PLAYING CONDITIONS—SENIOR 2 DAY

The Senior 2 Day Grade is open to teams consisting of any players (girls or boys) up to Form II.

Teams are graded by the Association into grades of eight teams; A, B, C & D. Each team plays the other teams in its grade once.

The season commences in February (normally the second weekend after schools open), and concludes in December on the weekend before schools close.

Matches are two (2) innings per team. Innings are limited by time.

Each two (2) day match is of six (6) hours duration, in two (2) sessions of three (3) hours each.

Three day matches are nine (9) hours, i.e. three (3) sessions.

In two (2) day fixtures, the team that bats first shall have up to half the available playing time for its first innings, at which time it shall declare (allowing ten (10) minutes between innings).

If no time has been lost (e.g. weather, ground conditions, opposition team not ready to start on time) during the first innings, the compulsory declaration shall be at 12:00 noon (7.30 p.m. of Fridays night games). If any time has been lost prior to the declaration, the remaining available time for the whole match is to be halved and a further adjustment made to allow for the ten (10) minutes between innings.

In three (3) day fixtures, the team batting first must declare its first innings closed by the end of the first day. The team batting second must declare their first innings by the end of the second day.

There shall be six (6) balls per over.

The expected minimum over rate is eighteen (18) overs per hour. This has been set in an attempt to encourage fair play.

The recommended length of pitches for Seniors is 20.12 metres.

It is desirable that all players be encouraged to bowl. In an effort to achieve this, no bowler shall bowl more than five (5) overs per spell. All fast bowlers are only permitted to bowl a maximum of ten (10) overs per innings.

If the bowler bowls the ball so high or so wide of the wicket that, in the opinion of the umpire it passes out of reach of the striker standing in normal guard position, the umpire shall call and signal "wide ball" as soon as it has passed the line of the striker’s wicket, and an extra ball bowled.

The umpire shall not adjudge a ball as being wide if:

b) the striker moves and thus brings the ball within his reach.

NOTE: This is the law in ordinary cricket. The TV one day rule for leg side or height does not apply.

The ordinary law applies. No balls shall be called, and an extra ball bowled. No balls shall be called if:

a) A full pitched ball passes above the batsman’s hip

b) The ball bounces above shoulder height

The ordinary law applies. Umpires are expected to apply the law correctly. In particular if in doubt, not out.

As a guide, if the ball strikes the player in front of the crease, it is unlikely that you would know whether the ball would have hit the stumps. Remember a batsman cannot be given out if the ball pitches outside the leg stump.

For all LBW decisions, the umpires name is recorded on the results sheet.

The ONLY players allowed within ten (10) metres of the in-strike batsman are the wicket keeper and slips fielders. (This is a NZ Cricket Council recommendation for Under 16 grades and below.)

This rule is to be STRICTLY OBSERVED in the interests of safety for the children.

The ordinary law applies. A batsman retired hurt may resume his innings at the fall of a wicket. No other retired batsman is entitled to resume. However, the fielding side is encouraged to invite a retired player to resume, especially if retired to enable other team members to get a bat.

The team batting first may enforce the follow on if it has a lead of 75 runs over the other team in two (2) day matches. (100 runs for 3 day matches.)

A 12^th man may be used as a substitute fielder. Batting teams are encouraged to allow the 12^th man to bowl.

A maximum of two (2) players may be replaced for any reason on the second or third day of the match. Replacement players may bat and bowl but may not bat in the same innings as the player they replaced. This dispensation is expected to be used reasonably and not for undue advantage.

If both teams complete two (2) innings, the team with the most runs is the outright winner.

If either team does not complete both its innings, then the match is decided on the first innings. The team with the higher 1st innings score is the 1st innings winner.

If the team batting second is not dismissed in its first innings, the match is drawn.

If the score is exactly tied at the end of the match (regardless of the number of wickets lost by the team batting last), both teams having batted twice, the result is a tie.

If the match is not completed for an outright result, and the score was exactly tied at the end of the first innings, the result is a 1st innings tie.

Outright Win 10 points

1st Innings Win 5 points

Tie 5 points each

Draw 3 points each

1st Innings Loss 1 point

1st Innings Tie 3 points each

Outright Loss 0 points

Where two or three day matches are reduced to one day, the match shall be played under the match conditions for Senior 1 Day Matches.

Two drinks intervals may be taken each session, at intervals not less than 50 minutes. (It is recommended that these be every hour). A change of innings shall be counted as a drinks interval.

Drinks must not take more than 5 minutes from the end of one over to the commencement of the next.