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Playing Rules

Playing Times

  • All Games will be 35 Overs per side.
  • Games will start at 3.00 pm.
  • Each Team will bat 2 Hours & 30 Mins. (150 Minutes)
  • Water Break of Innings to be 5 Mins and Players must NOT leave the ground and stay inside the 30 Yard Circle and arrange with the opponents to bring water on to the Field. 
  • Team batting First - 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm.
  • 15 Minutes Break between Innings.
  • Food/Lunch to be taken so as not to delay the game. 
  • Team batting second - 5.45 pm to 8.15 pm.
  • For time saving purposes - each team will bowl 10 overs each from one end and switch ends. (10+10+10+5). 
  • Time Per Over to be Calculated at 4 Minutes Per Over. (This allows an extra 10 minutes per side for  Lost Balls Etc,. During play without being penalized).
  • Overs per team Reduced for Weather and/or undue delays by using a calculation of 4 Minutes Per Over.
  • Home teams will be responsible for laying 30 yard marker and placing stumps.
  • Both Teams have to be responsible for Placing & removing Covers in case of rain. 


 

Rules & Penalties

  • Each team will be allowed to Declare 14 Players per game.
  • If teams are short of players - The Captain must Inform OMCL coordinator at least 2 days in advance. OMCL coordinator will request availability from other teams and will allocate players accordingly.
  • Teams can Claim toss if at least 7 players are not in whites and ready to play at time of toss,  which shall be 15 minutes before game start time.
  • Only Players from Team roster allowed for Playoff's.
  • Only 11 players declared before game starts will  be allowed to Bat while any of the 14 can bowl.
  • There will be NO free hits for No Balls.
  • Batsman must Retire after scoring 50 runs or faces 72  balls whichever comes first. Batsman can only return at the fall of the 9th wicket.  
  • Regular wide ball rule will be followed.
  • Maximum of 6 Overs per Bowler Only Allowed. 
  • There will be NO Powerplays and at all times there has to be a minimum of 4 players inside 30 Yard Circle. (Excluding Bowler and Wicket Keeper).
  • For Teams failing to bowl the determined number of overs in the allocated time, there will be a penalty of 10 runs per over.
  • If more than 10 minutes per team is lost due to Lost Ball -  umpire will use 4 minutes per over and reduce the game accordingly without penalty to team bowling. 
  • Example; 16 minutes lost - game reduced to 33 Overs from 35 (16-10 = 6 extra minutes rounded up to 2 overs).





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