RULES HANDBOOK SENIOR COMPETITIONS (1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Female Competition) 2015-2016 www.cricketnorthwest.com.au This page intentionally left blank. 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 2 Cricket North West would like to thank the following sponsors for their tremendous support of coastal cricket: MAJOR SPONSORS Tasmanian Cricket Sponsor Grade Cricket Sponsor Greater Northern Cup Burnie Men’s T20 Competitions Female Competition All Junior Competitions 1st Grade MVP Award 2nd Grade Competition Representative Teams ASSOCIATION SPONSORS KEN & PATSY MURRAY BURNIE Media & Advertising Partner 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 3 RULES HANDBOOK – 2015/16 SENIOR COMPETITIONS CONTENTS ITEM PAGE CNW SPONSORS 3 CNW CONTACTS 9 Cricket North West, Umpires, Cricket Tasmania, Cricket North 9 Cricket North Club Contacts 13 CNW Club Contacts 15 GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 21 Complaints; Board Authority; Player Registration. 21 Dual Registration; Team Selections; Match Results; Captains Reports; Live Scores. 22 1st Grade Scorers; Lower Grade Scoring; Results to the Media. 23 COMMON RULES 24 Player Eligibility; Clearances; Downgradings; Finals Eligibility (End of Season). 24 T20 Grand Final Eligibility; Representative Matches; Ineligible Players; Association 25 Coach. PENNANT COMPETITION 26 Commencement; Alterations to the Roster; Playing Times (Finals); Clothing, Equipment, 26 Footwear; Player’s Conduct; Balls. Pitch Preparation and Covering; Penalties. 27 Boundary Markings; Ground Inspections; Wet Weather Procedures; Cancellations. 28 Forfeits; Failure to Take the Field; Practice on the Field; Declaration of Teams and Toss. 29 Time off the Field; Number of Fielders; Underage Fielding Restrictions; Underage 30 Bowling Limits. Unfair Play. 31 Bowler Incapacitated or Suspended; Sightscreens; Umpires Meeting with Captains; 32 Allocation of Points. Ladders; Finals Qualification. 33 Team Qualifications and Grounds; Player Averages; Referees. 34 CNW Tribunal: Powers and Functions; Procedure. 35 Attendance at Hearings; Public Comment; Automatic Penalties; Standard of Conduct; 36 Offences and Penalties. Reporting by Umpires. 41 Warnings (Yellow Card); General Provisions as to Penalty. 42 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 4 CRICKET NORTH WEST – SENIOR RULES HANDBOOK 2015/16 CONTENTS (continued) ITEM PAGE 1ST & 2ND GRADE – TWO DAY PLAYING CONDITIONS 43 Conditions of Play; Hours of Play; Composition of Teams; Substitutes and Replacement 44 Players. Follow-on Rule; Declaration of Innings; Minimum Overs. 45 Maximum Overs. 46 Team Batting Second; Outright Results; Cancellation of First Day’s Play; Making Up for 47 Time Lost; Early Termination of Match. Fast Short Pitched Deliveries Limit; Arrangements for 1st & 2nd Grade Semi-Finals; Two- 48 Day Grand Finals; Three-Day Grand Finals. TABLE 1 – MINIMUM OVER RATES 50 TABLE 2 – LOSS OF PLAY IN TWO-DAY MATCHES 51 KOOKABURRA GREATER NORTHERN COMPETITION GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 53 Team Selections; Score Cards; Captains Reports; Results to the Media; Players Arriving 53 Late or Leaving the Field. Wet Weather Procedures. 54 PLAYING CONDITIONS 54 Duration of Matches; Composition of Teams; Hours of Play and Intervals. 54 Semi-Finals and Grand Final Venues; Interval Between Innings; Intervals for Drinks; Extra 55 Time; Appointment of Umpires; Length of Innings. Delayed or Interrupted Matches. 56 TABLE 3 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING FIRST; 57 TABLE 4 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING SECOND; 58 Bowling Restrictions in a Reduced Over Game. Restrictions on the Placement of Fieldsmen. 59 TABLE 5 – SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE NEW FRO PHASES; 60 TABLE 6 – FIELDING RESTRICTION OVERS CALCULATIONS Number of Overs Per Bowler; No Ball; Fast Short Pitched Deliveries Limit 61 Wide Bowling; The Ball, Result (Uninterrupted and Interrupted Matches). 62 Points; Determining Ladder Positions; Semi-Finals; Grand Final. 63 Clothing, Equipment and Footwear; Players Conduct; Underage Fielding Restrictions; 64 Underage Bowling Limits. 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 5 CRICKET NORTH WEST - RULES HANDBOOK 2015/16 CONTENTS (continued) ITEM PAGE CNW FIRST GRADE ONE-DAY RULES 66 Duration of Matches; Composition of Teams; Hours of Play and Intervals; Extra Time; 67 Interval Between Innings; Intervals for Drinks. Appointment of Umpires; Length of Innings. 68 Delayed or Interrupted Matches 69 TABLE 7 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING FIRST; TABLE 8 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING SECOND. 70 Bowling Restrictions in a Reduced Over Game; Restrictions on Placement of Fieldsmen. 71 TABLE 9 – SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE NEW FRO PHASES 72 TABLE 10 – FIELDING RESTRICTION OVERS CALCULATION; 73 Number of Overs Per Bowler; No Ball. Fast Short Pitched Deliveries Limit; Wide Bowling; The Ball. 74 Result (Uninterrupted and Interrupted Matches); Calculation of Target Score. 75 TASFREIGHT SECOND GRADE ONE-DAY RULES 76 Duration of Matches; Composition of Teams; Hours of Play and Intervals; Extra Time. 77 Length of Innings. 78 Delayed or Interrupted Matches. 79 TABLE 11 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING FIRST; TABLE 12 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING SECOND. 80 Bowling Restrictions in a Reduced Over Game; Restrictions on Placement of Fieldsmen. 81 Number of Overs per Bowler; Underage Bowling Restrictions. 82 No Ball; Fast Short Pitched Deliveries Limit. 83 High Full Pitched Balls; Wide Bowling, The Ball; Result. 84 Calculation of Target Score; TABLE 13 – CALCULATION OF TARGET SCORE 85 Calculation of Target Score (Worked Example) 86 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 6 CRICKET NORTH WEST - RULES HANDBOOK 2015/16 CONTENTS (continued) ITEM PAGE CROWE HORWATH FEMALE COMPETITION ONE-DAY RULES 87 Ground Dimensions; Duration of matches & Composition of Team; Equipment; Hours of 88 Play and Intervals. Intervals for Drinks; Extra Time; Length of Innings. 89 Delayed or Interrupted Matches; 90 TABLE 14 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING FIRST; 91 TABLE 15 – TIME LOST DURING INNINGS OF TEAM BATTING SECOND. Bowling Restrictions in a Reduced Over Game; Restrictions on the Placement of Fielders; 92 Fielding Positions. Bowling Restrictions (Overs per Bowler & Underage Bowling Limits). 93 Maximum Balls per Over; No Ball; Fast Short Pitched Deliveries Limit. 94 Wides; The Ball; Result. 95 TABLE 16 – CALCULATION OF TARGET SCORE 96 Calculation of Target Score – Worked Example 97 SPORTSPOWER BURNIE CNW TWENTY/20 RULES 98 Playing Conditions; Teams; Twenty/20 Club Days & Gala Days; Duration of Matches; 99 Hours of Play and Intervals. Extra Time; Intervals for Drinks; Interval Between Innings; Length of Innings 100 (Uninterrupted and Interrupted Matches). Match Balls and Replacement Balls; Restrictions on the Placement of Fieldsmen; Team Batting First (Fielding Restrictions); Team Batting Second (Fielding Restrictions); Number 102 of Overs per Bowler. Free Hit; Timed Out; Over-Rate Penalties. 103 The Result (Minimum Overs and Target Score); Calculation of Target Score Formula 104 (Worked Example). TABLE 17 – CALCULATION OF TARGET SCORE WORKSHEET; 105 Super Over. Net Run Rate; Ladder; Grand Final; Player Eligibility – T20 Grand Finals. 107 Short Pitched Deliveries; Wide Bowling. 108 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 7 CRICKET NORTH WEST - RULES HANDBOOK 2015/16 CONTENTS (continued) ITEM PAGE CROWE HORWATH FEMALE TWENTY/20 RULES 109 Playing Conditions; Teams; Duration of Match; Hours of Play & Intervals; Ground 110 Dimensions; Extra Time. Intervals from Drinks; Intervals Between Innings; Length of Innings; Delayed or 111 Interrupted Match. Match Balls; Restrictions on the Placement of Fielders; Fielding Positions. 112 Equipment; Team Batting First; Team Batting Second; Number of Overs per Bowler; 113 Maximum Balls per Over; Timed Out. Over-Rate Penalties; Short Pitched Deliveries. 114 No Ball; Free Hit; Wides; Result (Delayed & Interrupted Matches) 115 Calculation of Target Score – Worked Example. 116 TABLE 18 – CALCULATION OF TARGET SCORE WORKSHEET; 117 Super Over. Net Run Rate; Ladder; Player Eligibility for Finals; Preliminary Final. 119 Grand Final; Statewide T20 Competition; Player Averages. 120 ROSTERS 121 CNW First Grade 121 CNW Second Grade 125 Crowe Horwath Female Competition 128 APPENDIX A – CREASE MARKINGS 131 APPENDIX B – FIELDING RESTRICTIONS MARKING 132 APPENDIX C – THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET 133 APPENDIX D – GUIDE TO SPIRIT OF CRICKET VOTING 134 APPENDIX D – SYMBOLS AND SIGNALS FOR SCORERS 135 CNW SPONSORS 136 2015/16 CNW Senior Rules Handbook - Page 8 CRICKET NORTH WEST DEVONPORT OVAL NORTH FENTON STREET, DEVONPORT PO BOX 423, DEVONPORT 7310 TELEPHONE (03) 6424 7399 FAX (03) 6424 8214 EMAIL: [email protected] www.cricketnorthwest.com.au CRICKET NORTH WEST CONTACTS Grade Cricket Manager Nathan Dennis 6424 7399 (W) 0429 961700 (M) Email: [email protected] CNW Umpires Advisor Darren Close 6424 0200 (W) 0428 482 894 (M) Email: [email protected] CRICKET NORTH WEST BOARD President Sam Samec 6431 3290 (W) 0408 563 866 (M) Email: [email protected] Senior Vice-President David Hudson 6432 2310 (H) 0418 377 942 (M) Email: [email protected] Junior Vice-President Shane Crawford 6423 6361 (W) 0417 112 673 (M) Email: [email protected] Treasurer David Mullett 6421 0201(W) 0418 394 355 (M) Email: [email protected] Board Members Adrian Dixon 6430 4333 (W) 0488 424 246 (M) Email: [email protected] Scott Pearce 6425 4556 (H) 0407 009 596 (M) Email: [email protected] Robert Stewart 6431 2402 (H) 0418 992 755 (M) Email: [email protected]