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THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD 28 Playing Conditions | 2014-15 2014-15 SHEFFIELD SHIELD Match Start Date End Date Home Team Vs Away Team Venue Local Start Friday, October 31, Monday, November WESTERN 1 v TASMANIA WACA 10:30 am 2014 03, 2014 AUSTRALIA Friday, October 31, Monday, November NEW SOUTH 2 VICTORIA v MCG 10:30 am 2014 03, 2014 WALES Friday, October 31, Monday, November SOUTH 3 v QUEENSLAND ADELAIDE OVAL 10:30 am 2014 03, 2014 AUSTRALIA Saturday, November Tuesday, November WESTERN 4 v QUEENSLAND WACA 1:30 pm 08, 2014 11, 2014 AUSTRALIA Saturday, November Tuesday, November BLUNDSTONE 5 TASMANIA v VICTORIA 2:00 pm 08, 2014 11, 2014 ARENA Saturday, November Tuesday, November SOUTH NEW SOUTH 6 v ADELAIDE OVAL 2:00 pm 08, 2014 11, 2014 AUSTRALIA WALES Sunday, November Wednesday, NEW SOUTH 7 QUEENSLAND v GABBA 10:00 am 16, 2014 November 19, 2014 WALES Sunday, November Wednesday, WESTERN BLUNDSTONE 8 TASMANIA v 10:30 am 16, 2014 November 19, 2014 AUSTRALIA ARENA Sunday, November Wednesday, SOUTH 9 v VICTORIA ADELAIDE OVAL 10:30 am 16, 2014 November 19, 2014 AUSTRALIA Tuesday, November Friday, November 28, NEW SOUTH SOUTH 10 v SCG 10:30 am 25, 2014 2014 WALES AUSTRALIA 29 Playing Conditions | 2014-15 THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD SHEFFIELD THE 05. 05. 30 05. THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD Match Start Date End Date Home Team Vs Away Team Venue Local Start Tuesday, November Friday, November 28, 11 QUEENSLAND v TASMANIA AB FIELD 10:00 am 25, 2014 2014 Tuesday, November Friday, November 28, WESTERN 12 VICTORIA v MCG 10:30 am 25, 2014 2014 AUSTRALIA Friday, December 05, Monday, December NEW SOUTH 13 v QUEENSLAND SCG 10:30 am 2014 08, 2014 WALES Friday, December 05, Monday, December WESTERN 14 v VICTORIA WACA 10:30 am 2014 08, 2014 AUSTRALIA Friday, December 05, Monday, December SOUTH BLUNDSTONE 15 TASMANIA v 10:30 am 2014 08, 2014 AUSTRALIA ARENA Saturday, February Tuesday, February 16 QUEENSLAND v VICTORIA GABBA 10:00 am 07, 2015 10, 2015 Saturday, February Tuesday, February WESTERN SOUTH 17 v WACA 10:30 am 07, 2015 10, 2015 AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA Saturday, February Tuesday, February NEW SOUTH BLUNDSTONE 18 TASMANIA v 10:30 am 07, 2015 10, 2015 WALES ARENA Sunday, February 15, Wednesday, February NEW SOUTH 19 v VICTORIA ROBERTSON OVAL 10:30 am 2015 18, 2015 WALES Monday, February Thursday, February SOUTH WESTERN GLIDEROL 20 v 10:30 am 16, 2015 19, 2015 AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA STADIUM Monday, February Thursday, February BLUNDSTONE 21 TASMANIA v QUEENSLAND 10:30 am 16, 2015 19, 2015 ARENA Playing Conditions | 2014-15 Match Start Date End Date Home Team Vs Away Team Venue Local Start Tuesday, February Friday, February 27, SOUTH GLIDEROL 22 v TASMANIA 10:30 am 24, 2015 2015 AUSTRALIA STADIUM Tuesday, February Friday, February 27, 23 VICTORIA v QUEENSLAND TBD TBD 24, 2015 2015 Wednesday, February Saturday, February NEW SOUTH WESTERN NEWCASTLE NO.1 24 v 10:30 am 25, 2015 28, 2015 WALES AUSTRALIA SPORTSGROUND Thursday, March 05, Sunday, March 08, SOUTH 25 VICTORIA v TBD TBD 2015 2015 AUSTRALIA Thursday, March 05, Sunday, March 08, WESTERN 26 QUEENSLAND v AB FIELD 10:00 am 2015 2015 AUSTRALIA Thursday, March 05, Sunday, March 08, NEW SOUTH 27 v TASMANIA BANKSTOWN 10:30 am 2015 2015 WALES Friday, March 13, Monday, March 16, SOUTH 28 QUEENSLAND v GABBA 10:00 am 2015 2015 AUSTRALIA Friday, March 13, Monday, March 16, WESTERN NEW SOUTH 29 v WACA 10:30 am 2015 2015 AUSTRALIA WALES Friday, March 13, Monday, March 16, 30 VICTORIA v TASMANIA TBD TBD 2015 2015 Saturday, March 21, Wednesday, March 31 1 v 2 TBD TBC 2015 25, 2015 31 Playing Conditions | 2014-15 THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD SHEFFIELD THE 05. 05. The Sheffield Shield Except as varied hereunder, the Laws of Cricket (2000 Code 5th Edition - 2013) shall apply. Note: All references to ‘Governing Body’ within the Laws of Cricket shall be replaced by ‘Match Referee’. THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD Cricket Australia shall appoint a Match Referee who may meet with the umpires and captains prior to the commencement of the match 05. to secure uniform interpretation of these playing conditions and to adjudicate, if necessary, should there be any dispute. 1. Law 1 - The Players 1.1 Law 1.2 - Nomination of Players Law 1.2 shall apply except that the players nominated shall include the selected emergency fieldsman (12th man) who may act as a substitute on the field. However, in accordance with Law 2.2 any player may act as a substitute. Subject to advice being given by the home State to the visiting State or its Team Manager, the emergency fieldsman of the home State may be released to play with his Club team, in which case the home State shall supply another emergency fieldsman to act in his stead if required. The 12th man, or any other emergency fieldsman, must wear a distinguishing top from the players on the field when walking inside the fence but outside the boundary rope. 1.1.1 Representative Player Replacement Should any player during a match be required by Cricket Australia for playing duties elsewhere, that requirement shall take precedence. a. The player’s State Association will then be able to select a like player as the replacement for the remainder of the match concerned. b. The player’s State Association will nominate a replacement player to the opposing team captain for approval that must not be unreasonably withheld. c. If after a replacement player has been chosen, the 32 Playing Conditions | 2014-15 05. replaced player’s services are no longer required by THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD Cricket Australia, the player may resume his place in the team only if his replacement has not either batted or bowled in his absence. Otherwise the player may take no further part in the match and the replacement player must continue in his stead. 1.2 Law 1.3 - Captain The following shall apply in addition to Law 1.3 (a): The deputy must be one of the nominated players. 2. Law 2 - Substitutes and Runners, Batsman or Fielder leaving the field; Batsman retiring; Batsman commencing innings 2.1 Law 2.1 - (a) (iii). A runner for a player when batting is not permitted. 2.2 Law 2.1 - (b) shall apply except that the umpire has no discretion to allow a runner for any situation. 2.3 Law 2.5 - Fielder absent or leaving the field Law 2.5 shall be replaced by the following: If a fielder fails to take the field with his side at the start of the match or at any later time, or leaves the field during a session of play, the umpire shall be informed of the reason for his absence, and he shall not thereafter come on to the field during a session of play without the consent of the umpire. (See Law 2.6). The umpire shall give such consent as soon as practicable. If the player is absent from the field for longer than 8 minutes: 2.3.1 The player shall not be permitted to bowl in that innings after his return until he has been on the field for at least that length of playing time for which he was absent. In the event of a follow-on or forfeiture, this restriction will, if necessary, continue into the second innings. 2.3.2 The player shall not be permitted to bat unless or until, in the aggregate, he has returned to the field Playing Conditions | 2014-15 33 and/or his side’s innings has been in progress for at least that length of playing time for which he has been absent or, if earlier, when his side has lost five wickets. The restriction in clauses 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 above shall not apply if the player has suffered an external blow (as THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD opposed to an internal injury such as a pulled muscle) 05. whilst participating earlier in the match and consequently been forced to leave the field. Nor shall it apply if the player has been absent for very exceptional and wholly acceptable reasons (other than injury or illness). This restriction shall not apply at the commencement of a new day’s play. In the event of a fieldsman already being off the field at the commencement of an interruption in play through ground, weather or light conditions or for other exceptional circumstances, he shall be allowed to count any such stoppage time as playing time, provided that he personally informs the umpires when he is fit enough to take the field had play been in progress. 2.4 Law 2.9 - Batsman retiring Law 2.9 shall include the following: 2.4.1 An injured batsman who has temporarily retired, and is unable to return after the fall of the ninth wicket shall be recorded in the scorebooks as “Retired – not out” and the innings shall be deemed closed. 2.4.2 Where an injury occurs to a batsman involved in a tenth wicket partnership, a maximum of five minutes will be allowed in order for the batsman to obtain treatment. If the injury occurs within 30 minutes of a scheduled interval, the interval shall be taken immediately if the batsman is unable to resume after the five minutes. If the batsman is unable to resume after the five minutes or after the early interval, he shall be recorded in the scorebooks as “Retired – not out” as described above.