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LATE NEWS: All these changes were put to the QSDCA AGM on 17-Jul-2023.
All items were passed except Item N Forfeit Points.
A new edition of QSDCA Playing Regulations will be compiled and issued with all these changes in the next few weeks.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
DISCUSSION
PROPOSED REGULATIONS
| OLD REGULATIONS | What does it mean? | PROPOSED NEW WORDING |
| 8 CLOTHING | This is the rules about clothing for players in matches |
|
| Applies to All Competitions | Applies to all comps: Sat, Sun 50, Over 40, Super 20, Futures | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1 Players must wear proper cricket clothing. This means: |
Statements of the obvious |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.1 Long white trousers or pants | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.2 Players under 17 years age may wear white short trousers or pants. | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.3 White cricket shirt | This is meant to allow a white shirt with a coloured club logo and coloured piping. | 8.1.3 A predominantly white cricket shirt |
| 8.1.4 White socks | How does this get checked? It is impractical? |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.5 Cricket shoes | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.6 Players must wear cricket shoes with full metal spikes while bowling. | - |
NO CHANGES |
| Spike length will be limited to 9mm. | How does this get checked? It is impractical? Should this be changed to describe the type of spikes or to ban any differing sorts (eg. baseball cleats, new tech golfing studs eg. https://www.todays-golfer.com/equipment/golf-shoes/adidas/zg21/zg21/, football studs, track and field athletic spikes, anything else?) |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.7 Any bowler with shoes that do not comply with Playing Regulation 8.1.6 will not be allowed to bowl. | The umpire notices? How? And does what exactly? |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.8 Recognised cricket hats including helmets either white or in recognised club colours. | - | NO CHANGES |
| 8.1.9 White jumpers | - |
NO CHANGES |
| TEAM SHIRTS | - |
TEAM UNIFORMS |
| 8.2 Teams may wear a uniform club team shirt provided the following conditions have been fully met: | Team uniform requirements... | 8.2 Teams may wear a club team uniform provided the following conditions have been fully met: |
| 8.2.1 The uniform club team shirt cannot be worn by a Club team until after the shirt has been approved by the Management Committee. | Mancom approval. |
8.2.1 The team uniform cannot be worn by a |
| - | So it can be a coloured shirt and white pants or both. coloured shirt and coloured pants. | 8.2.1.1 Team uniform consists of coloured playing shirts and white or coloured playing trousers or pants. |
| - | Hats, shoes, helmets, socks, protective equipment must followRegs in 8.1 and 8.4 |
8.2.1.2 All other player clothing including but not limited to hats, shoes, socks, jumpers and protective equipment must follow other parts of this regulation. |
| - | This is meant to imply that up to date team uniform pictures or diagrams must be submitted to the association by teams. | 8.2.1.3 Team uniforms will match the diagrams displayed on the association team uniform website. |
| 8.2.2 The uniform club team shirts MUST be 75% white above the waist on both front and rear and there must be no colour on the arms below the elbow. | An attempt to specify uniform club team shirt designs. There is a longer more detailed document which ManCom has published here https://qsdca.com.au/team-shirt-approval-guidelines/ | 8.2.2 Team uniforms must conform to design specifications as published by Management Committee. |
| 8.2.3 ALL members of a team MUST wear the uniform club team shirt on the field of play. | An exclusivity clause which is really hard to fully comply with (or monitor and sanction). |
8.2.3 ALL members of a team must wear the team uniform |
| - | Ideally, ALL members of a team MUST wear the uniform club team shirt on the field of play but if there are any team members who are unable to wear the team uniform, whites are the only alternative... | 8.2.3.1 If there are any team members who are unable to wear the team uniform, whites as in Regulation 8.1 are the only permitted alternative. |
| 8.2.4 Sponsorship or advertising on clothing must be referred to the Management Committee before use. | Gives explicit power of approval to Mancom for advertising. This might be used in a case where offensive advertising messages are to be curtailed. |
NO CHANGES |
| 8.2.5 Sponsorship or advertising on attire will meet requirements specified by Cricket Australia. | Gives the power of veto for advertising not aligned with interests of a major sponsor/partner organization. (e.g. a shirt sponsor for Pepsi can be rejected when there is an agreement for an exclusive sponsor Coke) |
NO CHANGES |
| - | New... who decides when there's a question. | 8.2.6 Any questions about the determination of whether a team uniform is acceptable or a white shirt is predominantly white are a matter for the Management Committee alone to decide. |
| PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | - | - |
| 8.3 Fielders or batters may wear protective equipment such as shin guards, boxes, face guards, helmets. | - | NO CHANGES |
| - | Dark blue pads and red balls are quite difficult for umpires to see effectively even in bright light. | 8.3.1 Use of non-white batting gloves and batting pads in red ball cricket matches is not permitted. |
| 8.4 UMPIRES’ CLOTHING | - | - |
| 8.4.1 Player umpires will be reasonably clothed including a shirt and footwear when standing during matches. | - | 8.4.1 Player umpires will be reasonably clothed including a shirt and footwear when standing during matches. See Appendix L Player Umpire Policy |
| 8.4.2 Official umpires will wear the QSDCA badged umpiring shirt, long black trousers or pants, white shoes and an umpiring hat. | - | NO CHANGES |
| REPORTING OF CLOTHING BREACHES | - | - |
| 8.5 Breaches of Playing Regulation 8 will be referred to the Management Committee. | Make this stronger. | 8.5 Breaches of |
| - | This means that Mancom may impose a fine, loss of points, disqualification or other penalty as it sees fit. | 8.5.1 If any team repeatedly breaches Regulation 8 the Management Committee may impose a penalty in accordance with Playing Regulation 46 and 47 on that team. |
| Renumber appropriately | => limit numbering to 3 pieces e.g 8.1.1 not 8.1.1.1 |
ABM 27-Mar-2023
(Updated 8-Jun-2023, 5-Jul-2023)
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Ideas include
DISCUSSION
Wherever this lands we have to follow Law 1.2 (see below). Briefly this means: naming of players is required by Law 1.2.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
"The only umpire worse than the worst umpire you've ever seen in the whole of your life is no umpire at all."
SUMMARY OF CHANGES ISSUES
Player
umpires (either at square leg or both ends) are a feature of QSDCA cricket yet there is no documented, formal
recognition of them in the Laws or Regulations governing the game.
There may be some degree of assumption from certain players at certain times (just after most appeals for instance!) that player umpires are 'fair game' for abuse and mis-behaviour. (Which is wrong, of course.)
So can we do any better?
DISCUSSION
Why not appoint two umpires?
This most obvious solution is also impractical. Two umpires per game would make this problem 'go away'. But it won't happen soon. Typically there are about 25-29 matches on a Saturday afternoon. There are about 20-26 registered QSDCA umpires. That pattern has been set for a while.
Would increased fees fix it? Well, in 2011 QSDCA clubs rejected the notion of two umpires per game and their appointment by QCUSA. There was a re-organisation to single umpire operations, appointed by QSDCA selectors. The cost of umpires per game to clubs and 'coverage' were issues then. Except in the top grades there's no reason to expect this has changed.
To be frank, two umpires has been tried and rejected before this. It's not even ancient history.
Up to now the QSDCA Regulations refers to "Player umpires" just twice.
In Appendix A Behaviour, the definition of "Official" (see 6th and last sentence of the preamble) probably covers a player umpire (either "any other person acting in an official capacity for Qld Cricket or a Premier cricket club" or "an Umpire of a match".) It doesn't say so **explicitly**. (Maybe it doesn't need to.) This means player umpires are covered by the Code of Behaviour and its associated processes.
MCC Law 2.1 (and indeed Law 2 in general) refers to Umpires and their appointment but does not specifically make any **distinction** between official and player umpires.
Player umpires (usually in 10 over stints) are appointed by the consent to the two team captains to do whatever a umpire normally does so the game can proceed.
So the assumption is that a player umpire is an umpire and whatever Law 2 says applies to player umpires as well as accredited (proper) umpires.
A piece of loophole might be provided by Law 2.3.1.6. This asks umpires to discuss any "special conditions which apply to the match" with team captains. This will cover things like asking who's going square leg? And have they got a counter? But it's doing a lot of work to cover "that player umpires will be afforded protections against abuse and are regarded as official umpires while acting in this capacity."
What rules exist are wholly derived from Law 2 The Umpires.
Player umpires' rights, duties and powers are all unstated, unaffirmed and unclear to most of the cricket community.
Why this is not enough.
In the past we've put it simply as "a player umpire has the same status as a official umpire".
That's a fine theory but in practice it is not so straightforward.
It is an assumption. (Not a wrong assumption. What I mean is it's not written down...)
This
non-written assumption relies wholly on word of mouth to be
communicated to... everyone. This is a weak and inadequate method and it
is far from satisfactory. Few people take the time to read and
understand Law 2 and the whole of the Playing Regulations and the Code
of Behaviour. Even to those that do make such an effort it might not be
that obvious.
All player umpires (whether at square leg in a A or B game or at both ends
in a C game) need to be afforded some kind of respect by the players
and not cop abuse from dissatisfied players. Also they should be at
least trying to know the rules and pay sufficient attention. And they
need to know how to get some backup from the Code of Behaviour processes
(reports, hearings, sentences).
So I think a concise statement about these things in Playing Regulations to make the role of Player umpire more clear will be worthwhile.
What we could haveIt would probably help to add a regulation (or an appendix) to make the status of player umpires more explicit. e.g. for starters "any person acting as a player umpire in a match has the same status/rights/powers/whatever as an umpire appointed under Law 2 (2017 Code 3rd ed)"
But even this move might be fraught with establishment of 'rights' and precedent. For those who don't know this means.... it would be easy to write a wrong, loophole-y, crap rule...
Some implications might not be palatable for some players. For example, player umpires might become responsible for player safety. Most sensible/cautious people would back away from doing that for free... The horrible thought is maybe they already are responsible for player safety... It hasn't been tested in a court before, so far as I know. It might be ok?
For an alternative (more professional) take, here's what Matthew Skinner (Qld Cricket's Umpire Coordinator) said recently (in an email to QSDCA Conducts Commissioner 8-Feb-2023).
"I agree that an Association may find it useful to provide a guiding document to clubs as Cricket Illawarra has done. Having said that, Associations should also be careful to ensure that whenever they add Playing Conditions or Guidelines onto the Laws of Cricket that it is done with a purpose and clear intent, to try to minimise any unintended consequences.
If a player-umpire were subject to undue criticism or abuse then they (as a participant in the match and as an umpire) can raise a Code of Behaviour Report form, and our Code of Behaviour is quite clear on this matter. This is irrespective of whether the allocated umpire does so or not.
I disagree ... that Law 2 doesn’t “cut it” in terms of explicitly protecting player umpires from other parties. Law 2 is there to set out who are the umpires and also (by omission) that there is no qualification per se on who may be the umpire – be it accredited umpire, coach, player, parent or otherwise. I would put it to you that Law 2, in conjunction with our Code of Behaviour, and the Spirit of Cricket (within the Preamble to the Laws) provides adequate protection from poor behaviour by participants.
With regards to submitting a Code of Behaviour Report Form on poor behaviour by participants in a ... match, ...a participating player within the match ...(is) welcome to submit that Code of Behaviour Report Form via the standard processes."
There's a 'deck of cards' supporting player umpires as appointed officials and the Code of Behaviour and the Spirit of Cricket (Preamble to the Laws) serves to keep 'em safe if stuff goes wrong..
It might be out of context but I think, basically or at least partly, he's arguing for 'don't make a prescriptive Playing Regulation'...
This is not complete at this time. Many changes yet to come.
A new Regulation might be too much but an Appendix might be suitable.this would slot into the same category as Bowling Injury Prevention, Helmets and Lightning Safety.
It might be neater to use a single term that describes the Spirit of Cricket, Law 1.4 and 41.1, The 3 Codes of Behaviour (COB, Intoxicated Players and RRV) and the other Laws that are relevant, It would save the word count a bit....
| What does this mean? / Why is this no good? | PROPOSED NEW WORDING | |
NEW |
An addition to Reg 42. | 42.9 The Policies Appendix “QSDCA Player Umpires Policy” as set out in Appendix L forms part of the Playing Regulations of this Association. |
| Cricket Illawarra POLICY Players As Umpire Guidelines | Guidelines... sheesh what does this mean? Is it a rule or not? |
Appendix L QSDCA Player Umpire Policy |
| - | Applies to all Competitions |
|
Purpose: |
Purpose/Statement/Preamble... what are we trying to say? |
Preamble The Association aims to appoint Cricket Australia accredited umpires for each and every match in all competitions. However there are many times when this is not actually possible due to shortages of umpires. Consequently the player umpire is a necessary part of most games whether standing at the square leg position or at both ends. |
| Statement: Cricket Illawarra (CI) fully support and endorse these guidelines. These guidelines are applicable whether in partnership with an appointed ICUA umpire or solely within team umpired games (grade or juniors). All players (and team officials) are expected to uphold these standards and values. |
- | L1 Any person appointed as a player umpire in QSDCA match is appointed under the Laws of Cricket (2017 Code 3rd ed) and by the consent of the two captains of the teams in the match and has the same status, rights, powers and responsibilities as any other umpire. |
| This is the serious bit. (It's a restatement of Law 41.1. Apart from the reminder aspect it shouldn't really be necessary...) |
L2 In accordance with the Preamble - The Spirit of Cricket, Laws 1.4 and 41.1, Captains will be held responsible for both the conduct of and behaviour towards any person acting as a player umpire. |
|
| Procedure: | not a sequential procedure...- | nil |
| THE DOs: | - | L3 In addition to the Codes of Behaviour, The Spirit of Cricket and provisions of Law 2 The Umpires, the following statements are applicable to player umpires whether in partnership with a Cricket Australia accredited umpire or in Player Umpire only matches. |
| When changing player square leg umpires do so quickly, plan ahead, be aware of drink breaks or if doing in 10 over stanzas, when the 10 overs is up, so as to cause as little interruption to play as possible. | Coaching tip! | L4 Player umpires will change over when needed without unnecessary delay or interruption to play. |
| Wear clothing that will differentiate you to players (e.g. a Club supporters/training shirt) so as to minimise confusion for both batsmen and fielders, but not the same colour as the ball. | Visually non-confusing shirts and sharps protective footwear are good ideas. |
|
| Have a ball counter so can count balls bowled, and signal to the bowler's end Umpire when there are 2 legal deliveries remaining in the over. | Coaching tip! | L6 Player umpires will be suitably equipped (eg. ball counters). |
| Be on the lookout for short runs, hit wicket, and position of the WK when up to the stumps. | Coaching tip! | L7 Player umpires will be familiar with suitable umpiring practices and the laws of the game including but not limited to:
|
| Assist the bowlers end umpire with the height of full tosses above the waist and short pitched bowling above the shoulder/head with a pre-determined signal. | Coaching tip! | nil |
| THE DON’Ts: | - | |
| Bring a phone, I-pod, camera, etc. onto the field. | You can but just don't use it! |
L8 Player umpires will be expected to pay sufficient attention to the play so as to be able to give credible decisions. |
| Come onto the field wearing thongs or bare footed – wear covered shoes. | Covered by Reg 8.4.1 |
nil |
| Stand more than 30 metres from the pitch; you need to be able to see the crease lines. | Coaching tip! |
L9 Player umpires will limit conversation with other players to that which is necessary for the conduct of the game. |
| Don’t decide to leave the field of play until a replacement is standing on the boundary line, and ready to take his/her place. | Common sense but some young kids or dopey adults might need to be reminded |
nil |
| Stop to chat with the batsmen between each over, move quickly into position, so as not to hold up play. | Or "no coaching the batters" |
L10 Player umpires will not coach members of either team on the field. |
| If playing on turf, don’t walk over the pitch, walk around the protected area of the pitch. | Obvious and everyone should be conscious of this... |
L11 Player umpires will report to the other umpire any pitch damage made by batters or fielders. (See Laws 41.12 and 41.14) |
| Offer opinions about decisions made – decision made and move on. If there is a concern about the decision made the Captain is the one to approach the officially appointed umpire (if there is one). | This is not really a rule...more like advice |
L12 Player umpires do not need to explain their decisions nor should there be any expectation to do so. |
| THE REMINDERS: | - | |
| A couple of things for the player square leg umpire to remember: | (there's FOUR 😀 ) |
nil |
| On the line is out – a batter's person (or his/her bat grounded) must be behind the (batting) crease line to be not out from a stumping or run out attempt. | Coaching tip! but instructive... |
nil |
| The player square leg umpire’s primary responsibility is to be a square leg umpire – not a batting coach or chief tactician. | Or "no coaching the batters" | nil |
| Assist the bowlers end umpire with
boundaries when they are close call, and are closer to the ball – the
position of boundary markers can make it difficult in some instances. |
Coaching tip! but instructive... | nil |
| When a catch is taken, assist the bowler’s end umpire if the batsmen have crossed. | Law 18.12 has changed since this was written... out caught? the not out batter goes back to where they started. Batters crossing can apply for OBS and RO but. | nil |
| The fielding side needs to remember: | - | L13 All players and
participants are expected to be sufficiently familiar with the Laws of
Cricket, the Spirit of Cricket and the Codes of Behaviour as found in the
QSDCA Playing Regulations. |
| That the player square leg umpire is to be treated the same as you would treat a qualified umpire: with respect. | This is not really a rule...more like advice | L14 Abuse of player umpires will not be tolerated. |
| Abuse of player square leg umpires will not be tolerated, and could lead to being placed on report. | How about *will* be reported? Using a COB report form at http://www.qldcricket.com.au/cobreport |
L15 Violations of the Codes of Behaviour are expected to be reported by any person specified in Appendix A Section 4(a) using the QC COB Report form at http://www.qldcricket.com.au/cobreport |
| If a fielding team wishes to make a comment about a player square leg umpire they are to do so via their captain to the umpire standing in the match. | Coaching tip! but instructive... | L16 If a member of either team wishes to make a comment about a player umpire they may do so ONLY via their Captain. |
|
L17 Either captain may
discuss player Umpire performance with the Cricket Australia accredited umpire or, in their absence, the opposing
captain at any time. L18 If the issue raised can be resolved by replacement of the player umpire with another person then both captains will be expected to agree to such a change immediately. L19 All participants must behave at all times in a way that does not breach the Laws of Cricket (such as Laws 41.09 and 41.10) or the Code Of Behaviour (such as Dissent and Conduct Detrimental to the Game). |
Some re-ordering of the items in column 3 might be sensible.
Does any of this have unintended consequences?
ABM 27-Mar-2023
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Cricket Illawarra POLICY
Players As Umpire Guidelines
Purpose:
The
Illawarra Cricket Umpires Association (ICUA) have developed and
prepared the following procedures and guidelines to highlight and assist
players in maintaining the standards and etiquette required within the
game when acting as a player umpire in matches.
Statement:
Cricket
Illawarra (CI) fully support and endorse these guidelines. These
guidelines are applicable whether in partnership with an appointed ICUA
umpire or solely within team umpired games (grade or juniors).
All players (and team officials) are expected to uphold these standards and values.
Procedure:
THE DOs:
THE DON’Ts:
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
Some of these issues are not going to proceed.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
DISCUSSION
12.30pm start Saturdays All SeasonPROPOSED REGULATIONS
| OLD REGULATIONS | What does this mean?/ Why is this no good? | PROPOSED NEW WORDING |
| 20 HOURS OF PLAY For Sunday 50 Over Matches |
- | |
| 20.1 Morning Session 10.00am to 1.15pm | Earlier start, sames as Over 40's & Super 20 | 20.1 Morning Session 9.30am to 12.50pm |
| 20.2 Interval 1.15pm to 1.45pm | Now 200 minutes for 50 overs | 20.2 Interval 12.50pm to 1.20pm |
| 20.3 Afternoon Session 1.45pm to 5.00pm | - | 20.3 Afternoon Session 1.20pm to 4.40pm |
ABM 27-Mar-2023
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The regulation says "...umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this Law.." without actually saying it means Law 22.
Ahem...
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Add Law 22 to that sentence in Reg 28
DISCUSSION
This is easy to get confused about.
The Law for Wides is the same for limited over cricket as it is for non-limited over cricket. (In QSDCA that means everything else v two dayers...)
Law 22 needs to be applied by umpires in terms that make sense.
This a frequently asked question by especially new umpires. Players' expectations can differ also.
Calling these successfully requires the umpire to use consistency and good judgement.
Reference to specific Laws might have been avoided in the past since the frequent updates to The Laws of Cricket might mean the number might change from time to time. But it's been Law 22 since 2017 so that is a bridge to cross in the future. "Law 22" it is...
PROPOSED REGULATIONS
| OLD REGULATIONS | What Does it Mean? | PROPOSED NEW WORDING |
| 28. ONE DAY WIDES | ||
| For Saturday One Day 35 Over Matches For Sunday 50 Over Matches For Super 20 Matches For Sunday Over 40’s – 40 Over Matches | Applies to all QSDCA cricket except Sat 2 dayers | NO CHANGES |
| 28.1 Official Umpires and player umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this Law in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket. |
|
28.1 Official Umpires and player umpires are instructed to apply very
strict and consistent interpretation in regard to |
| 28.2 Any off side or leg side delivery that in the opinion of the umpire does not give the batter a reasonable opportunity to score will be called a Wide. | "Reasonable opportunity to score" is what the umpire must consider. |
NO CHANGES |
| 28.3 As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix will be marked in white at each end of the pitch. | Requires the use of wide markings according to the diagram. |
NO CHANGES |
ABM 27-Mar-2023
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
These changes are proposed to update parallel regulations (Reg 25, 26, 27) in Sunday 50, Super 20 and Over 40's to the new regulation trialled in Saturday 35 over matches in 2022/23. Some Super 20 items will remain
There were some updates to the wording of Sat 35 Reg 25 suggested in an umpires meeting. Splitting up the long and comlex sentence in Reg 25. and 25.2 serves to make the rule more easily understood.
DISCUSSION
This change has worked well in Saturday 35 over one dayers in 2022/23.
Notes about changes
How does this work in interrupted matches (viz Reg 26.15)???
In a match interrupted by rain or light, the cut off time is recalculated based on allowing an over for each 4 minutes remaing in the match. To make this clear, change of "cut-off time" is allowed only by umpires who may use the calculation sheet. A slow over rate leading up to a new "cut-off time" can be dealt with in a similar manner to the new Reg 25.
PROPOSED REGULATIONS
Start times and innings finish times vary for each competition. For simplicity, only the case of 1pm Saturday start and 35 overs is of presented here.
Regs for Sunday 50, Over 40, and Sat 35 12,30pm start will be added. Some Super 20 will be changed. Super 20 Reg 25 works differently. Refer to notes in middle column.
| OLD REGULATIONS | What does this mean?/Why is this no good? | PROPOSED NEW WORDING |
| 25 TIME PENALTY FOR FAILING TO BOWL OVERS IN FIRST INNINGS For Saturday One Day 35 Over Matches/ 25 COMPULSORY CLOSURE TIME For Sunday 50 Over Matches |
New clear and simple name change replaces terms "cut-off time", "compulsory closure time" and and "End Time of Innings". | 25 INNINGS FINISH TIME For Saturday One Day 35 Over/Sunday 50 Over/Sunday Over 40 - 40 Over Matches |
| 25.1 For matches scheduled to start at 12.30pm, the team bowling first will receive the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at 2.55pm (referred to as the “cut off time”.) | 25.1 and 25.2 cover both start times for Sat 35 over matches. In Sunday 50 and Sunday 40 just 25.1 is required and 25.2 reads NIL. | For Saturday One Day 35 Over 25.1 12.30pm start, 2.55pm 25.2 1pm start, 3.25pm For Sunday 50 25.1 10am, 1.15pm 25.2 Nil (see item D proposed change to early start) For Sunday Over 40 25.1 9.30am, 12.15pm 25.2 Nil |
| 25.2 For matches scheduled to start at 1pm, the team bowling first will receive the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at 3.25pm (referred to as the “cut off time”.) | Defines Innings Finish Time | 25.x For matches scheduled to start at 1pm, the first innings will be completed by 3.25pm (referred to as the Innings Finish Time). |
| New bit, Reg 25.1/25.2 are broken up into shorter sentences to aid understanding. | What happens to the first innings if the first innings goes over time. | 25.2.2 If overs are not complete by the Innings Finish Time, the first innings will continue until 35 overs have been bowled or until 10 wickets have fallen. |
| New bit | What happens in the second innings if the first innings goes overtime. | 25.2.3 When the team bowling first comes to bat, they will receive the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at the Innings Finish Time. |
| 25.3 If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 35 overs, before cut-off time the team batting second will be entitled to bat for 35 overs. |
What happens in special case 1 | 25.3 If the team batting first is all out in less than 35 overs, before the Innings Finish Time, the team batting second will be entitled to bat for 35 overs. |
| 25.4 If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 35 overs, after cut-off time the team batting second will be entitled to bat for the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at the cut off time. | What happens in special case 2 | 25.4 If the team batting first is all out in less than 35 overs, after the Innings Finish Time, the team batting second will be entitled to bat for the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at the Innings Finish Time. |
| 25.5 For example if the team batting first is all out after 29 overs before the cut off time then the team batting second will face up to 35 overs. | Example for Reg 25.3 | 25.5 For example if Team A bats first and is all out after 29 overs and before the Innings Finish Time, then Team B will face up to 35 overs. |
| 25.6 For example if the team batting first is all out after the cut off time then the team batting second will face the number of overs completed plus the one in progress at the cut off time. | Example for Reg 25.4 | 25.6 For example if Team A bats first and is all out in 34 overs at 10 minutes after the Innings Finish Time, then Team B batting second will face up to 32 overs (which was the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at the Innings Finish Time.) |
| NEW | Added example for Reg 25.2.3 | 25.7 For example if Team B bowling first is part way through the over 33 at the Innings Finish Time, then overs 34 and 35 will be bowled, followed by a standard length innings break then Team B batting second will only face up to 33 overs. |
| NEW | Added rule reminding about Law 41.10 | 25.7 Batters, Captains and all other participants are reminded that Law 41.10 Batter Wasting Time (2017 Code 3rd Ed.) will apply at all times in matches. |
| NEW | Added clear exception to changing the Innings Finish time being allowed ONLY in case of interruption. | 25.8 Change to Innings Finish Time is only allowed under circumstances due to interruptions as in Regulations 26.15 and 26.22. |
| Renumber fix | Adjust item numbers in 25 so examples follow the rules. | 25.1.1 and 25.1.2 => 25.1 and 25.2 (states the times in various competitions) 25.2.2 => 25.3 (What happens if the first innings goes over time.) 25.2.3 => 25.4 (What happens in the second innings if the first innings goes overtime.) 25.7 => 25.4.1 (Added example for 25.2.3) 25.3 => 25.5 (What happens in special case 1) 25.5 => 25.5.1 (Example for Reg 25.3) 25.4 => 25.6 (what happens special case 2) 25.6 => 25.6.1 (Example for Reg 25.4) |
| 26.3 If play is delayed or interrupted the match may be shortened by • reducing the number of overs for both teams, • reducing the number of overs for the team batting second • moving End of Innings Compulsory Closure times, • reducing over limits for bowlers. | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | 26.3 If play is delayed or interrupted the match may be shortened by • reducing the number of overs for both teams, • reducing the number of overs for the team batting second • moving Innings Finish Times, • reducing over limits for bowlers. |
| NEW FIRST INNINGS COMPULSORY CLOSURE TIME | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | NEW FIRST INNINGS FINISH TIME |
| 26.15 When playing time is lost in the first innings a New First Innings Compulsory Closure Time will be calculated by multiplying remaining first innings overs by four minutes and adding to the restart time. | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | 26.15 When playing time is lost in the first innings a new First Innings Finish Time will be calculated by multiplying remaining first innings overs by four minutes and adding to the restart time. |
| 26.16 The first innings will close at the end of the over in progress at the Revised Compulsory closure Time in the same manner as Playing Regulations 25 to 25.3. | Update terms and reference to Reg 25. Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40 only | 26.16 The first innings will close at the end of the over in progress at the New First Innings Finish Time in the same manner as in Playing Regulations 25. |
| NEW END TIME OF INNINGS (SECOND INNINGS) | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | NEW SECOND INNINGS FINISH TIME |
| 26.22 When playing time is lost in the second innings a New End Time of Innings Time will be calculated by multiplying remaining second innings overs by four minutes and adding to the restart time. | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | 26.22 When playing time is lost in the second innings a new Second Innings Finish Time will be calculated by multiplying remaining second innings overs by four minutes and adding to the restart time. |
| 26.24 If the innings of the team batting first has been completed prior to the scheduled, or Rescheduled Compulsory Closure Time, then any calculation relating to the revision of overs will not be effective until an amount of time equivalent to that by which the second innings started early has elapsed. | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | 26.24 If the innings of the team batting first has been completed prior to the Innings Finish Time or new Innings Finish Time (see Playing Regulation 25 and 26.15), then any calculation relating to the revision of overs will not be effective until an amount of time equivalent to that by which the second innings started early has elapsed. |
| 27 NUMBER OF OVERS PER BOWLER For Saturday One Day 35 Over Matches | ||
| 27.3 Note: Playing Regulation 27.2 does not apply in uninterrupted matches in which the TIME PENALTY FOR FAILING TO BOWL OVERS IN FIRST INNINGS has been applied. See Playing Regulation 25. | Update terms in Sat 35, Sunday 50, Over 40, Super 20 | 27.3 Note: Playing Regulation 27.2 does not apply in uninterrupted matches in which Innings Finish Time has made an innings shorter. See Playing Regulation 25. |
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