CANLANINDOORCRICKETLEAGUE
RULES
TableofContents
LOGISTICS.....................................................................................................................................................3
SCORING.......................................................................................................................................................3
EXTRAS..........................................................................................................................................................4
WICKETS.......................................................................................................................................................5
EQUIPMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........5
LOGISTICS
a) Eachinningswillbe8oversinlength
a. Eachoverwillconsistof8balls
b. All8oversfromeachsidemustbebowledouttocompletethegame
b) Thefieldingsidecanfield8playersonthefieldatthesametime
a. 1wicketkeeper,1bowler,6fielders
b. Minimum6playersneedtobeavailablepersidetostartthegame
c) Bowlingbreakdown(Oversperbowler)
a. Everyplayerbowls1over
b. Oneplayerbowlstwooversandsixbowloneovereach
c. Twoplayersbowltwooverseachandfourplayersbowloneovereach
d) Eachbattingpairwillbatfor2overs,regardlessofgettingoutornot
e) Tosswilldeterminewhichteambatsandfieldspriortothestartofthegame
f) Playersmustbewearingathleticclothingtoplay,i.e.nosandals/slippers/opentoedshoes,no
jeans
a. Teamswillbepenalizedifumpiresarenotsatisfiedwiththewayplayershavedressed
forthegame
g) Umpirescallisfinal,therewillbenoarguingwiththeumpire
a. Teamwillbepenalizedifargumentensuesaftercallhasbeenmade,at
umpires’discretion
b. Teamcaptaincandiscusswiththeumpiretounderstandwhycallwasmade,attheend
oftherespectiveover
h) Gamewillendafterbothteamshavecompletedtheir8overs
i) Teamwithhighestscoreattheendofthegamewillbeawardedthewin
j) GAMESMUSTBECOMPLETEDWITHINANHOUR
SCORING
a) PhysicalRun
a. Thebatsmanplaysashotoffthebatandcompletesaphysicalrunwithhispartner
beforegettingout
b) BonusRuns
a. Thebatsmanplaysashotoffthebatandhitsthewall
i. Dependingoninwhichzonetheballhitsthewallintherunswillbeawardedto
thebattingside(seeimage)
1. ZoneA=0runs
2. ZoneB=1run
3. ZoneC=2runs
4. ZoneD=4runsor6runsiftheballhitsthewalldirectly
5. ZoneBorContoZoneD=3runs
ii. Forthebonusruntocount,thebatsmanneedtocompleteaphysicalrunas
well
1. Iftheballgoesfor6bonusruns,theplaywillbecalleddeadandthe
battingsideawarded6runs
iii. Ifaphysicalrunisnotcompleted,thebonusrunswillnotbeawardedtothe
battingside,theballwillcountaszero
c) BenchRuns
a. Iftheballisplayedontothebenchwithoutcomingbackoverontotheplayingsurface
thebattingsidewillbeawarded2runs
i. Nophysicalrunisrequired
*NotToScale
Midfieldline
Battingcrease
Bowlingcrease
EXTRAS
a) Ifanyofthefollowingviolationsarecommittedbythebowler,thebattingsidewillbe
awardedtherespectiveruns
a. Wideball–Thebattingsidewillbeawarded2runs,theballwillcount
b. Noball(heightandoverstepping)–Thebattingsidewillbeawarded2runs,theballwill
count
i. Ifascoringshotisplayedonanoball,theresultingrunswillbeaddedtotheno
ballpenaltyandawardedtothebattingside
c. LegBye–Ifthebatsmanmissestheballandballhitsofthebatsman,batsmanisableto
takePhysicalRuns
d. Bye–Ifbatsmanmissestheballcompletelyandballisnotgatheredbywicketkeeper,
thebatsmanisabletotakePhysicalruns
WICKETS
a) Foreachwicket,3runswillbedeductedfromthebattingsidesscore
a. Thebatsmanwillcontinuebattingwithhispartnerfortheremainderoftheir2overs
b) Bowled
a. Whentheballafterbeingdeliveredhitsthebatsman’sstumps
c) Stumped
a. WhentheballisgatheredbytheWicketkeeperafterbeingdeliveredwhilehebreaks
thestumpsifthebatsmanisoutofhisbattingcrease
d) RunOut
a. Whentheballiseitherdirectlythrownateitherofthestumpsorafieldingplayerbreaks
eitherofthestumpswhilethebatsmenareinthemiddleofaphysicalrunandhavenot
groundedtheirbatattheirrespectiveends
e) Caught
a. Ifthebatsmanplaysashotandafieldingplayercatchestheballbeforetheballcomesin
contactwiththeground
b. Ifthebatsmanplaysascoringshotofthewallsandafieldingplayercatchestheball
beforetheballcomesincontactwiththeground
c. Iftheballdirectlyhitstheroofoftheplayingarea,itwillbeconsideredascaught
f) Mankad
a. Whenthebowlerhascompletedtheirbowlingactionandbreaksthestumpsonhisend
whiletherunnerisoutoftheircrease
i. Battingteamwillbegivenwarningonfirstattempt,noscorewillbededucted
ii. Iftheplayhappensagainatanypointduringtheinnings,scorewillbededucted
g) HitWicket
a. Whenthebatsmaneitherstepsonhisstumpsorhitsthestumpswithhisbatwhilethe
bowlerisinprogressofdeliveringhisball
h) ThirdBall
a. When3consecutivedotballsoccuratanytimeduringtheinnings
EQUIPMENT
a) Teamsareexpectedtobringbatswiththemtoplaythegames
b) Batsmanareallowedtowearbattingglovesiftheyfeelnecessary
c) Wicketkeeperisallowedtowearkeepingglovesiftheyfeelnecessary
d) Allotherequipmentrequiredtoplaywillbeprovided,i.e.Wicketsandballs