HW7 Match procedures and results

A All matches shall be conducted in accordance with the Laws of Cricket, except as otherwise provided in these rules. The umpires will be in sole charge prior to the toss.

B In all ties up to and including the semi-final the home club shall have a choice of taking a collection or charging the following admission fees, Adults £2, senior citizens and children £1.

C No pitch shall be artificially watered, or in any way tampered with during the period commencing forty eight hours before the scheduled starting time of the match, nor after play has commenced.

D Except where it is necessary to consult the Management under Rule HW5(G),all matters concerning the fitness of the ground or conditions of play shall be the sole charge of the umpires.

E A new ball stamped HWDCC shall be used in all cup games

F Team captains shall exchange written lists of players on ECB approved forms and signed by the captains) nominated to take part in the match, before the toss takes place. Copies to be given to the umpires.

G Umpires shall report any late starts and the offending team(s) shall be fined £5.

H All matches shall be of 50 overs per side and the team scoring the most runs will be the winners. No bowler shall bowl more than 10 overs in any innings.

I A team declaring its innings closed before the completion of its allotted overs shall be deemed to have lost all its wickets. Any over unused by the team batting first either by being all out or declaring, shall not be added to those of the side batting second.

J There shall be an interval of not more than 30 minutes at the end of the first innings. The captain of the team batting second may require the pitch to be swept and/or rolled with a roller of his choice, for not more than seven minutes between the innings.

K Where a match is not completed in one day and has to be continued on the following day(s), the appropriate Law of Cricket will be strictly applied to all aspects of pitch preparation and the cutting of the outfield. . Where a game is started but not completed and an umpire cannot return for the remaining part of the game they shall be paid half fee plus expenses (20pence per mile) and the replacement umpire paid half fee plus expenses (20pence per mile).

L Where covers are available these may be used at any times to protect the pitch.

M In the event of a match resulting in a tie it shall be replayed on the ground of the visiting club, commencing on the following day and thereafter succeeding evenings as per Rules HW5(e) and (f).

N In all rounds except the final the home club contact, or a deputy, shall notify the Results Secretary firstly by telephone on its immediate completion and in addition then fax a results sheet to the Secretary before 8.45pm . Failure to comply with the rule shall result in a £5 fine.

O Wide ball. Any delivery that passes the batsman down the legside in the normal batting stance shall be called a wide regardless of where the ball pitches. If the ball touches the player's bat or person, it shall not be called wide.