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TOURNAMENT RULES:
All matches shall be played between April and October. Both inclusive and shall be
played under the revised M.C.C. rules for I.C.C. one day cricket except as provided for in GSCL league rules.
Twenty/20 cricket
GSCL Twenty20 cricket with the launch
of a new competition for summer 2007.This tournament is aiming to bring razzle-dazzle and excitement in this CARIBBEAN SALES
AND MARKETING Twenty/20 family event cup.Promising a season of excellent matchplay.The GSCL 20/20 League aims to
take club cricket up a gear with colored clothes,white balls and matches at night whenever possible.
7 teams will
play in the 2008 Caribbean Sales and Marketing Twenty/Twenty Cup. Each team shall play 6 matches .
The top 2 team will play in the finals
Twenty/20 cricket is revitalising cricket and this event is
already sparking off real enthusiasm, the chance for a platform for these clubs all over Atlanta to parade their
skills.Twenty20 cricket has caught the imagination of a new generation of cricket fans the world over. A high-profile
Twenty20 club tournament should be great fun for the players and spectators. Twenty 20 cricket
rules and laws: The basic rules and laws of Twenty 20 cricket are fundamentally the same as a one inning one day international
cricket match. As the name 'Twenty 20' implies, the rules of Twenty 20 cricket matches state that each team in a Twenty 20
cricket match will have a maximum of 20 overs, unlike 40 or 50 overs as in an one day club or international cricket
matches.
Rule 1: The Free Hit
An interesting rule of Twenty 20
cricket is the Free Hit. This Twenty 20 cricket rule states that following a no-ball as a result of overstepping [Footfault
no-ball], the next ball shall be a Free Hit. For this ball,the batsman is not given out by any way in the cricket rules
apart from being run-out.
Rule 2: Power to the umpires
A controversial rule of Twenty 20 cricket
states that umpires may award five runs to one of the teams playing the Twenty 20 cricket match, in case the umpires feel
that the other team is delibrately and needlessly wasting time.Umpires are instructed to apply a strict interpretation of
time-wasting by the batsman (five-run penalties). Specifically, batsmen are expected to be ready for the start of a new over
as soon as the bowler is ready.
For GSCL League this will only apply if the umpire gives two previous warnings.
Rule 3:Timed Out
The incoming batsman must be in position to take guard or for his partner
to be ready to receive the next ball within one minute 30 seconds of the fall of the previous wicket.
Rule
4: Twenty overs within 90 minutes
This Twenty 20 cricket rule imposes strict penalties on bowling teams not completing
their alloted 20 overs within 90 minutes. As per this rule of Twenty 20 cricket, a bonus of 5 runs is awarded to
the batting team in case the bowling team does not begin their 20th over before 90 minutes. This rule of Twenty /20 cricket
is intended to be strictly imposed since completing the Twenty 20 cricket match within 3 1/2 hours is one of the primary benefits
and selling points of Twenty 20 cricket,shorter and more exciting.In reduced over matches, the fielding side has one over
lee-way in addition to any time that the Umpires may allow for stoppages.
Rule 4: Bowling restrictions of Twenty 20 cricket
This specific Twenty 20
rule states that bowlers can bowl a maximum of 4 overs. In a delayed or interrupted match, no bowler may bowl more than one
fifth of the total overs allowed unless such a number has been exceeded before the interruption.
Rule 5: Fielding restrictions of Twenty 20 cricket
Twenty 20 cricket rules state
that only 5 fielders can field on the leg side at any point of time. Rule 6: TIE GAMESThis special GSCL Twenty
/20 cricket rule applies to Twenty/ 20 matches that end in a tie. Each team will select 1 bowler and 1 batsman for the
BOWL OFF.Each batsman will face 1 over from the selected bowler and the batsmanscoring the most runs in that 1
over ,there team will be declared the winner.
Short Pitched Bowling
As
in other one-day competitions, one short-pitched ball is allowed per over.
The Result
Each side must have faced (or had the opportunity to face) Eight overs in order to constitute a match. Best net
run rate Method shall be used in interrupted matches.
Net Run Rate
A team's net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by that team, the average
runs per over scored against that team.
In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs,
the calculation of its net run rate shall be based on the full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled and not
on the number of overs in which the team was dismissed.
MME
40 OVERS LEAGUE
The 40 overs league Matches shall be in a round robin format of two zones on
a home and away basis and teams in one zone will play teams in the other zone once. Match winners shall be awarded 10 Points.
If a match is tied, draw or “no-result”, each team shall be awarded 5 Points. At the end of the regular season,
the top four teams shall qualify for the semi-finals. Group A winner vs. Group B runner up. Group B Winner vs. Group A
runner up. Two winners play in the Grand Final!
a) The fixtures and statistical
administrator shall arrange fixtures.
b) Any reschedule games shall only be
made for exceptional reasons and with the sanction of the management executive committee, who shall be given 14 days notice.
c)
Matches may not be rescheduled if a fixture was not played due to bad weather, or one team failed to show.
d) If a match was not played because of bad weather, the game shall be deemed a “draw”
or “no result” and the points shall split.
e) A team not showing
up for a fixture such team shall forfeit match points to the opposing team.
f)
Any club refusing to fulfill its engagements shall forfeit its fees and will be expelled from the association after missing
three or more fixtures.
g) Any club expelled from the league, all matches that such club has played,
no matter the result, shall be considered VOID and no points will be awarded to the other clubs.
QUALITEX 45
OVERS KNOCK-OUT
The 45 overs Knockout: Games shall be played on a knockout basis.
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