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Team composition

Maximum 11 on the field.

Players should be in school Year 7 as at 1^st Sept 2007.

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Boys/Girls

Mixed teams allowed

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Graded

Yes.  Grading of teams to be determined by each Club/School.

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Toss

Made at 9.45am.  If a team is not available to toss at 9.45am, they will be deemed to have lost the toss.

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Hours of Play & Over Rate

10.00am – 6.00pm.

A minimum of 107 overs is to be bowled in the day.  This is to be reduced by 3 overs for each and every change of innings.

The game concludes at 6pm or when the minimum number of overs for the day have been bowled, whichever occurs LATER.

The umpires shall indicate when one hour of playing time of the match remains according to the agreed hours of play, from when a minimum of 17 overs shall be bowled, provided that a result is not reached before the completion of such overs.

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Length of innings

The team batting first must declare at 2pm or after facing 52 overs, whichever occurs LATER.

There is no time limit or compulsory declaration on the side batting second, but the minimum number of overs for the day must be completed.

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Pitch Length

Full length – 22 yards

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Boundaries

Yes and marked by cones or flags.

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Ball

Red King or Platypus 142gm, 2-pce. The match ball does not have to be new, but umpires must agree that it is fit for play.  A new ball can only be taken at the beginning of each innings.

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Replacement players

A max of 3 players can be used as replacements during a game.  Batting 11 must be named in the scorebook before the start of play.  Replacement players may bowl and field (and they can bat and keep wickets during the 2^nd innings).  

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Declarations

No mutual declarations.  Declarations may be made at any time during an innings, however any collusion by the teams involving mutual declarations is expressly forbidden and all points gained in the match by either or both teams will be forfeited.

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Follow-on

Follow on mark is 75 runs behind the opposition total.

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Weather affected matches

If playing time is lost through weather conditions then the minimum number of overs to be bowled in the day is to be reduced by 1 over for every complete 4 minutes of playing time lost.

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Intervals

Intervals shall be taken as follows:

Lunch: 12:20-12:50

Tea: 3:10-3:40

Teams may agree on the day to reduce the length of the intervals, in which case the time for the subsequent intervals and the close of play will be advanced.

Drinks breaks (not to exceed 5 minutes) shall be taken midway through each session: 11.10am, 2pm, 4.50pm.

Players should not leave the field of play during a drinks break.

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Dismissals

Batsman is out when dismissed.

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Stumpings

Yes

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LBW

The LBW Law applies but the batsman can only be given out LBW when hit in line with the stumps and playing back.  The batsman cannot be out LBW when playing forward.

All umpires should have a good understanding of the LBW rule - refer attached guidelines.

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Uneven team numbers

Where a team has less than 11 players, its innings concludes when there is one un-dismissed batsman remaining.

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No balls/Wides

Normal cricket Laws apply.

Any delivery which passes (or would have passed) above the batsman’s shoulder, or any full-toss which passes (or would have passed) above the batsman’s waist, shall be called a no-ball.

Umpires must agree wide-lines before the start of play.

There shall be no restriction on the number of wides or no balls which may be called in an over but maximum 8 deliveries per over.

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Double Bounce Rule

Normal cricket Law applies.  Called a no ball if the ball, without having touched the bat or person of the striker, bounces more than twice, or rolls along the ground, before reaching the popping crease.

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Length of overs

Maximum 8 deliveries (including wides & no balls)

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Bowling restrictions

No player may bowl more than 10 overs in each innings.

A minimum of 8 players must bowl 2 overs in each innings.  No player may bowl their sixth over in an innings until at least 8 players have bowled two overs.

With the exception of the wicket keeper(s): any player who does not bowl in the 1^st innings must bat in the top 6 in the 2^nd innings; similarly, any player who does not bat in the 1^st innings must bowl in the 2^nd innings.

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Retirement/

Batsmen returning

Compulsory retirement of batsmen at the end of the over they reach 50 runs.  Batsmen may also be retired before they reach 50 runs but retired batsmen may only return at the end of the innings, in the order of the lowest scoring batters first.  Returning batsman cannot be retired again until they reach 50 runs.

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Fielding

No player may field within 10 metres of the bat except between ‘point’ and the wicket keeper.

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Wicket Keeper

No more than two wicket keepers are to be used during an innings to ensure that the match is not unduly delayed.  Wicket keepers can only be changed during a scheduled drinks break.

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Appointment of Umpires

Coaches are not permitted to umpire except in exceptional circumstances – i.e. there is no parent, player, or other person present on the day who can act as umpire.

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Exchange of umpires

Allowed but umpires must umpire at least half an innings to ensure some consistency for the players, unless agreement to do otherwise has been reached between the coaches.

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On-field Coaching

Allowed but coaches may only provide advice between overs to ensure that the match is not unduly delayed.  At no stage during the match should the coach be on the field, unless he/she is umpiring.

In the interests of player development, coaches should direct their advice to the captain.

Refer Notes.

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Championship Grades

Championship grade.  Teams play for the Challenge Cup and the winner will be the team which accumulates the most Match Points in 2-day games over the season.  Where 2 or more teams finish on the same Match Points, then Bonus Points will be used to separate those teams.

Where Day 1 of a 2-day match is lost due to weather and a LO game is played on Day 2, then the Match Points from the LO game will count towards the Challenge Cup.

Match Points:

First innings Lead = 3 points

First innings Tie = 1.5 points each

First innings Draw = 2 points to the side with higher score and 1 point to the other side.

(First innings points are retained irrespective of what happens in the second innings)

Outright Win = 6 points

Outright Tie = 3 points each

Outright Draw = 0 points

Bonus points over the entire match:

0.01 per run and 0.15 per wicket.

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Challenge Trophies

EDCA Year 7, 2-day teams (Grafton, Parnell, St Peters, Sacred Heart College and University) play for the Levy Cup on a challenge basis.

Please read the challenge cup rules, and bring the Cup to the ground whenever playing another EDCA team

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Cancellations

Cancellations will be broadcast on Newstalk ZB at 7.05am, 7.35am & 8.05am.

The cancellation message is “All Year 6-8 Greater Auckland Junior Cricket is cancelled”.

Cancellations will also be posted on the Auckland University CC web site, www.aucc.co.nz, by 7am.