JHB Winter League JHB Winter League reserves the right of admission for teams, parents, players and coaches/managers to participate in the JHB Winter League.
JHB Winter League accepts no liabilities for damages, injuries, deaths or damage to property.
PLAYING CONDTIONSGeneral playing conditions apply in accordance to the MCC laws for T20 cricket inclusive of no-ball free hit. Please refer to this link for full details
https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/Please ensure that all laws are made known to players. We will be strictly enforcing the laws, especially the
player conduct stipulation which if not adhered to could lead to discipline hearing and/or suspension.
The only exceptions to the above laws are as follows:
Ball WeightUnder 9 & Under 11 – white 113g ball
Under 13 – white 135g ball
Under 15 & Under 17 & Under 19 – 2pc white 156g ball
Under 15 7 Under 17 girl teams – 2pc 142g ball
Maximum ballsUnder 9 have a maximum of 8 ball overs except in the last over of an innings. A full legal over must be bowled in the last over of each innings.
General- For the safety of the players a batsman and a fielder fielding within 5m of a batsman must wear a cricket helmet.
Allocated timeMatches are to be completed in 2hours 30min and broken down as follows:
1st innings: 1-hour 10min; 2nd Innings: 1-hour 10mins; 5 Minute changeover of innings
To ensure that matches move quickly there are a couple of very important processes that need to take place:
- Ends are changed every 10 overs only
- Incoming batsman must cross over with the out batsman on the field of play. Warning
- Batsman must be ready to face the bowler when he is at the top of his mark. 1 warning must be given to a batsman and if he continues to slow down play then 5 penalty runs would be deducted from the batting team
- Umpires need to keep captains in check every 5 overs to ensure they run on schedule
- Should a team not finish their 20 overs in the allocated time, 10 Penalty runs per over not completed would be added to the oppositions score
Weather interruptions- If weather interrupts play and no play is possible then the match would be considered a drawn match and both teams receive 2 points and a positive net run rate of 0.5
- If weather interrupts first innings of a game overs will be deducted at a rate of 1 over every 3 minutes from both teams (if it is an odd number then a mutual decision needs to be made by the umpires for the closest even number)
- If the match is “interrupted” longer than 1hour (10 overs per team) then the game would be defaulted to a no result and both team would receive 2 points and a positive net run rate of 0.5
o If a team batting first bats more overs than the second team bats (due to the interruption). The match would be considered a draw and both teams receive 2 points and a positive net run rate of 0.5
- If weather interrupts (at any point) the second innings the match would automatically be abandoned and would be defaulted to a no result and both teams would receive 2 points and a positive net run rate of 0.5
- In the event of a match being stopped due to weather the final decision must be made by the administrators of the league
No Show- If a team does not show for their fixture at all, the opposition will receive full allotted points of 4 and an additional +1 net run rate. The team that does not show for the fixture will automatically be expelled from the tournament and ALL further winter leagues
- If a team arrives late to a fixture they will lose overs to
their batting innings based on the amount of time lost at a rate of 3mins and over
- Minimum of 7 players to start a match
Point system - If a team wins they will receive 4 points
- If there is a tie fixture then both teams receive 2 points
- Drawn game, both teams receive 2 points and a +0.5 nett run rate
- Tie game each team receives 2 points
- There will be NO bonus points
- If teams are tie on points during group games, NET RUN RATES will be used to decide positions
- In the knockouts, if there is a tie then a double super over will be played with no limit on the number of wickets lost.
- If there is still a tie after a double super over, then a bowl out will take place until there is a result
Clothing and items - Under no circumstances may a player wear a white shirt
- White longs are permitted
- Umpires are forbidden to wear any clothing that would distract a batsman with the colour of the ball. If an umpire is wearing white or something similar, the manager would be notified and a replacement must be available to take over
OVERAGE OR NON-PLAYERS All players that have been registered and been approved by the administrators (to play in a specific age group) are eligible to play for the teams they have been registered for.
Age group restrictions
U9 – 2014+ birth year; Girls – 2012+
U11 – 2012-+ birth year; Girls – 2010+
U13 – 2010+ birth year; Girls – 2008+
U15 – 2008+ birth year; Girls – 2006+
U17 – 2006+ birth year; Girls – 2004+
U19 - 2004+ birth year. Girls -- 2002+
Girls who play in boy teams can be up to 3 years older than a specific age group
Full Girl/Woman teams would be assessed prior to a tournament and might not need to comply to specific age group requirements.
- Players who have not been registered and approved to play for a
specific team and are not on a
team list would be removed from a fixture
- Players who are playing for multiple teams in a specific age group need to be nominated for one team (main team where only those stats would be counted) however they would need to be registered players for each team they would play for.
UMPIRES We have implemented a fair play report that needs to be completed after every match by the officials on the day. Should there be any disputes during the match, umpires should convene to sort out the issue. If the dispute cannot be resolved play should continue and these matters bought to the attention of the league administrators to sort out.
If umpires and/or players are receiving verbal abuse from players or parents these incidences need to be noted and the league administrators need to know about it as soon as soon as possible. League administrators may impose a red or yellow team card.
Should a ball be hit and not found, a quick and decisive call needs to be made by both umpires to introduce a new ball into the game (do not delay). Should there be a long delay due to this, the umpire that delays the match will be dealt with after proceedings and no penalties would be applied to the team affected by this incident.
During the power play (first 6 overs), only 2 fielders may be on the boundary. There are no inner ring markings so umpires need to monitor this (players may be mid-way to the boundary). After the 6 overs, 5 players are allowed on the boundary.
The coin toss needs to have both team captains and both match officials present to witness the coin toss and to ensure that it has been conducted fairly.
The coin toss must be done 15mins before play starts and teams should be ready to take the field the minute the proceeding match finishes.
Start times should always be noted by BOTH match officials.
If a team has started an over before time has expired, they can complete that over. Penalties need to be noted and league administration needs to be made aware of it.
Umpires should keep captains in check with time every 5 overs to ensure that matches are run on time.
If a match finishes earlier than anticipated on the schedule the next match should NOT start sooner to make up time. The fixtures should run according to the SET schedule.
TEAM MANAGERS/COACH
- Coaches and Managers are stricly instructed to ensure that their players are not roaming around the facilites and are supervised at all times
PARENT CONDUCT Parents are to comply with the code of conduct.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PARENTS AND SPECTATORS
Parents or spectators are to refrain from:-
· Using abusive or offensive language, threatening players, coaches, umpires or other spectators.
· Publically questioning the decisions of the coach, officials and the umpire’s judgement of honesty.
· Giving instructions to players from the side of the field.
· Under no circumstance will parents be allowed on the field of play, unless a player is injured and the coach has asked for assistance
· Contradicting the instructions given by the coach.
· Consuming alcohol at the match venues is not permitted.
· Smoking is not permitted in the area where the players and spectators are sitting.
· Ridiculing or berating your child or anyone else for making a mistake that results in losing a game. Reserve your judgement on good play.
· Respect the opposition players and coaches.
· Umpire or player abuse will be dealt with by league administrators.
If any parent is found to have verbally abused or physically abused or laid a threat to players or match officials, the league administrators have right of admission and will either remove, suspend or expel the parents at their own discretion.
PARENT DUTIES
· Ensure that your child complies with the players policy and code of conduct.
· Ensure that your child complies with the dress code
· Give positive encouragement during matches.
COMMUNICATION
Communicate any concerns or issues through your club coach. They can in turn raise it with the league administrators.
When discussing a matter with a coach or administrator, parents are required to:
· Address the concern in a civil manner
· Make a mutually convenient time and place for all concerned
· Discuss matters in a private place so as not be overheard by others
· With a positive objective in mind and not solely for the purposes of venting anger.
FACILITIES
· Under NO CIRCUMSTANCE may fire/braai/gas be used at the venues.
· Under NO CIRCUMSTANCE may alcohol be brought or consumed at a venue.
· Please respect the arrangements for visitors at match venues.
· Adhere to the security, traffic and parking requirements at the venues.
· Please do not leave litter.
· Respect the property of host schools.
· Do not use facilities not assigned to you.
· Do not play on the fields before the match.
· There will be vendors selling foods and drinks and there are stores close to every venue. Anyone not willing to comply will be told to leave the venue/s
· All vehicles should be parked in the allocated parking bays at each venue/s. United Stars Cricket and its schools accepts no liability for damages should they arise. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES may vehicles be parked or used to drop off items on a field.
· After your team has played a match, the coach/manager must ensure that ALL RUBBISH is picked up and disposed of. Failure to clean areas would result in United Stars Cricket implementing suspension from all competitions.
· Parents are required to clean up around them after their matches.
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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PLAYERS
· Refrain from inappropriate behaviour when decisions are made by umpires and coaches.
· Adhere to player conduct as laid out by the MCC laws for player conduct
· Do not verbally abuse fellow players whilst fielding or batting.
· The use of foul language on or off the field is forbidden.
· Respect the decisions of coaches and umpires regardless of the result of the decision.
· Accept the decision of the umpires without question.
· Players are not to litter.
