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Revision 1.0 ACL T20 Rulebook Contents Summary and Scope ................................................................................................................. 4 ACL Board & Committees ....................................................................................................... 5 ACL Board ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 ACL Executive Committee for League Operations ............................................................................. 5 ACL Umpiring & Scheduling Committee for League Schedules & Umpiring ........................... 5 ACL Statistics Committee for Scores, Statistics and Awards ......................................................... 5 ACL Web & Media Committee for Website, Social Media and Email Campaigns .................. 5 ACL Disciplinary Committee for Appeals, Technical & Non-Technical Violations ............... 5 Change in Procedures and Rules ......................................................................................... 6 Waiver Requirement ............................................................................................................... 6 Rules: Changes and Clarifications ....................................................................................... 7 Changes to Rules .................................................................................................................................. 7 Clarifications ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Tournaments and Teams ....................................................................................................... 9 Tournaments ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Teams and Player Associations ...................................................................................................... 9 Player Transfer ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Penalties for using Ineligible Players ....................................................................................................10 Registering a Player ......................................................................................................................................11 Equipment List ........................................................................................................................ 11 Scheduling of Matches .......................................................................................................... 12 The Venue and Time ........................................................................................................................ 12 Grounds and Forfeits ....................................................................................................................... 13 Assembling for the Match ................................................................................................... 13 Interrupted Matches ............................................................................................................. 17 Teams Withdrawing and Forfeiting ................................................................................ 19 Penalties.................................................................................................................................... 19 Ground Preparations ............................................................................................................ 21 Umpiring ................................................................................................................................... 23 Post-Match Activities ............................................................................................................ 25 Score sheet validation ..................................................................................................................... 25 Man of the match ............................................................................................................................... 25 Match Result Update on ACL.com ................................................................................................ 25 Scorecard Handover .....................................................................................................................................25 Brief Scorecard Entry ...................................................................................................................................25 Page 2 of 42 Revision 1.0 ACL T20 Rulebook Detailed Scorecard Entry............................................................................................................................25 Rescheduling Matches .......................................................................................................... 28 Team Rankings ....................................................................................................................... 30 Dispute Resolution ................................................................................................................ 30 Disputes ................................................................................................................................................ 30 Appeals Procedure ........................................................................................................................... 30 Rules and Laws ....................................................................................................................... 31 1. No-Balls & Dead-Balls .............................................................................................................. 31 2. Dead Ball ...................................................................................................................................... 32 3. Wide Ball ...................................................................................................................................... 34 4. Leg Byes and LBW ..................................................................................................................... 35 5. Run Outs and Stumping .......................................................................................................... 35 6. Wicket Keeping .......................................................................................................................... 36 7. Fielding ......................................................................................................................................... 37 8. Law 28: The Wicket is Down ................................................................................................. 38 9. Scoring ...................................................................................................................................... 39 10. Declared Runs ........................................................................................................................ 39 11. Retiring and Replacement of Players ............................................................................ 40 12. End of the Inning or Match ................................................................................................ 41 13. Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................................... 41 14. Disputes and Hostile Behavior ......................................................................................... 42 Super Over ................................................................................................................................ 45 Power Plays .............................................................................................................................. 46 Umpire Jurisdiction............................................................................................................... 50 Urinating and Smoking on Grounds ................................................................................ 51 APPENDIX – A: GUIDELINES FOR UMPIRES ................................................................... 52 Page 3 of 42 Revision 1.0 ACL T20 Rulebook Summary and Scope The purpose of this document is to provide information for matters related to cricket being played under Atlanta Cricket League (“ACL”). This includes guidance on rules and processes as well as removing ambiguities to ensure smooth conduct of matches. This document has been developed by ACL and every effort is made to make it complete and comprehensive. This document will continue to be enhanced and updated to address changes, facilitate clarification of rules and regulations and in response to feedback from the community For more clarity on specific situations that are not discussed within this document, please refer to ICC rules document. It is highly recommended that everyone in the ACL community read and understand the ACL & ICC/MCC a) MCC Cricket Laws b) Standard International T20 Rules and Regulations c) spirit of the match Please note that the ACL community has modified certain ICC/MCC laws and regulations to make the match more suitable for the hard tennis ball cricket. These changes and clarifications are defined in this document. It is mandatory for a) Captains and Team Members to read