ECA 2016-2017 season (updated October 2016)
Rule 5 (40 Overs): One Day Game Playing Conditions
Delayed start between 12.31pm – 2.00pm
12.30pm start
(No delay)
Team A bats for
40 overs unless All
Out or Declares
20 minute break
Team B bats until:
They pass Team A
Or
They are All Out
Or
They have had all
their 40 overs but
have not passed
Team A
Game can go past
6pm if conditions
permit.
Calculate revised number of overs per team
based on revised starting time (table below)
Game follows the rules for a 12.30pm start
but with the revised number of overs instead
of 40 overs. (see table below)
If the game begins before 2pm, what
happens if adverse weather delays play
after the game has begun?
Delay less than
60 mins
No change to
agreed number of
overs. Game can
go past 6pm if
conditions
permit.
LOC 4 and below:
batters to retire
when 50 runs
Maximum number of overs
for a bowler is 8. A part
over counts as a full over.
Delay more than 60
mins
No change to agreed
number of overs. Game
cannot go past 6pm.
Game is a draw unless:
B has passed A’s score:
Or
B is dismissed:
Or
B has faced all of its
overs
Delayed start after
2.00pm
NO re-calculation
of overs. Game
cannot go past 6pm
Team A bats for 40
overs unless All
Out or Declares
10 minute break
Team B bats until
6pm unless:
They pass Team A
Or
They are All Out
Or
They have had all
their 40 overs but
have not passed
Team A
Delays due to
adverse weather do
not change these
playing conditions.
In Dunstan Shield, Wright Shield, A Turf, MacGibbon and Burt
Shield where an umpire is present, any ball bowled down the leg side
is to be called a wide. Fielding circle also applies to same grades.
Recalculation of Overs (Delayed start: 12.31pm to 2.00pm)
Overs per team
Start at
Or Before
Overs per team
Start at
Or Before
12.31pm
1.07pm
1.35pm
1.42pm
40*
35
1.07pm
1.14pm
1.42pm
1.47pm
39
34
1.14pm
1.21pm
1.49pm
1.56pm
38
33
1.21pm
1.28pm
1.56pm
2.00pm
37
32
1.28pm
1.35pm
36
*One day games have 30 mins more than two-day games in which to bowl 80 overs.
Before the start of the game the Revised Number of Overs for each team/game should be recorded in the
scorebooks of both teams by the umpires or captains.
ECA 2016-2017 season (updated October 2016)
Rule 5A (35 Overs): One Day Game Playing Conditions
Delayed start between 12.31pm – 2.00pm
12.30pm start
(No delay)
Team A bats for
35 overs unless All
Out or Declares
20 minute break
Team B bats until:
They pass Team A
Or
They are All Out
Or
They have had all
their 35 overs but
have not passed
Team A
Game can go past
6pm if conditions
permit.
Calculate revised number of overs per team
based on revised starting time (table below)
Game follows the rules for a 12.30pm start
but with the revised number of overs instead
of 35 overs. (see table below)
If the game begins before 2pm, what
happens if adverse weather delays play
after the game has begun?
Delay less than
60 mins
No change to
agreed number of
overs. Game can
go past 6pm if
conditions
permit.
LOC 4 and below:
batters to retire
when 50 runs
Maximum number of overs
for a bowler is 7. A part
over counts as a full over.
Delay more than 60
mins
No change to agreed
number of overs. Game
cannot go past 6pm.
Game is a draw unless:
B has passed A’s score:
Or
B is dismissed:
Or
B has faced all of its
overs
Delayed start after
2.00pm
NO re-calculation
of overs. Game
cannot go past 6pm
Team A bats for 35
overs unless All
Out or Declares
10 minute break
Team B bats until
6pm unless:
They pass Team A
Or
They are All Out
Or
They have had all
their 35 overs but
have not passed
Team A
Delays due to
adverse weather do
not change these
playing conditions.
In Dunstan Shield, Wright Shield, A Turf, MacGibbon and Burt
Shield where an umpire is present, any ball bowled down the leg side
is to be called a wide. Fielding circle also applies to same grades.
Recalculation of Overs (Delayed start: 12.31pm to 2.00pm)
Overs per team
Start at
Or Before
Overs per team
Start at
Or Before
12.31pm
1.07pm
1.35pm
1.42pm
35*
30
1.07pm
1.14pm
1.42pm
1.47pm
34
29
1.14pm
1.21pm
1.49pm
1.56pm
33
28
1.21pm
1.28pm
1.56pm
2.00pm
32
27
1.28pm
1.35pm
31
*One day games have 30 mins more than two-day games in which to bowl 70 (72) overs.
Before the start of the game the Revised Number of Overs for each team/game should be recorded in the
scorebooks of both teams by the umpires or captains.