not attend as required by these Rules, an Appointed Umpire shall be

48 deemed to have fulflled his responsibility with the lodgement of the report under these Rules. 46.3 Lodgement and Receipt of Report (a) Where an Umpire offers a suspension to a player under Rule 43,3 a copy of the Umpire’s Report including details of the alleged offence and of the suspension offered shall be provided to the Captain of the player’s team or to the player’s club within 48 hours of the cessation of play on the day of the alleged offence. 46.4 Player May Appeal Suspension (a) Where a suspension is offered to a player under Rule 43.3 that player shall be deemed to accept the suspension unless the player, or the player’s Club, lodges a written appeal with CS not later than 72 hours after the cessation of play on the day on which the alleged offence occurred. (b) All appeals must be lodged with a $500 lodgement fee and a Non-Refundable Appeal fee of $250. The lodgement fee will be refunded if the appeal is deemed not to be frivolous. 46.5 Hearing of Appeal (a) If an appeal under Rule 46.5 is lodged by the time prescribed in that Rule the Tribunal shall hear and determine the appeal (b) The hearing of the Tribunal shall be conducted in accordance with Rules 45.3 and 45.4 46.6 Notification of Time of Hearing (a) The Board shall cause the player involved in the report, and any other person required to attend the hearing, of the charge by the Tribunal, to be notifed of the time and place of such hearing (b) Unless otherwise determined by the Tribunal, the hearings will take place at the Bert Lightfoot Room at Deakin Reserve at 7.00pm on the Wednesday immediately following the conclusion of the match giving rise to the hearing. 46.7 Power to Grant Appeal, Uphold Suspension or Vary Penalty (a) When the Tribunal has heard submissions from a suspended player, the player’s Club and any Appointed Umpire involved in the player’s suspension, it shall (i) dismiss the appeal and uphold the player’s suspension, or (ii) grant the appeal and declare the player’s suspension null and void, or (iii) vary the penalty by imposing a fne in addition to the suspension, or imposing a suspension for a different number of matches to that set by the Appointed Umpire, or both Rule 47: Conduct – Minor Misbehaviour 47.1. Umpires may Caution (a) Where an Appointed Umpire has occasion to speak to a player about his or

49 her behaviour but considers the player’s behaviour to be not so serious as to warrant a report to the Board, the umpire shall caution the player (b) An Appointed Umpire shall note a caution on the Umpires Match Report and shall lodge a record of caution with the Board (c) Where an umpire cautions a player or mentions a player in an Umpires Match Report he or she shall inform the player that the caution or mention will be offcially recorded for the attention of the Board and shall notify the player or the Captain or an offcial of the person’s Club of the caution or mention as soon as it is practicable on the day on which it occurs (d) Where an Appointed Umpire has occasion to caution or warn a player for a breach of the Laws the procedure in the Law shall be satisfed by noting the details on the Umpires Match Report in accordance with this Rule. 47.2 Player Two Times Cautioned to be Suspended (a) Should a player have two cautions recorded with the Board during a period of 12 calendar months, that player shall be automatically suspended from playing in the next scheduled match of his team in a CS competition (b) Written notice of automatic suspension shall be issued to the player or to the Secretary of the player’s Club with 48 hours of the completion of the match in which the second caution was recorded. 47.3 Suspended Player’s Right of Appeal (a) A player suspended under Rule 47.2 may lodge an appeal against the suspension (b) Such appeal must be lodged in writing with the CS Secretary within 24 hours of the issuing of the notice of suspension to the player or the Secretary of the player’s Club. All appeals must be lodged with a $500 lodgement fee and a Non-Refundable Appeal fee of $250. The lodgement fee will be refunded if the appeal is not deemed frivolous. 47.4 Conduct of Hearing and Determination of Tribunal (a) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Rules 45.3 and 45.4 (b) Having heard the evidence from relevant parties, as determined by the Tribunal, the Tribunal may (i) uphold the appeal, and cancel one or both of the records of caution, or (ii) suspend the player from playing in one or more CS matches (c) Unless the Tribunal stipulates otherwise a suspension penalty imposed by it or an elected suspension penalty shall apply to the next CS match in which the player’s team competes. Rule 48: Penalties Specified in Rules (a) Where in Parts A to D of these Rules, a Rule states that a breach shall incur a specifed penalty, that penalty shall be automatically applied

50 (b) Penalties referred to in Sub-clause (a) are summarised in Table 6 below Table 6 Summary of Fines Specified in These Rules Rule First Offence Second offence Third Offence* 10.3 ** ** ** 11.6 $100 $200 $200 11.8 (a) $100 $200 $200 12.1 $100 $200 $200 13.7 $100 $100 $100 17.2 (c) $100 $100 $100 18.2 (a) $100 $200 $200 20.4 (b) ** ** ** 22.2 $100 $200 $200 23.1 $10 $20 $30 23.2 $10 $20 $30 23.3 $10 $20 $30 *Also applies to any subsequent offence **As determined by the Board Rule 49: Ineligibility for Awards Any player in any Grade who has been suspended by the Tribunal for misbehaviour during a program series shall be ineligible for a Player-of-the-Season award, or any other CS award, in any Grade in that season. In the event that a suspension arising from a program or fnal series match extends into the fnal series or ensuing season or seasons the player shall not be precluded from winning an award in the ensuing season. Rule 50: Payment of Fines 50.1 Power of Board The Board shall have the power to impose, withdraw, set the due date and negotiate payment of fnes. 50.2 Unpaid Fine to Result in Ineligibility to Play (a) Where a fne imposed by CS for breaches of the Rules has not been paid within 5 days of the due day, and the fne has been imposed because of the conduct of (i) a Club or Club offcial, that Club shall be ineligible to play in any CS Match, or (ii) a player, that player shall be ineligible to play in any CS match until the fne and any late fee has been paid (b) Notwithstanding Rule 50.2 (a), a failure to pay a fne at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled commencement of play in any Finals match shall result in ineligibility to play in that match. 50.3 Late Payment Fee

51 Failure to pay a fne within 14 days of invoice notice will incur a late payment fee equal to the amount of that fne.

52 CRICKET SHEPPARTON JUNIORS RULES APPLICABLE FOR THE 2018-2019 SEASON PART A: SUMMARY OF RULES BY GRADE Note: In the event of inconsistency or discrepancy between these Summary Tables and the Rules themselves (Part B), Part B shall apply.

Table 1A – General (U16, U14) Competition Under 16 Under 14 Maximum Age: Boys -16 Boys – 14 On 1 September players Girls - 18 Girls - 16 must be under the age of Minimum Age: On 1 September players 13 11 must be over the age of Game Time Start 8.30 am 8.30 am Finish 11.30 am 11.30 am Team Numbers Normally 11, but up to 13, Normally 11, but up to 13, in which case 2 to be in which case 2 to be nominated to bowl but not nominated to bowl but not bat, and 2 diferent bat, and 2 diferent players to be nominated to players to be nominated to to bat but not bowl bat but not bowl 45 metres radius from each 40 metres radius from each Field Dimensions wicket wicket Pitch Length 22 metres 22 metres LBW Yes Yes 156 gms – new 156 gms – new or good Ball type/weight leather Second hand leather Wicket Keeper Compulsory within Compulsory Helmets 2m of stumps

53 Table 1B – General (U12A, U12B, U10) Under 10 & Competition Under 12A Under 12B Under12 (Girls) Australian Cricket Stage 2 Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage Maximum Age: Boys -12 Boys -12 Boys – 10 On 1 September Girls - 14 Girls - 14 Girls – 12 players must be under the age of Minimum Age: On 1 September 9 9 7 players must be over the age of Game Time Sat or Fri Sat or Fri Start 8.30 am 4.30pm 8.30 am 4.30pm 4.30 pm Finish 11.30 am 7.30pm 11.30 am 6.30pm 6.30 pm Team Numbers Normally 9, but may Normally 7, but may Normally 7, but may be between 7 and 11. be between 5 and 9 be between 5 and 9 No more than 9 No more than 7 No more than 7 players players on the feld at players on the feld on the feld at any time any time at any time Field Dimensions Maximum 45 metres Maximum 40 metres Maximum 40 metres radius from middle radius from batter’s radius from batter’s of pitch end stumps end stumps Pitch Length 18 metres 16 metres 16 metres LBW See interpretation See interpretation See interpretation Ball type/weight 142 gms – new or Modifed soft Modifed soft good second hand leather Wicket Keeper Compulsory Compulsory Compulsory Helmets Table 2 – 2 Day Games Competition Under 16 Under 14 Game Maximum of 45 overs to side Maximum of 45 overs to side batting frst in frst innings batting frst in frst innings Overs 45 in 10 over blocks from 45 in 10 over blocks from Minimum Day 1 alternate ends alternate ends Bowling restrictions Innings – 7 overs Innings – 7 overs Spell – 6 overs Spell – 4 overs Batting restrictions 60 runs 40 runs

54 Table 3A– 1 Day Games (U16, U14) Competition Under 16 Under 14 Game Maximum of 25 overs to side Maximum of 25 overs per innings batting frst in frst innings Overs 25 25 in 2/10 & 1 5 over blocks from in 55 over blocks alternate ends from alternate ends Bowling restrictions Innings – 3 overs Innings – 3 overs Spell – 2 overs Spell – 2 overs Over 8 balls max Over 8 balls max Last innings over Last innings over - No maximum restriction - No maximum restriction Batting restrictions 20 run increments 20 run increments Attire Coloured shorts permitted Coloured shorts permitted Table 3B– 1 Day Games (U12A, U12B, Under 12 (Girls), U10) Under 10 & Competition Under 12A Under 12B Under 12 (Girls) Game 30 Overs per side One innings of 20 One innings of 20 One innings of overs per team overs per team maximum of 30 overs per team Overs 30 overs per innings 20 overs per innings 20 overs per innings in 2 15 over blocks from same end, with from same end, with from each end the wind the wind Bowling restrictions Maximum 6 balls Maximum 6 balls per Maximum 6 balls per per over, except last over. Maximum 4 over.. Maximum 4 overs over where 6 legal overs per bowler per bowler deliveries must be bowled Maximum 5 overs per bowler Batting 20 balls faced (incl 17 balls (Incl wides/ 17 balls (Incl wides/no- restrictions wides/no-balls) no-balls) faced balls) faced Not Out Batter to Not Out Batter to swap swap ends after a ends after a wicket falls wicket falls Dismissed batter not to Dismissed batter go out, but 4 penalty not to go out, but runs to felding team 4 penalty runs to felding team Attire Coloured shorts Coloured shorts Coloured shorts permitted permitted permitted

55 PART B: CRICKET SHEPPARTON JUNIORS MATCH RULES Rule 1 Application of Laws and Rules 1.1 Application of Laws of Cricket, CS and CV Rules (a) The Laws of Cricket shall apply to the matches, except as hereinafter modified (b) CS and CV Rules shall apply, except as hereinafter modified Rule 2 Fees 2.1 Determination and Payment of Fees (a) Fees for each team are to be determined by the CS Board. These fees cover affiliation fees, all player registration fees and match dues (b) Fees are payable as a lump sum no later than the 1st December each season (c) If any club defaults in paying of any fees, no team of that club shall be eligible to play finals. Rule 3 Grades and Player Eligibility 3.1 Grades (a) The CS Director –Juniors (“the Director”) shall determine the Grades at which Clubs shall compete (b) There shall be up to 8 grades, namely Under 16, A and B, Under 14, A and B, Under 12, A and B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10. 3.2 Age Eligibility (a) To compete in Under 16 A or B grade competitions a boy player must be under the age of 16 and a girl player under 18 on the 1st day of September in the year in which the competition commences (b) To compete in Under 14 A or B grade competitions a boy player must be under the age of 14 and a girl player under 16 on the 1st day of September in the year in which the competition commences (c) To compete in Under 12 A or B grade competition a boy player must be under the age of 12 and a girl player under 14 on the 1st day of September in the year in which the competition commences (d) To compete in Under 12 competition a player must be over the age of 9 on the 1st day of September in the year in which the competition commences. No child under the age of 9 is permitted to play in this competition, without a permit. A child who turns 9 during the competition is eligible to play after their birthday

56 (e) To compete in Under 10 competitions a boy player must be under the age 10 and a girl player under the age of 12 on the 1 st day of September in the year in which the competition commences (f) For the purpose of Rules 3.2 (a), (b), (c) and (e), a player whose date of birth is the 1st day of September shall be considered eligible (g) Under special circumstances permits may be granted to players outside the above age limits. Applications for permits are to be supported by the Club’s Junior Coordinator and/or a MyCricket administrator. However permits are subject to review at any time by the Director and appointed Sub Committee. Rule 4 Player Registration 4.1 All players must be registered on My Cricket prior to commencement of the game in which the player participates 4.2 All players must complete an approve registration form signed by their parent or guardian. Clubs must retain the registration form for inspection by CS, the Director or My Cricket Administrator. Any club who cannot produce the appropriate registration form on request shall be penalised per CS Seniors Rule 10.3. 4.3 Any team illegally playing a player shall lose the matches in which he/she played and 10 points shall be awarded to the opposing side/s. Rule 5 Affiliation, Clearance and Eligibility for Finals 5.1 Club Affiliation (a) Except as provided in Rule 5.1 (b), no player shall play with more than 1 affiliated club and any player wishing to transfer from one club to another shall obtain a clearance. Such clearance will be given only if the member is financial with the club he wishes to leave. If such club refuses a player clearance, the player has the right to apply to the Director and appointed Sub Committee who shall have the power to deal with the matter. Clubs shall remove the player’s record from My Cricket once clearance is granted (b) On occasion it may occur that one team (“Team 1”) has insufficient players and the other team (“Team 2”) has more than sufficient players. In this event players from Team 2 may provide players to Team 1 and, for the purpose of a proper recording of the scores, players so provided shall be transferred to Team 1’s Club for that match only.

57 5.2 Eligibility for Finals (a) In a grade in which the final is played a player must play in at least 2 home and away matches to be eligible to play in the semi-final and final matches. Playing at least two home and away matches in a lower grade will qualify a player to play in finals for the club in which he/she qualifies subject to a permit being granted by the Director and appointed Sub Committee (b) Any player who plays three or more games in a senior competition must play three junior home and away games to be eligible for finals (c) Substitute players for finals must meet the eligibility requirements as per Rules 5.1(a) (b) & 5.2 (a) (b) (e) Finals will not be played in the Under 12B or Under 10 competitions. Rule 6 Attire 6.1 Attire – General (a) The correct attire is: White shorts or trousers or skirt, white shirt or T-shirt, white pullover. Footwear including sandshoes, gym boots, cricket boots or shoes should be predominately white (b) After the first 2 games of the season, players in Under 16 grades not correctly attired may be refused permission to play (c) Coloured shorts are permitted in 1 Day games. 6.2 Helmets (a) Helmets are compulsory for all players when batting (b) Helmets are compulsory for all wicket keepers in all grades except for wicket keepers standing more than 2m away from the stumps in the Under 16 grade . 6.3 Sponsor’s Logo on Uniforms (a) CS Juniors has adopted CS Senior uniform guidelines with the proviso that the sponsorship must be appropriate for underage youth (e.g. no liquor or gaming venues) (b) These guidelines are (i) Shirts are to be predominately white (ii) Size of Logo/Message on shirt back is to be no larger than 300 x 180mm; and on shirt sleeve, no larger than 70x30mm (iii) Depending on shape, size of Logo/Message on shirt breast of size 60 x 40mm or 90 x 25mm would be considered to be reasonable, but 90 x 40 would probably be considered too large

58 (iv) While the shirt can have more than one logo/message, each specific site can only display one logo/message (v) CS reserves the right to include a CS sponsor’s logo. Positioning of any such logo would be considered at the time but would not include the back of the shirt (vi) Proposed designs are to be submitted to the Director and appointed Sub Committee for approval. Rule 7 The Players and the Field 7.1 Player numbers (a) In Under 16 and Under 14 games (i) a team must have at least 7 players present within 10 minutes of the scheduled start of play or it will be deemed to have forfeited (ii) a team may include up to 13 players, in which case 2 are nominated to bowl but not bat and 2 different players are nominated to bat but not bowl (b) In Under 12A games (i) a team must have at least 7 players present within 10 minutes of the scheduled start of play or it will be deemed to have forfeited (ii) teams will normally comprise 9 players (iii) management of team numbers shall be in accordance with Rule 10.3 (c) (c) In Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games (i) a team must have at least 5 players present within 10 minutes of the scheduled start of play or it will be deemed to have forfeited (ii) teams will normally comprise 7 players (iii) management of team numbers shall be in accordance with Rule 10.3 (d). 7.2 Pitch length and Field Dimensions (a) In Under 16 games (i) pitch length shall be 22 metres (ii) field dimensions shall be a 45 metre radius from each wicket (b) In Under 14 games (i) pitch length shall be 22 metres (ii) field dimensions shall be a 40 metre radius from each wicket (c) In Under 12A games (i) pitch length shall be 18 metres (ii) field dimensions shall be a maximum radius of 45 metres measured from the middle of the pitch

59 (d) In Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under10 games (i) pitch length shall be 16 metres (ii) field dimensions shall be a maximum radius of 35 metres measured from the batter’s end stumps. Rule 8 General Match Play and Conditions 8.1 Competition Points (a) In all matches (One Day and Two Day) except Finals, competition points shall be awarded as follows: Win outright and first innings lead ...... 10 Win outright and first innings tie...... 8 Win outright and behind on the first innings ...... 6 Win on first innings – no further results ...... 6 Tie outright – each team ...... 5 Tie on first innings – no further points results ...... 3 Tie on first innings with outright loss ...... 2 Loss outright after first innings lead ...... 4 Drawn games ...... 3 Non-forfeiting team ...... 6 Bye ...... 6 (b) To enforce a follow on, a team must lead by 50 runs in a Two Day game, or 35 runs in a One Day game. 8.2 Under 16 and Under 14 Two Day Competitions (a) CS may schedule two day competitions for Under 16 and Under 14 teams (b) Matches (including Finals) shall be of two days duration commencing at 8.30am and finishing at 11.30am on each day (c) 45 overs shall be bowled on day 1 (d) Overs are to be bowled in blocks (four of 10 overs and one of 5 overs) from one end and then rotated to the other end (e) Play is to cease upon the completion of 45 overs or reaching the designated cessation time, whichever occurs first (f) At the conclusion of play on Day 1, if the team batting first is not all out its innings shall be declared closed (“Compulsory Closure”) (g) If the innings of the side batting first has been completed other than by Compulsory Closure the side batting second, if it is not first dismissed is entitled to bat for the remaining time of the first day plus 45 overs on the second day. Any afternoon session will be regarded as the second day for the purposes of this Rule

60 (h) In the event of the second day being cancelled by influences outside CS control, then the match will be drawn, unless a team achieves a win on the first day (i) If on the second day, after the first team has batted all of the first day, more than 20 minutes is lost due to inclement weather, the side batting second must be dismissed before 11.30am or the game is drawn. Should however the second side score more runs, they shall win the match (j) If playing time of 20 minutes or more is lost due to inclement weather or conditions of the ground on the first day, then the team batting is entitled to bat on until dismissed or 45 overs (k) A change of venue prior to the commencement of play is permissible as in Rule 8.5 (f). Except where a change of pitch is necessitated by CS Seniors’ pitch use, the match must be completed on the same pitch, otherwise the game is drawn. 8.3 Under 16 and Under 14-- Finals in Two Day Competitions (a) Except as in Rules 8.3 (b), (c) and (d), Finals matches shall be played as set out in Rule 8.2 (b) Grand Final matches shall be played in two sessions on a single day, with the rules to be interpreted as if the first session is “Day 1” and the second session is “Day 2” (c) If in the Grand Final the match commences but is abandoned, it shall resume as a continuation of the match on the designated spare day on the same pitch (d) If Grand Final Day 1 is abandoned prior to 15 minutes of play, then it will be played as a match.on the spare day as per Rule 8.3 (b). 8.4 One Day Competitions (a) In the event of CS scheduling one day games, the hours of play will be determined by the Director and appointed Subcommittee. The Director and appointed Subcommittee has the power to reduce playing time or schedule one- day games and determine the number of overs. (b) The format of all one day final matches Semi-final and spare day of Grand- final) is to play the matches with even overs for both teams, in the event of play being delayed prior to commencing. (Minimum of 15 minutes required). As a guide the following will apply in rain delayed one day games, semifinal and grand final (if the first day has been washed out): (i) Both teams will be provided with even numbers of overs

61 (ii) The minimum number of overs to be bowled for a match is 20 per team (iii) Number of overs will be reduced by one over for each team per 6 minutes of lost time (iv) For the semi final and grand final spare day (if Day 1 washed out) playing time can be extended to 6.30pm. 8.5 Miscellaneous General Provisions (a) Play ends each day upon reaching designated time or maximum overs. (b) Turf, artificial turf or malthoid pitches shall be preferred (c) The interval between innings shall be ten minutes (d) Team Sheets to be completed on MyCricket prior to commencement of play on the first day and signed by both coaches or team managers. Completed team sheets are to be held by the home team at the conclusion of the game for the duration of the season (e) Both coaches are to provide spare players to field for a fielding team that is short of players. The aim is to have all fielding teams with 11 players (U16 and U14), 9 players (U12A) or 7 players (U12B and U10) on the field at all times (f) In the event of teams wishing to change venue for a match, the home team must seek approval of the Director prior to the start of play. The venue must be the same for the duration of the match (g) The decision of the adverse weather committee shall determine whether the ground and the weather are suitable for play on the morning concerned and advise teams via notification on the CS Web Page (www. cricketshepparton.com.au) . The Team Managers will make the decision in the event of rain during the match and notify the Director of the decision following play on that day. Rule 9 Competition Matches - Limits 9.1 Two Day Matches Limits on overs per innings, length of batters’ innings, overs per bowler and length of bowling spell in Two Day Matches are as follows:

Grade Innings Batting Bowling Bowling Spell Under 16 45 overs 60 runs 7 overs 6 overs Under 14 45 overs 40 runs 7 overs 4 overs

62 9.2 One Day Matches Limits on overs per innings, length of batters’ innings, overs per bowler and length of bowling spell in One Day matches are as follows: Grade Innings Batting Bowling Max Max Balls Per Over (See Rule Bowling 10.3) Spell Under 16 25 overs 20 runs 3 overs 2 overs 8, except last over where 6 legal deliveries must be bowled Under 14 25 overs 20 runs 3 overs 2 overs 8, except last over where 6 legal deliveries must be bowled Under 12A 30 overs 20 balls See Rule 2 overs 8, except last over (see Rule 10.3 (c) where 6 legal 11.1 (c) deliveries must be bowled Under 12B 20 overs 17 balls See Rule 2 overs 6 (see Rule 10.3 (d) 11.1 (d) Under 12 20 overs 17 balls See Rule 2 overs 6 (Girls) & (see Rule 10.3 (e) Under 10 11.1 (d) Rule 10 Balls and Bowling Format 10.1 Balls (a) (i) New leather balls must be used in all Under 16 grade games (ii) New or good second-hand leather balls must be used in Under 14 and 12A games (iii) Modified soft balls must be used in Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games. (b) New or used balls to be 156gms for Under 16 and 14 grades, 142gms for Under 12A (c) Modified soft balls used for Under 12B , Under 12 (Girls)Under 10 games shall be 21-22.5 cm in circumference and ideally weigh 125-142 gm

63 (d) Make and type of balls to be determined by the Director and appointed Sub Committee and to be the same for all teams. 10.2 Bowling format (a) In Under 16 and Under 14 games, bowling is to be undertaken in blocks of 10 or 5 overs from alternate ends with the start end selected by the fielding team (b) In Under 12A games bowlers change ends after 15 overs (c) (i) Except as in Rule 10.2 (c) (ii), in Under 14 and Under 12A games no more than two no balls or wides (in total) can be rebowled per over. This means that the maximum number of balls per over is eight. If more than two no balls or wides are bowled in an over they will count as extras but no additional ball is to be bowled (ii) In the final over of an innings six legal deliveries must be bowled, and there is no limit to the number of wides or no balls that are to be rebowled. (d) In Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls)Under 10 games, all bowling in an innings is to befrom the same end, with the wind. If a bowler is unable to land a delivery on the pitch, the point of delivery for that bowler shall be moved forward to such a point that the bowler is able to land the delivery on the pitch. (e) In Under 12B , Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games the maximum number of balls per over is six. No balls and wides are to be called and scored, but not rebowled. 10.3 Restrictions on Bowlers (a) (i) Subject to Rule 10.3 (a) (ii), in Under 16 and Under 14 Two Day games, no bowler may bowl more than 7 overs in an innings, with maximum bowling spells of 6 overs in Under 16 games and 4 overs in Under 14 games (ii) A bowler may bowl more than the maximum overs in an innings if that innings is conducted over more than one day (b) In Under 16 and Under 14 One Day games, no bowler may bowl more than 3 overs in an innings, with a maximum spell of 2 overs (c) In Under 12A games bowlers are to be managed as follows: (i) all (up to 9) players must bowl (ii) No player shall bowl more than 5 overs (iii) if 10 or 11 players in team, players shall rotate on the field each over with a maximum of 9 on the field at any time

64 (iv) All players can bat, but no more than 8 wickets can fall (v) No player shall field within 10 metres of the batter, except regulation off side slips,gully and wicketkeeper (d) In Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games bowlers are to be managed as follows: (i) all (up to 7) players must bowl (ii) No player shall bowl more than 4 overs (iii) if more than 7 players are present, players shall rotate on the field each over (iv) all players can bat (v) No player shall field within 15 metres of the batter, except regulation off side slips, gully and wicketkeeper (e) In Under 12A, Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games all bowlers are restricted to maximum bowling spells of 2 overs (f) In all Grades (i) All bowlers [not just fast bowlers] are restricted to the above bowling spell limits (ii) The minimum break between spells is twice the number of overs bowled in the previous spell (iii) A bowling spell is deemed as concluded when a bowler reaches the limits set out above, or when another player commences to bowl from the same end. A change of innings shall be counted as a break of 2 overs. Subject to Rule 9.1 a bowler may recommence a new spell if an overnight break has occurred (iv) If, where otherwise permitted by these Rules to do so, a bowler intends to change ends from which they bowl, the number of overs bowled from the end they commenced shall be counted as a spell and Rule 10.3 (f) (iii) shall apply. (v) A full toss which reaches a batter above waist-high shall be called a “No-Ball” unless it is bowled by a slow bowler and is deemed by the bowler’s end Umpire not to be a dangerous delivery. Common sense is to be applied in interpreting this rule. Rule 11 Batters and Batting Format 11.1 Restrictions on Batters (a) In Under 16 grade games (Two Day and One Day) a batter shall compulsorily retire after scoring 60 runs (b) In Under 14 grade games a batter shall compulsorily retire after scoring 40 runs

65 (c) In Under 12A grade games a batter shall compulsorily retire after facing 25balls (including wides and no-balls) (d) In Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games (i) a batter shall compulsorily retire after facing 17 balls (including wides and no-balls) (ii) Each batter shall face 17 balls regardless of the number of times he/ she is dismissed. On each occasion a batter is dismissed under these circumstances the fielding side shall be awarded 4 penalty runs (iii) Batters shall swap ends following a dismissal. If there is a run out the not out batter shall face the next delivery. 11.2 Compulsory Retirement (a) Batters who have reached compulsory retirement may return to the crease and resume their innings provided that: (i) All other players entitled to bat have completed their innings, and (ii) All other players have been dismissed (subject to Rule 11.1 (d) (ii)) or reached compulsory retirement (b) Subject to Rule 11.2 (c), batters who have reached compulsory retirement may not return to the crease if another batter has been retired by the Captain, Coach or at their own discretion prior to reaching compulsory retirement. The team’s innings shall be declared closed when all players have either been dismissed (subject to Rule 11.1 (d) (ii)) or reached compulsory retirement (c) The exception to Rule 11.2 (b) is if a batter is retired hurt and unable to return to the crease. The return of the compulsory retired batter to the crease shall be at the discretion of BOTH umpires. (Normal cricket rules apply and the injury must have been sustained during the game) (d) Compulsorily retired batters must return to the crease in order of retirement. Rule 12 Extreme Conditions - Heat 12.1 Heat Rule-Afternoon Matches (a) In relation to a match scheduled to be played during afternoon hours, the match shall be cancelled or rescheduled if the BOM forecasts a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher for the day of the match. (b) The decision to cancel or reschedule shall be made not later than 6.00 am on the scheduled day of the match and shall be made by the Director. (c) Any decision to reschedule a match under this Rule shall be by mutual agreement by the two teams involved.

66 12.2 Heat Rule - Morning Matches (a) This Rule shall apply in relation to a match scheduled to be played during morning hours. (b) where the BOM forecast temperature for match day as at 5.00 pm on the day prior to match day is 38 degrees Celsius or greater, the Director shall declare the match day to be a “Heat Day”. (c) On a Heat Day the current BOM temperature and relative humidity shall be checked at the scheduled commencement of play, and at subsequent intervals of 10 overs and drinks breaks. If that observation falls within the shaded area in Table 4 play will be abandoned for the day.

TABLE 4 – Heat/Humidity Table Temperature (°C) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 0 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 5 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 10 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 15 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 50 20 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 49 50 25 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 41 42 44 45 46 48 49 30 19 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 42 43 45 46 48 49 35 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 43 45 46 48 49 40 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 33 34 36 37 39 40 41 43 44 46 48 49 45 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32 34 35 37 38 40 41 42 44 46 47 49 50 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 33 35 36 38 39 41 42 43 45 47 49 50 55 22 23 24 25 27 28 30 31 32 34 35 37 38 40 42 43 44 46 48 50 60 22 23 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 35 36 38 39 41 42 44 45 48 49 Relative Humidity % Relative 65 22 24 25 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 37 39 40 42 43 45 46 49 70 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 33 35 36 38 39 41 43 44 46 47 50 75 23 25 26 28 29 31 32 34 35 37 38 40 42 44 45 47 48 80 24 25 27 28 30 31 33 34 36 38 39 41 43 45 46 48 49 85 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35 37 38 40 42 44 45 47 49 50 90 25 26 28 29 31 32 34 36 37 39 41 43 45 46 48 50 95 25 26 28 30 31 33 35 36 38 40 42 43 45 47 49 100 25 27 29 30 32 33 35 37 39 41 42 44 46 48 50 Temperature °C

67 Rule 13 Coaches Accreditation All Juniors coaches (a) must have completed the “Community Coaching Accreditation” or be in the process of doing so, and (b) must hold a Working With Children Check. Rule 14 Submission of Match Results (a) Refer to Rule 23 of CS – Seniors with the following changes (i) All teams must be selected and recorded on MyCricket by 8.30am on the first day of the match (ii) The sportsmanship votes are to be recorded on MyCricket by the home team. The home team must retain the voting records until the completion of the season. Rule 13 Final Results (a) The four competing teams, which have obtained the highest number of points in each grade at the completion of the home and away matches, shall compete in the finals matches. The first team shall play the fourth and the second team shall play the third. Should any semi-final games be drawn or tied, the winner shall be the team, which finished in a higher position on the ladder at the completion of the home and away games. The two winning sides shall then play off in a final round. A first innings decision will decide the winners if an outright is not reached. (b) Where at the completion of the home and away matches one or more teams are level on points, the relative position shall be decided on the percentage. This percentage shall be determined by taking the average runs per wicket lost up against the average runs per wicket scored. Rule 14 Umpires Umpires of any games must be 16 years or older. Rule 15 Sportsmanship As the object of the CS is to foster sportsmanship as well as skills, Umpires shall ensure that talking on the field is kept to a reasonable limit. Rule 16 Balls off pitch If in the opinion of the Umpire a ball is pitched off the side of the pitch, it shall be called a “no ball’. Rule 17 Bouncers and Fielding Restrictions (a) Bouncers may be bowled in Under 16 competition, a limit of 1 per over applies. (This is in line with current Cricket Australia Rules) (b) Any ball, bowled at any pace, that reaches the batter above waist height

68 will be called a “no ball” (c) (i) In Under 16 and Under 14 games, except for the wicketkeeper and regulation off side slip and gully positions, fielders shall not be positioned closer to the batter’s middle stump than a distance equal to half the length of the pitch. Umpires are to control this restricted area (ii) In Under 12A, Under 12B, Under 12 (Girls) and Under 10 games fielding restrictions as in Rules 10.3 (c) and (d) apply. Rule 18 Protests (a) All protests must be lodged with the Director and the Secretary of the Club protested against no later than 5.00pm on the Tuesday after the completion of the game (b) The protest shall be in writing to CS. The Director and the appointed Sub Committee will have the power to impose a penalty on a club if a protest is upheld. Rule 19 Reports Umpires/Team Managers/Club Officials are to report breaches of guidelines to the Director - via email. Reports are to be submitted via MyCricket, and lodged within 72 hours of the conclusion of play on the day in which the breach is alleged to have occurred. Opposing Manager is to be informed of the report. Rule 20 The Codes of Behaviour set out in Part D of these Rules has been adopted by the Director and appointed Sub Committee of CS in accordance with the recommendations from the VCCL. Any allegation of a breach of this Code of Conduct is to be reported by a Club to the Director, with a copy to the Club affiliated with the alleged breaching party, not later than 5.00 pm on the Tuesday after the completion of the game. PART C: RULE INTERPRETATIONS The Director wishes all Junior Clubs to conform to the following procedures. COMMON SENSE All Junior Club coaches, managers and officials are urged to use common sense in the application of all rules and regulations relating to the conduct of junior cricket. It is important to remember that we are all involved in junior sport to promote the enjoyment and development of our junior cricketers. This can only be done where coaches, managers and officials act responsibly and interpret the rules and regulations to benefit the sport and not for the individual or club. In all matches, if the game concludes prior to the designated playing time, coaches are to take the opportunity to enable players of both sides to have a bat

69 and bowl, who may not have hit many runs, bowled or faced a ball, during the match. These scores are not to be recorded. The following clarification of the rules is provided to assist in interpreting the rules as they apply to junior cricket: CODE OF CONDUCT All junior club coaches, managers, officials, players and spectators are expected to act responsibly and promote the interests of the game. In this regard the decision of the umpire is final and should not be disputed. The association will not tolerate disrespect for and verbal abuse toward the umpire or representative of the opposing club. Refer to Rule 25. NO BALL A no ball shall be called if: - no part of the bowlers front foot, whether grounded or raised is behind the popping (front) crease, - the ball first bounces off the side of a non turf pitch even if that ball subsequently spins or cuts back on to the wicket area. While technically a wide, the ball will be called and treated as a no ball, - The ball is determined to be a bouncer by either umpire. A “bouncer” is defined as any ball which either: - bounces above shoulder height as the batsman stands upright at the crease, or - any ball which reaches the batsman on the full at or above waist height whilst standing in an upright position at the crease (“bean ball”) - a bouncer including a bean ball will be called a no ball even if the ball carries on and hits the wicket. In Under 16 A and B grades one bouncer per over may be bowled without penalty. In all other grades no bouncers are permitted and will be called a no ball. Scoring from a no ball is to be similar to that which applies in the CS –Seniors. A player who is dismissed by bowler (not including run-out) where the ball has bounced twice or more before reaching the batting crease is to be given not out and the ball is to be called a no ball. If the ball bounces more than twice and no wicket falls, and it is a legal delivery under all other rulings, then it is not to be called a no ball. A batsman may attempt to hit a no ball. Number of runs scored: - if the batsmen do not cross score one no ball - if the batsmen do cross score the number of runs plus one no ball - if the ball goes to the boundary score the number or runs (4 or 6) and one no ball

70 How the runs are credited: If the batsmen cross and; - the batsman strikes the ball runs to the batsman plus 1 to extras (no balls) (e.g.: batsman runs 2, score 2 to batsman, 1 run to no balls and three to bowler. Total of 3 runs added to score) - the batsman does not strike the ball runs credited to extras (no ball) No ball rule for particular grades; Under 14: in all cases no more than two (2) no balls can be rebowled per over. This means that the maximum number of balls that can be bowled by one bowler in one over is eight (8). If further no balls are bowled after the first two in an over, they will continue to be called a no ball but no extra ball is to be bowled. Under 12: Maximum number of bowls per over is 6. No-balls are to be called and scored but not re-bowled. LEG BEFORE WICKET “Law 36 Leg before Wicket 1. Out L.B.W. The striker shall be out L.B.W. in the circumstances set out below: (a) Striker Attempting to play the ball The striker shall be out L.B.W. if he first intercepts with any part of his per- son, dress or equipment a fair ball which would have hit the wicket and which has not previously touched his bat or hand holding the bat, pro- vided that: (i) The ball pitched in a straight line between wicket and wicket or on the off side of the strikers wicket or was intercepted full pitch And (ii) The point of impact is in the straight line between wicket and wicket even if above the level of the bails (b) Striker making no attempt to play the ball The striker shall be out L.B.W. even if the ball is intercepted outside the off stump, if, in the opinion of the Umpire, he has made no genuine attempt to play the ball with his bat, but has intercepted the ball with some part of his person and if the other circumstances set out in (a) above apply.” Application: Under 16 normal rules of cricket apply, Under 14 normal rules of cricket apply Under 12 No LBW except after an explanation of the rule followed by a warning where a batsman is deliberately abusing the rule and using his pads to protect the wicket with no intent of striking the ball.

71 Common sense must apply to all situations when applying the LBW rule In Under 12 and Under 10 grades common sense means that the batsman should be given the benefit of the doubt. In Under 12 and Under 10 grades common sense would normally mean that the umpire explains the rule and breach to the player, if the player then continues to breach the rule then a warning should be given followed by a dismissal for a further offense. Apply common sense. INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW 36 At all times the Umpire must be of the opinion that the ball would have hit the stumps. In determining this, the Umpire must consider whether the ball would have passed over the top of the stumps and the likely path of a turning or swinging ball. If a ball would have missed the stumps or is hit by the batsman Not out. If the ball would have hit the stumps and is not hit by the batsman, then the following has to be considered: Where the ball pitched Point of Impact Decision Outside Leg Stump Anywhere Not Out Outside Off Stump Outside Off Stump Not Out Outside Off Stump Outside Off Stump & Out batsman making no genuine attempt to play the ball Outside the Stump Between wicket & wicket Out Between wicket & wicket Between wicket & wicket Out Also consider the following diagram 1. The point of impact on the striker’s person is not in a straight line between wicket & wicket- “Not out”. But, as the point of impact is outside the line of the off stump, the striker would be “Out” if he made no genuine attempt to play the ball- provided that the ball would have hit the wicket. 2. The ball would have hit the wicket- “Out”. The umpire must be satisfied that the ball is not rising sufficiently to pass over the top of the stumps. 3. The ball would have hit the wicket- “Out”. 4. The ball pitched between wicket & wicket and providing the umpire is satisfied that break will not cause the ball to pass outside off stump- “Out”. 5. A ball pitching outside the line of the leg stump- “Not Out”. PART D: CODES OF BEHAVIOUR GENERAL CODE OF BEHAVIOUR As a person required to comply with this By-law, you must meet the following requirements in regard to your conduct during any activity held or sanctioned by a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region, an Affiliated Association or an Affiliated Club: 1 Respect the rights, dignity and worth of others. 2 Be fair, considerate and honest in all dealings with others. 3 Be professional in, and accept responsibility for your actions.

72 4 Make a commitment to providing quality service. 5 Operate within the rules of the sport including state guidelines which govern, the VCCL, Community Cricket Peak Bodies, the Regions and Affiliated Associations and Clubs. 6 Do not use your involvement with a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or Affiliated Club and Association to promote your own beliefs, behaviours or practices where these are inconsistent with those of Community Cricket Peak Bodies, Regions and Affiliated Associations and Clubs. 7 Demonstrate a high degree of individual responsibility especially when dealing with persons under 18 years of age, as your words and actions are an example. 8 Avoid unaccompanied and unobserved activities with persons under 18 years of age, wherever possible. 9 Refrain from any behaviour that may bring the sport of cricket, a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or Affiliated Club and Association into disrepute. 10 Provide a safe environment for the conduct of the activity. 11 Show concern and caution towards others who may be sick or injured. 12 Be a positive role model. 13 Understand the repercussions if you breach, or are aware of any breaches of this Code of Behaviour. 14 Act at all times to protect and promote the sport of cricket in accordance with the Spirit of Cricket. ADMINISTRATOR CODE OF BEHAVIOUR In addition to the General Code of Behaviour set out in this By-law, you must meet the following requirements in regard to your conduct during any activity held by or under the auspices of a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association and in your role as an administrator of a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association: 1 Be fair, considerate and honest in all dealings with others. 2 Be professional in, and accept responsibility for your actions. Your language, presentation, manners and punctuality should reflect high standards. 3 Resolve conflicts fairly and promptly through established procedures. 4 Maintain strict impartiality. 5 Be aware of your legal responsibilities. 6 Develop a positive sport environment by allowing for the special needs of the players (especially children), by emphasising enjoyment and by providing appropriate development and competitive experiences. 7 Involve players in the planning, leadership, evaluation and decision making relating to the activity. 8 Ensure activities, equipment and facilities are safe and appropriate to the ability level of participating players. Activities, rules, equipment, lengths of games and training schedules should take into consideration the age, ability and maturity level of participating players 9 Ensure that everyone (administrators, coaches, players, umpires, parents, spectators, sponsors and physicians) emphasise fair play in Cricket activities and games 10 Where appropriate, distribute a Code of Behaviour sheet to coaches, players, umpires, parents, spectators and the media. 11 Protect and promote the sport of Cricket in accordance with the Spirit of Cricket.

73 COACH CODE OF BEHAVIOUR In addition to the General Code of Behaviour set out in this By-law, you must meet the requirements in regard to your conduct during any activity held by or under the auspices of a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association and in your role as a coach of, a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association: 1 Operate within the rules and Spirit of Cricket and teach your players to do the same 2 Remember that young people participate for pleasure and winning is only part of the fun 3 Never ridicule or yell at a young player for making a mistake or not coming first. 4 Be reasonable in your demands on players’ time, energy and enthusiasm. 5 Avoid overplaying the talented players; all young players need and deserve equal time, attention and opportunities. 6 Ensure that equipment and facilities meet safety standards and are appropriate to the age and ability of all players. 7 Display control and respect to all those involved in Cricket. This includes opponents, coaches, umpires, administrators, parents and spectators. Encourage your players to do the same. 8 Show concern and caution toward sick and injured players. Follow the advice of a physician when determining whether an injured player is ready to recommence training or competition. 9 Obtain appropriate qualifications and keep up to date with the latest Cricket coaching practices and principles of growth and development of young people. Be honest and ensure that qualifications are not misrepresented. 10 Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every young person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion. 11 Promote a climate of mutual support among your players. Encourage players to respect one another and to expect respect for their worth as individuals regardless of their level of play. 12 Encourage and facilitate players’ independence and responsibility for their own behaviour, performance, decisions and actions. 13 Determine, in consultation with the players, what information is confidential and respect that confidentiality. 14 Provide feedback to players in a caring sensitive manner to their needs. Avoid overly negative feedback. 15 Refrain from any form of personal abuse towards your players. This includes verbal, physical and emotional abuse. Be alert to any forms of abuse directed toward your players from other sources while they are in your care. (Abide by Community Cricket Member Protection By- law). 16 Refrain from any form of harassment towards your players. Treat all players fairly within the context of their sporting activities, regardless of gender, race, place of origin, athletic potential, colour, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, socio-economic status, and other condition. (Abide by Community Cricket Member Protection By-law). 17 Be acutely aware of the power that you as a coach develop with your players in the coaching relationship and avoid any sexual intimacy with players that could develop as a result. 18 Avoid situations with your players that could be construed as compromising. Any physical contact with a young person should be appropriate to the situation and necessary for the player’s skill development.

74 19 At all times use appropriate training methods which will benefit the players and avoid those which could be harmful. Ensure that the tasks, trainings, equipment and facilities are safe and suitable for age, experience, ability and physical and psychological conditions of the players. 20 Ensure the players time spent with you is a positive experience. All players are deserving of equal attention and opportunities. Provide training and game opportunities that ensure everyone has a reasonable chance to succeed and to improve/acquire skills and develop confidence. 21 Actively discourage the use of performance enhancing drugs, the use of alcohol and tobacco and illegal substance. (Abide by the Cricket Victoria Anti-Doping Policy). 22 Recognise individual differences in players and always think of the player’s long-term best interests. 23 Set challenges for each player which are both achievable and motivating. 24 Respect the fact that your goal as a coach for the player may not always be the same as that of the player. Aim for excellence based upon realistic goals and due consideration for the participant’s growth and development. 25 At all times act as a role model that promotes the positive aspects of sport and of Cricket by maintaining the highest standards of personal conduct and projecting a favourable image of Cricket and of coaching at all times. 26 Recognise your player’s rights to consult with other coaches and advisers. Cooperate fully with other specialists (e.g. sports scientists, doctors, physiotherapists etc). 27 Do not exploit any coaching relationship or information gained through the VCCL’s Programs, to further personal, political, or business interests. 28 Encourage players and coaches to develop and maintain integrity in their relationship with others. 29 Ensure 11 fielders are on the field at all times for both fielding team which will require lending fielders to a team that is short or players for part or all of the match. JUNIOR PLAYER CODE OF BEHAVIOUR In addition to the General Code of Behaviour set out in this By-Law, as a player in an activity held by or under the auspices of a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association you must meet the following requirement in regard to your conduct during any such activity or event. 1 Play by the rules and within the Spirit of Cricket. 2 Never argue with an umpire. If you disagree, have your captain, coach or manager approach the umpire during a break or after the game. 3 Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials and sledging other players, deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent are not acceptable or permitted behaviours in Cricket. 4 Cooperate with your coach, teammates and opponents. Without them there would be no competition. 5 Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit, not just to please parents and coaches. 6 Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every young person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion. 7 Participate because you enjoy it, not just to please parents and coaches. 8 Participate fairly and safely.

75 9 Do not engage in practises that affect sporting performance (alcohol, tobacco and drug use.) 10 Respect and acknowledge the contribution of those who create the opportunity for you to play. 11 Respect your coach and train and play to the best of your ability and develop your participation in accordance with the Spirit of Cricket 12 Not use the name or image of a member of Cricket Shepparton in a derogatory manner on any social media outlets, such as Facebook or Twitter. Penalties that could be imposed at the discretion of Cricket Shepparton, depending on the severity of the indiscretion, include • 1 weeks suspension (minimum for first offence) • Suspension for the remainder of the season (minimum for 2nd offence during current season) • Expulsion from Cricket Shepparton. SENIOR PLAYER CODE OF BEHAVIOUR In addition to the General Code of Behaviour set out in this By-law, as a player in any activity held by or under the auspices of a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association you must meet the following requirements in regard to your conduct during any such activity or event: 1 Play by the rules and abide by the Spirit of Cricket. 2 Never argue with an umpire. If you disagree, have your captain, coach or manager approach the umpire during a break or after the game. 3 Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials and sledging other players, deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent are not acceptable or permitted behaviours in Cricket. 4 Work equally hard for yourself and your teammates. Your team’s performance will benefit and so will you. 5 Be a good sport. Applaud all good plays whether they are made by your team or the opposition. 6 Treat all participants in Cricket as you like to be treated. Do not bully or take unfair advantage of another competitor. 7 Cooperate with your coach, teammates and opponents. Without them there would be no competition. 8 Respect the rights, dignity and worth of fellow players, coaches, officials and spectators. 9 Refrain from conduct which could be regarded as sexual or other harassment. 10 Respect the talent, potential and development of fellow players and competitors. 11 Care and respect the uniform and equipment provided to you. 12 Be frank and honest with your coach concerning illness and injury and your ability to train and play fully. 13 Conduct yourself in a responsible manner relating to language, temper and punctuality. 14 Maintain a high standard of personal behaviour at all times. 15 Be honest in your attitude and preparation to training. Work equally hard for yourself and your team. 16 Cooperate with coaches and staff in relation to programs that adequately prepare you for competition. 17 Do not engage in practises that affect sporting performance (alcohol, tobacco and drug use.)

76 UMPIRE CODE OF BEHAVIOUR In addition to the General Code of Behaviour set out in this By-law, you must meet the following requirements in regard to your conduct during any activity held or sanctioned by a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association and in your role as an umpire appointed by a Community Cricket Peak Body, a Region or an Affiliated Club and Association: 1 Compliment and encourage all participants. 2 Be consistent, objective and courteous when making decisions. 3 Condemn unsporting behaviour and promote respect for all opponents. 4 Emphasise the spirit of the game rather than the errors. 5 Be a good sport yourself- actions speak louder than words. 6 Keep up to date with the latest available resources for umpiring and the principles of growth and development of young people. 7 Remember, you set an example. Your behaviour and comments should be positive and supportive. 8 Place the safety and welfare of participants above all else. 9 Treat all players with respect at all times. 10 Accept responsibility for all actions taken. Exercise reasonable care to prevent injury by ensuring players play within the rules. Reasonable care consists of advising the players of illegal body movements, showing due diligence in detecting infringements and penalising rule breakers. 11 Umpires must be impartial and maintain integrity in their relationship with other umpires, players and coaches. 12 Avoid situations which may lead to a conflict of interest. 13 Value the individual in sport. Ensure the players have the opportunity for discussion with you after the match. 14 Encourage inclusivity and access to all areas of officiating. Aim for excellence based upon realistic goals and due consideration for growth and development. 15 Be a positive role model in behaviour and personal appearance by maintaining the highest standards of personal conduct and projecting a favourable image of Cricket and umpiring at all times. 16 Refrain from any form of personal abuse towards players. This includes verbal, physical and emotional abuse. Be alert to any forms of abuse directed towards the players from other sources while they are playing. (Abide by Community Cricket Member Protection By-law). 17 Refrain from any form of harassment towards players. Treat all players fairly within the context of their sporting activities, regardless of gender, race, place of origin, athletic potential, colour, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, socio-economic status, and other conditions. (Abide by Community Cricket Member Protection By-law). 18 Show concern and caution towards ill and injured players. You should enforce the blood rule and apply procedures regarding ill or injured players according to the rule book. Common sense must be applied in all cases. 19 In accordance with Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria guidelines, modify rules and regulations to match the skill levels and needs of young people. 20 Encourage and promote rule changes which will make participation more enjoyable. 21 Give all young people a ‘fair go’ regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion.

77 22 Institute disciplinary procedures when necessary without fear or favour in accordance with the rules of the competition and the Spirit of Cricket. 23 Participate in ongoing training, be aware of rule changes, be a member of an Umpires Association wherever possible and promote the Spirit of Cricket. Rule 25 Code of Behaviour – Offences Refer to the VCCL MEMBER PROTECTION BY-LAW for details of penalties.

SCORERS Symbols and Interpretation for score sheet + WIDE • If runs are made off the bat, technically this would be a ‘no ball’ and should be credited as such • If runs are made not off the bat on a ‘wide’ 1 run for the ‘wide’ plus any other runs credited to the ‘wide’ column only • Dots placed in the corner/s of the cross represent any additional run/s scored. O NO BALL • If runs are made off the bat on a ‘no ball’ 1 run is credited to the ‘no ball’ column and any other runs are credited to batsman • If runs are made not off the bat on a ‘no ball’ 1 run for the no ball plus any other runs credited to the ‘no ball’ column only • If runs made they are written as a number inside a circle M MAIDEN • If no runs are made off the over then the bowler is credited with a maiden • If only byes or leg byes are scored off the over it is still a maiden to the bowler WM WICKET MAIDEN • If no runs are made off the over and a wicket is taken then the bowler is credited with a wicket maiden • If only byes or leg byes are scored off the over and a wicket is taken then the bowler is credited with a wicket maiden

Byes and Leg Byes • ‘Byes and Leg byes’ are only credited to the column for which they are signalled no credit to the bowler or batsman

78 • A dot is the only mark against the bowler for byes or leg byes • No runs are credited to the batsman for byes or leg byes • You must remember at the end of an over where there are byes or leg byes to credit them at the bottom of the scoresheet in the overs tally Scoresheet details Please ensure all details at the top are correctly filled in on the scoresheet Players Names Player’s full name should be used on the scoresheet not initials How Out and Bowler Columns Please fill out the detail in the ‘how out and bowler columns’ • If a catch is taken you record ‘caught and by whom the catch’ was taken in the ‘how out’ column and list the bowlers name on the ‘bowler’ column • For a ‘run out’ you record ‘run out and who threw the ball in’, in the ‘how out’ column but do not list the bowler • For a stumping you record ‘stumped and who knocked the bails off’ in the ‘how out’ column and the bowlers name in the ‘bowler’ column • A batsman who retires through achievement of run limit or injury is listed as ‘retired not out’ in the ‘how out’ column To assist in keeping up with the scoring, the best way to do this is to start at the top of the sheet (the batsman name) and work down [mark the runs to the batsman, then cross off on the running score, then mark in the bowler’s box]. The small box at the bottom of the bowler’s box is for a running tally not the individual over tally

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