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 Division 6 (South) T20 Big Bash

Timings:

First Semi at 11.30 (16 overs per side) 

Second Semi at 14.15 (16 overs per side) 

Final at 16:45 (16 overs per side) 

The league will fund the food etc for finals day.

Big Bash Competition Rules

1. The League Secretary is the single point of contact in all matters relating to Big Bash competitions.

2. The Big Bash structure is:

a. There will be 3 groups at the qualifying stage.

b. The group of 4 teams will have the top 2 teams qualify for finals day, the 2 groups of 3 will have the winners qualify for finals day.

c. Group matches will be played over 20 overs, finals day will be played over 16 overs.

3. a) Group match winners will receive 4 points for the win and losers 0 points. Incomplete matches or matches lost due to weather, both teams will receive 1 point.

b) All results will be submitted electronically by the home team using the system provided by the League within forty-eight hours of the completion of any match, the away team must electronically agree this submission within a further 24 hours of the completion of the match.

4. In the event of a tied match the side losing the least wickets will be declared the winner. If both sides are still equal, the side scoring the most runs after 10 overs will be declared the winner. If both sides are still equal the side losing the least wickets at the completion of 10 overs will be declared the winner.

5. Match reports of cancellations through bad weather, shall be made to the League Secretary and the press on the day of the fixture.

6. The following shall apply for no balls, wides and number of overs per bowler:

a) No Balls: The No Ball rule of the Laws of Cricket (2017) shall apply except that underarm bowling will expressly not be permitted.

b) A “Free hit” will be allowed for each “no ball” called for a front foot infringement by a bowler. Field changes are not permitted for ‘free hit’ deliveries unless there is a change of striker. If the delivery for the “Free Hit” is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no-ball or a wide ball), then the next delivery will become a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it.

c) Wides: Umpires are instructed to apply a very strict and consistent interpretation of Law 25.1 in order to prevent negative bowling. As a guide, if the ball passes either side of the wicket sufficiently wide to make it virtually impossible for the striker to play a “normal” cricket stroke from where he is standing and from where he should normally be standing at the crease the umpire shall call “wide”.

d) Each team must bowl a minimum of 4 bowlers. No bowler may bowl more than 25% of the agreed overs.

e) Umpires will be paid the fee agreed by the Executive plus travelling expenses.

f) All Group matches will commence at 2pm. In the event of a game not starting by 2:15pm the non-defaulting club to have choice of innings. In all matches the team must be completed by the tenth over – after that a player can only participate as a substitute fielder. Players who arrive late but within the 10 over period shall be permitted to bowl immediately.

g) At the instant of a delivery a maximum of 5 fielders may be outside an area bounded by two semi-circles centred on each middle stump (each with a radius of 30 yards) and joined by a parallel line on each side of the pitch. In the event of an infringement, either umpire shall call no-ball. The fielding circle should be marked by painted by white dots at five-yard intervals, each dot may be covered by a plastic or rubber (not metal) disc measuring 7 inches in diameter.

h) Fielding sides must complete 20 overs in 75 minutes. Each complete over not started after 75 minutes will be deducted from the innings of the side batting second. In the case of the team fielding second, 6 runs per over will be added to the side batting’s total for each complete over not started after 75 minutes.

i) At the fall of a wicket the incoming batsman must be in position to take guard or for his partner to face the next ball within 1 minute. If this requirement is not met the incoming batsman, on appeal, will be out “Timed out”.

Club has signed up again for the All Stars cricket we hope to see more young children taking part again this year. 

We are working with the Rugby Club in hope that we can get some our their juniors to take part in the sessions this year.

As a club if we want to develop juniors we need more coaches to do this.

The club is willing to pay for members to do their coaching badges, if you are interested please conatct outr chairman ASAP.

We have just received our league fixtures for the 1st & 2nd teams, below is our first 5 games.

Our chairman will compile the normal fixture sheet for our 1st, 2nd and midweek teams and cup draws when all the fixtures are provided by our league. 

Our club would like to wish all of its members, family, friends and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Division 6 North & South Divisions

Division 6 (North)                                                                                                            Division 6 (South)

Alnmouth/Howick                                                                                                           Ashington Rugby 2s

Berwick 2s                                                                                                                           Blyth 2s

Embleton                                                                                                                            Bomarsund 2s

Rock                                                                                                                                      Civil Service 2s

Stobswood 2s                                                                                                                    Corbridge 2s

Ulgham                2s                                                                                                            Kirkley 2s

Warkworth 2s                                                                                                                    Monkseaton 2s

Wooler                                                                                                                                 Newcastle 3s

                                                                                                                                              Riding Mill

                                                                                                                                              GEMS 2s (provisional)

As discussed at out AGM we have booked 3 - 2 hour sessions at Bede School in Blyth, on Wednesday's the 13th March, 20th March and 3rd April from 7pm till 9pm.