- SAFETY AND EQUITY MODIFICATIONS
- Under 12 Quarters Cricket subject to Rule 5cI. (Change of Format)
Team “A” bats for 25 overs 9:00 am – 10:40 am
Team “B” bats for 25 overs 10:50 am – 12: 30 pm
Lunch interval 40 minutes
Team “A” resumes batting 1:10 pm – 2:50 pm
Team “B” then does likewise 3:00 pm – 4:40 pm
Change-over periods are of 10 minutes duration
- Quarters Cricket
A Drink Break shall be taken after 13 overs of each Quarter. The 26th over of an innings constitutes a continuation of the innings hence:
» a bowler cannot bowl overs 25 and 26;
» the ‘correct’ batsman must take strike at the commencement of over 26; and
» the period between a team’s bowling quarters constitutes sufficient lapsed time for a bowler to begin a second spell at the start of the second quarter
- Batting Restrictions
- A batsman may be retired “not out” after having faced 50 fair balls, but a not out batsman must be retired “not out” after facing 75 fair balls.
(A fair delivery is defined as a delivery not called WIDE or NO BALL)
All batsmen who have retired “not out” may return to bat again, without compulsory retirement at 75 fair balls, in order of retirement if all other batsmen are dismissed or retire. Except when a batsman retires through illness, injury or other unavoidable circumstances, a batsman who retires before facing at least 50 fair balls shall be “retired out” and shall constitute the fall of a wicket.
- In all age groups “switch hitting” is not permitted. “Switch hitting” is the action of batsman changing stance (left to right handed or vice versa) after the bowler has commenced his/her run-up.
It is considered that this practice exposes inexperienced batsmen and fieldsman to unwarranted risk of injury. The ball shall be deemed ‘dead’, should a batsman attempt to ‘switch hit’.
- Bowling Restrictions
- No bowler may bowl more than 8 overs in an innings.
- The maximum number of overs by a fast or medium pace bowler in a spellis 4 overs per spell. The official umpire will decide which bowlers are subject to this rule. Generally, it is considered that a fast or medium pace bowler is one to which the wicket-keeper stands well back from the stumps.
The equivalent of twice the number of overs bowled must elapse before that bowler may be permitted to bowl again (except as in Notes specific to Quarters Cricket and in games that have been reduced to a Twenty/20 format i.e. there is no elapse time relevant)
Note: A slow or spin bowler is not subject to maximum overs per spell conditions in c.II. above
- Fielding Restrictions
- No player is allowed closer than ten (10) metres from the popping crease of the batsmen on strike, prior to the batsman playing the ball, except in an area ninety (90) degrees on the offside from point to wicket-keeper.
- A maximum of five (5) fieldsmen are permitted on the leg side
- Coaching Restrictions
Coaches and/or managers may go onto the field of play during drink breaks to exchange ideas with Team Captains. Twelfth men are allowed on the field of play to carry drinks. Coaching from the boundary or any other portion of the playing area or surrounds, shall not be permitted under any circumstances whilst the game is in progress
- Protective Equipment
Batsmen must wear standard protective gear i.e., helmet, batting gloves, groin protector, and batting pads.
Wicketkeepers are to wear wicket keeping gloves, groin protector and pads. While standing up at the stumps, wicketkeepers must wear a helmet complying with the relevant Australian standard. When not in use, helmets are to be placed behind the wicketkeeper.
- Dangerous Deliveries
Any fast short-pitched delivery reaching the batsman above shoulder height, or any full-pitched delivery reaching the batsman above waist height, when “standing upright” at the batting crease, shall be called “NO BALL”, and can be called by either umpire. A fast delivery is a delivery to which a wicketkeeper would normally stand back to receive, in the opinion of the umpire.
Note: No warnings shall be applied (Laws 41.6.3, 41.7.1), however, in the event the Umpire decides that a fast non pitching delivery was deliberate, Law 41.7.4 shall be applied
- Wide Deliveries
The BNJCA shall instruct umpires to call “WIDE” should a bowler persistently bowl wide of leg stump. As a guide for the umpire, a dotted line shall be drawn 45 centimetres either side of the centre stump to cater for both left and right handed batsmen. This line shall extend 15 centimetres either side of the bowling crease.