SYDNEY MORNING C.A. WINTER 2016 HANDBOOK This handbook includes: 1. Ready Reference Sheet. 2. Playing Dates & Gradings for the Season. 3. Updated Contact List. 4. Competition Rules. 5. Tarams Duckworth/Lewis App Guidelines 6. Current List of Prohibited Players. SYDNEY MORNING C.A. WINTER 2016 READY REFERENCE INFORMATION SHEET AND ANSWERS TO FAQS. AWARDS FOR THE SEASON • The following awards are presented at the end of the season awards dinner, but they need to be picked up on the evening of the awards night : 1. Batting and Bowling Averages and Aggregates for each division. Covers regular season games only. 2. Centuries, 5 wkts in an Innings, Hat-tricks. 3. Player of the Season for each division. Covers regular season games only. 4. Player of the Grand Final (decided by umpires). 5. Medals for all Premiership Winners. BALLS APPROVED FOR USE • 12 balls are approved for use in the competition: 1. Kookaburra - Tuf Pitch, Special Test, Red King, Colt or Jaffer 2. Platypus - Googly Longlife, Googly, Diamond or Club special. 3. Dukes - Allrounder or Challenger. 4. Steeden - Hardwicket. Any other balls need to be approved beforehand by the association. All balls must be 156 gms. COMPETITION RULES They can be found in this handbook as well as having been previously sent out to all teams. DISPUTED RESULTS • In the event of any difference between the score books so as to affect the result and competition points awarded for a match, the umpires will impound the score books and forward same, together with a report, to the Secretary. If there is no official umpire at the game or nearby, then both teams must take a digital photo of their opposition’s scorebook and submit them to the association by the Tuesday following the match. • Any dispute regarding a regular season game must be submitted within 7 days completion of the match in question. Any dispute regarding a finals game must be submitted by 5pm of the first Tuesday after the particular match. DISCIPLINARY MATTERS • All matches are governed by the laws of cricket (2000 code, 5th edition), and the association code of conduct. A judiciary hearing may be set up by the association if it considers any player, official or umpire has a case to answer from any report it receives. Any player found guilty at a hearing from an association or umpire’s report faces a minimum 2 round suspension as well as a suspended sentence of 3 matches till the end of the following winter season. EQUIPMENT • All teams need to supply 6 functioning stumps, 4 bails (please make sure the stumps are suitable for hard synthetic wickets) and 12 boundary markers to every game. Run penalties apply this season for any teams that does not supply these this season. FEMALE PLAYERS • Although we have mostly male players, female players are welcome to play in the competition. FINALS MATCHES The finals series shall be structured as follows: a. Major and Minor Semi Finals - 1 v 2, 3 v 4, b. Preliminary Finals – Winner of Minor Semi v Loser of Major Semi final. (Played on a sunday) c. Grand Final - Winner of Major Semi v Winner of Preliminary Final. The highest ranked team from the regular season shall be considered the higher placed team in the grand final. The Grand Final shall have a reserve day scheduled for it, where possible. FORFEITS • Teams who need to forfeit must do the following by 2pm on the Friday before the scheduled match: a. Contact their opponents, the umpires co-ordinator and the secretary of the association, by phone and by email of their intention to forfeit. b. Teams who do not do this will be liable for the full umpire’s fees of $110 and ground hire of the day. c. Teams who receive the forfeit, still need to put up their team list for the match to receive the scorecard bonus point for that match. These matches do count towards finals eligibility for teams who receive a forfeit. Teams who forfeit a match receive no points at all for the game, and don’t have a team list to supply. d. Teams who receive a forfeit will receive the maximum points earned from a match from any team in their division in that particular round. INSURANCE • Clubs who played for a NSW Districts C.A. or Cricket NSW affiliated association during the 2015/16 summer season should have paid an insurance levy to cover their teams for a whole calendar year. We informed other clubs that did not play in these associations during the 2015/16 summer season, that they needed to pay a $70 premium to have their team covered in a similar way we had in previous seasons. Players will need to check with their teams to find out if they are covered this season. The Insurance policy involved is player accident insurance (with some other kinds). To find out what is covered or to make a claim please go to the website: http://cricket.jltsport.com.au/ PAYMENT DETAILS Fees (or any other payments due) can be paid either by cheque or electronically: Bank Account Details -Name - Morning Cricket Association, Account Number – 73100, BSB Number - 659 000. If your bank only recognizes 6 digit bank account numbers put an 0 in front of ours. Bank is the G& C Mutual Bank. Note - Please put the Morning Cricket Association as payee, and identify which team you are from – please don’t just put cricket fees. Cheques - To be made out to MORNING CRICKET ASSOCIATION and posted to PO Box 197, Rockdale 2216. Electronic payment is the preferred method. PERPETUAL PREMIERSHIP TROPHIES Each premiership winning team should receive a perpetual trophy from the previous year’s winner, for them to keep until the end of the following season. Teams need to arrange the exchange of this trophy, either at the ground on grand final day for their particular division, on the awards night or through some prior arrangement. The responsibility for the transfer of these trophies is on both teams and the association’s role is only as a facilitator in these circumstances. If the previous winner of the trophy either loses or damages the trophy, or refuses to make the changeover then that team will be charged the cost to replace the trophy and also may be fined as well. PERMITS FOR PLAYERS TO PLAY IN THE FINALS Players must have played at least 3 matches (played meaning in this instance as having batted or bowled in a match) for their team to be eligible for the finals. All other players must have a permit to be eligible to play. An email must be sent to the secretary to apply for one. Games played in a lower division for the same club do count towards eligibility for the finals but games played in the same grade or higher for another team of the same club or for a different club, do not. All players matches must be recorded through scorecards on mycricket, where only a maximum of 10 players can be listed for any game. If you are in any doubt about a player’s eligibility please email the secretary. In finals matches, teams can only use 9 (and not 10) players (to either bat, bowl or keep) if they have any players in their side with a permit. PLAYER OF THE SEASON POINTS • These are awarded, by agreement by both captains at the end of each match. Only 3 Players from all those who have participated in the match are to receive points; 3, 2, 1 respectively. Usually they are written in the scorebooks of each team. Teams need only to put up on the website, their own team members which have received points, which could be anywhere from 0-3 players. This is done when teams are submitting their scorecards after each match, from drop down menus and are displayed publicly on the SMCA website at the drop down menu: MyCricket > Organisation > Voted awards. Please do not put your opponents player of the season points as this can result in duplication and double the points awarded than should have been to a player. No player of the season points are awarded for any finals match. PLAYER PERMITS REQUIRED DURING THE SEASON • Any player wishing to play in a grade which is more than 3 divisions lower than any other match they have played during the season requires a permit to play in that grade. This applies even if a player has been registered in those 2 grades. Any player who wishes to play in the same grade for a different team, even one from the same club, must also get a permit to do so. Any permit given, can have any restrictions placed on the player for that grade. These permit requests need to be submitted by email by 6pm on the Thursday night before the relevant game. PROHIBITED PLAYERS DUE TO UNPAID TEAM FEES Please find included in this handbook a list of prohibited players in the competition due to unpaid team fees. If there is a player you wish to play on that list please consult me about how the player can get removed from the list. If any do play then the team that plays them will most likely lose all match points from any game, any of these players participates in. QUERYING BONUS POINTS FOR SCORECARDS, REGO FORMS AND FEES • Any team that wants to query the awarding of any bonus points must do this within 7 days of these points being awarded. Bonus points for scorecards are usually awarded on the weekend after the scorecard deadline for those scheduled matches. The secretary will advise when bonus points are awarded for registration forms and fees paid. 1 point per match scorecard is awarded when submitted by the following friday deadline. 2 points for complete registration forms and 2 points for each of the two fees instalments. Any scorecard not submitted will result in a fine at the end of the season: $20 each regular season match, $50 each finals match. REGISTERING NEW PLAYERS • After teams have submitted their nomination forms for the season, new players can still be registered throughout the regular season. An email needs to be sent to the secretary with the players’ details (ie what was asked for on the registration forms: name, home address, email address, one phone number, season last played, level, batting and bowling stats). The secretary will send a reply email only if the player is going to have any restrictions placed on them or the player is not allowed to play for some reason. SUBMITTING OF RESULTS/SCORECARDS AND OTHER INFO ON WEBSITE • Previous teams should already have a login and passwords from the mycricket website. They should have a principal user which can then create other users for their particular team. New teams will be given a principal user as well which can then do the same for their teams. For scorecard bonus points to be awarded, a team’s complete scorecard must be visible on the public section of the site and this needs to be checked by all teams. A complete scorecard for your team means: the result, the team’s total score, sundries, all individual batting scores and all figures for all bowlers. • If a match is washed out etc with no result, the match drawn option is to be selected as a result, not match abandoned as this option will give teams 0 points, instead of 2. If matches are washed out with no play teams need to still submit a team list, by the deadline, to get their bonus point. Any play achieved must also be recorded. Teams who do not have a full team but are dismissed, are to put 9 wickets in the drop down menu, rather than just the actual number of wickets they lost. • All scorecards need to be submitted for all matches during the season even if the deadline for bonus points have passed. At the end of the season, the following fines apply for any scorecards not submitted: $20 – regular season match, $50 – any finals match. • Only a maximum of 10 players can be listed for any match. Any more than that will be removed at the discretion of the website admininistrator. • Any queries regarding scorecard bonus points are to be sent to the SMCA secretary. For any technical issues please contact the mysupport part of the mycricket website: http://mycricketsupport.cricket.com.au/ or [email protected] SUSPENDED PLAYERS • It is a team’s responsibility to notify the association before a player participates in any match of anyone who has a suspension from any other association. The S.M.C.A. recognizes all suspensions from all Cricket NSW & Cricket Australia affiliates. Any team in doubt must consult the association about this matter. Failure to do so may result in, but is not limited to, any of the following penalties: Points deduction, de-registration. UMPIRES • One official umpire should be appointed to all regular season games. Teams pay $55 each to this umpire on the day of the match, preferably before play or during the lunch period. Two official umpires will be appointed to all elimination finals matches, i.e Minor Semi Final, Preliminary Final and Grand Final. The association will pay for the second umpire in these circumstances. In the event of no play occurring, due to wet weather etc, then the umpire that attends will be paid half fees by the association, if the ground had not been previously closed by the controlling body or council. Chris Kearney is the umpires co-ordinator for winter, and is the person to first contact for any umpiring related issues. His contact details are: (m) 0419 794 806 (email) [email protected] WET WEATHER PROCEDURES • An email will be sent out to all team contacts after 4pm on a Friday, by the wet weather co-ordinator, if any grounds are already closed for Saturday and/or Sunday. The process will be repeated on Saturday or Sunday mornings after 8.30am for the Moore Park, Centennial Park and Burwood Council grounds (Henly and Burwood Parks) as decisions by the controlling bodies, regarding these grounds are made early those mornings, unless a decision is made earlier for the weekend • An update will also occur on Saturday afternoon if any grounds for Sunday are closed, which had not been closed on Friday afternoon. If grounds are not closed then teams must travel to their venues and the official umpire will make the call on fitness of ground on the morning of the match. Umpires may decide to defer any decision on the day if they believe 19 overs per side can be bowled, as this is the minimum requirement for a result to be achieved. PLEASE NOTE THAT AN EMAIL WILL USUALLY ONLY BE SENT OUT ONLY IF A GROUND IS CLOSED, if not teams are to assume the ground is open. Gladesville Hospital and Powell Park grounds are left to us to decide their fitness for play. Unless otherwise notified by us, teams will need to show up to those grounds and the umpire will decide at the ground. • Under no circumstances can 2 teams agree to call off a game beforehand, by themselves. If they do then both teams are liable for a mutual forfeit and receive no points from their match. If you are in any doubt then it is wise to show up to the ground. For any related issued please contact the Wet Weather Coordinator: Tim Booth 0418 993 306, [email protected] YOUNG PLAYERS • The SMCA Winter Competition is an open age competition. It is the responsibility of the team organisers to get any parental consent that may be required for any player who is under 18 that plays in our competition. SYDNEY MORNING C.A. GRADINGS WINTER 2016 1ST DIVISION Nude Driving A The Beamers A Hornsby A Red Tigers Easy Riders A PinDropFury A 2ND DIVISION Hornsby B Northbridge PinDropFury B Victorious Secret A Easy Riders B South Sydney-Balmain 3RD DIVISION Kirribilli Crusaders A Victorious Secret B Cheetah Sports Club A SRT XI Croydon Park Sri Lankan CS A 4th DIVISION The Fire Gishcurrychutneys Brothers A Inglorious Blasters Hornsby C Roseville 5th DIVISION GSNDS A Edgemasters A The Ponds Cricketers Arms Coogee Bay Rebels A Sydney Chargers 6th DIVISION Kirribilli Crusaders B Sri Lankan CS B Red Sun B GSNDS B Sydney Super Kings St.Ives Blue Raiders Kingsford Apaches A 7th DIVISION Doshies Cuzza Canes A Norths Leagues Brothers B Summer Hill Master Batters Glenbrook Blaxland A 8th DIVISION Balmain Lambs Glenmore Park A Troopers Botany United Sydney Invicta Liverpool Lions A Glenbrook Blaxland B Coogee Bay Rebels B 9th DIVISION West Ryde Rovers A Rebels Smithfield RSL CCR Randwick Royals Chatswood Gypsies A Glenmore Park B Cheetahs Sports Club B 10th DIVISION Cuzza Canes B Glenbrook Blaxland C Kingsford Apaches B Edgemasters B Chatswood Gypsies B West Ryde Rovers C 11th DIVISION Sefton Swingers Kingsford Apaches C Chatswood Gypsies C The Spartans West Ryde Rovers C Doncaster Bushpigs 12th DIVISION Hornsby D Mighty Ducks Cheetahs Sports Club C NAMA Glenmore Park C Summer Hill Billies SCHEDULED PLAYING DATES* FOR SMCA WINTER 2016 ODD DIVISIONS Rd 1: April 16/17 (Sundays: Divisions 5 & 11) Rd 2: May 7/8 (Sundays: Divisions 3 & 9) Rd 3: May 21/22 (Sundays: Divisions 1 & 7) Rd 4: June 4/5 (Sundays: Divisions 5 & 11) Rd 5: June 25/26 (Sundays: Divisions 3 & 9) Rd 6: July 9/10 ((Sundays: Divisions 1 & 7) Rd 7: July 23/24 (Sundays: Divisions 5 & 11) Semi Finals: Saturday August 6 Preliminary Final: Sunday August 14 Grand Final: Saturday August 20 (Reserve Day, Sunday August 28th) EVEN DIVISIONS Rd 1: April 30/May 1# (Sundays: Divisions 2 & 8) Rd 2: May 14/15 (Sundays: Divisions 4 & 12) Rd 3: May 28/29 (Sundays: Divisions 6 & 10) Rd 4: June 18/19 (Sundays: Divisions 2 & 8) Rd 5: July 2/3 (Sundays: Divisions 4 & 12) Rd 6: July 16/17 (Sundays: Divisions 6 & 10) Rd 7: July 30/31 (Sundays: Divisions 2 & 8) Semi Finals: Saturday August 13, Preliminary Final: Sunday August 21 Grand Final: Saturday August 27th , (Reserve Day, Saturday September 3rd or Sunday September 4th) # No competition matches on long weekends April 23/24 & June 11/12. SYDNEY MORNING C.A. WINTER 2016 CONTACTS LIST LANDLINE MOBILE EMAIL 9593 1965 0434 213 249 [email protected] 9349 7478 0425 254 676 [email protected] 9569 4696 0419 794 806 [email protected] 9585 1648 0418 993 306 [email protected] 9011 5838 0414 012 771 [email protected] Beamers Bilal Qureshi Waqar Chaudry - 0423 770 346 0434 366 594 [email protected] [email protected] Balmain-South Sydney Arun Sirrpi Raaj Vinaay 8970 8420 - 0430 636 140 0458 083 900 [email protected] [email protected] Balmain Lambs Clinton Thomas Adam Lloyd - 0416 271 278 0414 969 685 [email protected] [email protected] Blue Raiders Abhishek Bhandari Sahil Bharti 8678 5188 - 0421 401 157 0425 372 318 [email protected] [email protected] Brothers C.C. (A&B) Asita Galappatti Toby Warnes - 0401 511 267 0417 220 336 [email protected] [email protected] Botany United Ipokraty Gitsidis Nathan Power - 0437 277 633 0415 561 210 [email protected] [email protected] Chatswood Gypsies (A-C) Tim Kent James Waller - 0416 646 405 0423 199 881 [email protected] [email protected] Cricketers Arms David King Jonathan Goh 9420 1173 - 0413 535 171 0467 788 857 [email protected] [email protected] Croydon Park Milan Patel Muhammad Faraz Abbas - 0432 051 966 0433 020 072 [email protected] [email protected] - 0431 525 107 0405 831 598 [email protected] [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer Edward Neylan Assistant Secretary Neil McNamara Umpires Co-Ordinator Chris Kearney Wet Weather Co-Ord. Tim Booth Rep Organiser Lance Gardner TEAMS Coogee Bay Rebels (A&B) Nic Lochner Evan Madonis CCR Dharmesh Patel Sameer Jimulia - 0422 273 444 0425 629 570 [email protected] [email protected] Cheetah Sports Club (A-C) Manish Malhotra (A) Sathish Kumar (A-C) Prashaanth Udayaprakash © Sherin Jose (B) - 0469 925 124 0426 857 896 0425 398 488 0469 952 708 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cuzza Canes (A&B) Craig Beechey Ian Strudwick 4751 3937 0415 451 474 0447 267 097 [email protected] [email protected] The Doshies Paul Serov John Skinner 9230 3855 0425 315 640 0435 898 022 [email protected] [email protected] Doncaster Bushpigs Sean Lytton Phil Ryan 9399 6223 8503 3410 0410 314 007 0416 115 750 [email protected] [email protected] Easy Riders (A&B) Valmik Ahire Chris Barkat 8960 4369 - 0435 680 780 0404 130 508 [email protected] [email protected] Edgemasters (A&B) Karthik Aravamudhan Srinivas Sathya (B) Greg O’Donnell (A) David Adams (A) - 0432 656 825 0433 828 199 0408 220 341 0437 261 183 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The Fire Mick Mag Inshan Sheriff 9317 7417 - 0425 375 439 0438 880 219 [email protected] [email protected] Gishcurrychutneys Murray Hodges Andrew Gibbs 8346 2647 - 0422 083 575 0417 342 323 [email protected] [email protected] Glenbrook-Blaxland (A-C) Richard Minton (A-C) Chris Johnson (A) Stephen Jackson (B&C) 9626 1862 4739 9773 - 0422 979 441 0406 399 797 0404 859 742 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Glenmore Park (A-C) Anthony Cutajar (A&B) Kevin D’Lima (A&B) Shonik Autar © Adrian D’Agostino © 4730 1895 - 0402 648 385 0411 530 285 0420 996 462 0408 779 661 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] GSNDS (A&B) Mark Johnstone James Ryan 9326 7182 - 0413 833 564 0402 419 732 [email protected] [email protected] Hornsby (A-D) Brian Matthias (A-D) 9836 0622 0401 920 664 [email protected] Chris Walker (A&B) Ritam Mitra © Antonello Cappellazzo - 0405 100 219 0435 487 608 0419 813 368 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Inglorious Blasters Bhavesh Patel Ravish Patel - 0433 381 446 0423 326 251 [email protected] [email protected] Kingsford Apaches (A-C) Tim Booth (B&C) Martin Richmond (B) Reece Mahoney (A) Rob Stevens (A) - 0418 993 306 0400 504 038 0478 218 383 0431 914 257 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kirribilli Crusaders (A&B) Andy Dickenson (A&B) Sandeep Pandir (A&B) Tarun Somany (A) Abhishek Pandir (B) 9213 7431 8576 3138 - 0410 632 519 0448 141 354 0420 771 991 0418 278 979 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Liverpool Lions David Harrison Trevor Sharpham 9826 6360 9825 8390 0438 551 454 0437 677 328 [email protected] [email protected] Mighty Ducks Anthony Jackson Martin Robertson - 0402 890 422 0417 248 926 [email protected] [email protected] NAMA Martin Lau Kim Jobson - 0410 637 324 0415 260 050 [email protected] [email protected] Northbridge Mitch Nicholls Chris Olver - 0433 969 803 0450 920 819 [email protected] [email protected] Nth Sydney Leagues Michael Dillon David Gordon 8807 4580 9591 5444 0432 170 779 0405 152 115 [email protected] [email protected] Nude Driving Matthew Hardmann Brendan Kay 9338 9440 - 0404 768 872 0412 400 027 [email protected] [email protected] PinDropFury (A&B) Harjit Singh Aadil Khalil - 0478 415 981 0433 819 786 [email protected] [email protected] The Ponds CC Vijay Nyayapati Ethan Rodrigues - 0415 384 635 0435 471 899 [email protected] [email protected] Randwick Royals Kris Baptista James Kelly - 0400 837 638 0424 654 516 [email protected] [email protected] Red Tigers William Jacobs David Ince 9524 9671 - 0410 413 159 0411 017 167 [email protected] [email protected] Rebels Francis Fernandez Sean Morvan 9715 7715 0432 625 121 0419 201 401 [email protected] [email protected] Red Sun Joice Joseph Jayakumar Nagarathinam - 0421 655 400 0469 033 378 [email protected] [email protected] Roseville Maheep Mahajan Karun Dudani - 0432 350 829 0421 838 879 [email protected] [email protected] SRT XI Abhishek Rao Akshay Talpade 8197 9546 - 0430 367 536 0424 528 209 [email protected] [email protected] St.Ives Ben Gussey Gavin Wingfield - 0406 771 858 0448 433 530 [email protected] [email protected] Sefton Swingers Michael Sunderland Henry Tang - 0413 799 031 0402 475 028 [email protected] [email protected] The Spartans Danny Chronopolous Angelo Kotsiras 9758 3060 9758 3060 0418 403 801 0408 404 592 [email protected] [email protected] Smithfield RSL Bob Burnell Mitchell Perrin - 0414 772 332 0403 800 637 [email protected] [email protected] Sri Lankan C.S. (A&B) Chanaka Senanayake Thushan Somapala - 0451 043 288 0414 832 492 [email protected] [email protected] Sydney Super Kings Khuseev Singh Amalesh Sukumar 9089 1400 - 0420 248 777 0422 676 873 [email protected] [email protected] Summer Hill Master Batters Kunal Mani (Batters) Sean Kelly (Batters/Billies) Robert Sanderson (Billies) - 0404 556 458 0403 245 856 0412 496 289 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sydney Chargers Siva Majji Rajesh Nimboli - 0434 390 156 0411 816 950 [email protected] [email protected] Sydney Invicta Ramana Koneru Surendra Madala - 0406 981 999 0466 991 234 [email protected] [email protected] Troopers Michael Carman Andrew Dadswell - 0413 018 274 0411 957 654 [email protected] [email protected] West Ryde Rovers (A-C) Isaac Alexander (A&B) Suresh Anthony (A-C) Sanjay Wadhwani © - 0468 602 214 0426 940 790 0426 753 362 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Victorious Secret (A&B) Lasith Fernando Oshanka Perera - 0430 827 521 0422 789 870 [email protected] [email protected] CODE OF CONDUCT a) The Code applies to all players, officials, office bearers, and members of clubs that participate in any association competition, match or function. It applies to all officials, office bearers and it applies to any person listed above whether they are on or off the field or taking part in a match or not. b) If the Code applies to a person, they must not assault or attempt to assault an Umpire, another player or spectator; or abuse, either orally or physically, another player, Umpire or spectator; or dispute, as distinct from politely question, an Umpire's decision or react in an obviously provocative, disapproving or aggressive manner towards an Umpire, their decision, or generally following an Umpire's decision; or use crude and abusive language, hand signals or other gestures, or refuse to supply their full name and registered address, when required by a person eligible to lodge a report: or permit time wasting, conduct on field coaching take any action likely to bring about a contrived result or undertake any conduct that is against what is understood to be the commonly accepted 'Spirit of the Game'. The MCA expects umpires to act strongly and 'promptly to prevent the use of foul language, either in general or directed specifically at individual players, and to report players who express dissent from their rulings. c) An alleged breach of the Code may be reported by: any person in rule (a) and any person who sees or hears the conduct that is allegedly breaching the Code. ************************** SYDNEY MORNING C.A 2016 WINTER COMPETITION RULES All matches will be played as one-day fixtures and under the laws of cricket (2000 Code, 5th edition, 2013) and the competition rules determined by the Sydney Morning Cricket Association, except as varied below. 1) Hours of Play and Venues a) First Innings commences 10.30am, and is scheduled to finish at 12.50pm. Thirty Minute break between innings (if first innings is completed before 12.50pm, play recommences 30 minutes after completion of that innings). Upon mutual consent, captains and umpires may choose to reduce the lunch period. Second Innings commences 1.20pm (except if first innings completed earlier) and is scheduled to finish at 3.40pm. b) Unless play is lost due to rain etc, the 36 overs from both sides will be played out even if they go over the scheduled times listed here. A drinks break will be taken at the end of 18 overs in each innings. c) If the opposition is not ready or refuses to toss 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time, the captain of the other team may claim the toss, but only if the opposition has no other representative available and willing to toss. A team may claim a forfeit if, after 30 minutes has elapsed after the scheduled starting time, the opposition team has not appeared and there has been an attempt to contact them by either the other team or the umpire. 5 players constitute a team in this instance. d) If play commences more than ten minutes after the scheduled start of either innings, the team not responsible for the late start will have 5 runs added to their total for every 5 mins or part thereof that play is delayed. The deduction is to be calculated from 10 minutes after the scheduled starting time. If both teams are not ready to play 10 mins after the scheduled starting time, then the umpire may reduce the amount of overs bowled in both innings by 1 over per 8 minutes or part thereof lost. Both of these rules shall only apply when there is an official umpire and they shall alone decide if the extra runs be added, and play is not delayed due to wet weather or unfitness of the ground or other extraordinary circumstances. e) In the event of a field not being playable on the day of a match, (the association or) an official umpire may re-locate the game to another field that they consider suitable and the match shall proceed. Any team who refuses to play at this new venue may be considered to have forfeited the game. 2) Teams a) Each team are allowed 10 players to play in any match. Only 9 players may bat or bowl in an innings and only a maximum of 9 players may be on the field at the one time. (The law applying to amount of time players can leave the field without penalty still applies – ie if a player is absent from the field for 15 minutes or more they must serve that time back on the field before they can bowl). A minimum of 5 players constitutes a side. b) If a team starts with less than 9 players when fielding, a player who is part of the 10 for the game can bowl as soon as they enter the field. c) In the event of a team only having five, six or seven players the following modifications can be made: (i) If a team has 5 players, the team can have 3 dismissed batters bat a second time, to be chosen by the opposition, and will bat at 6, 7 & 8. They will bat before any retired batters can come back in. In regards to bowling, the maximum number of overs increases to 8 per bowler. In this instance the opposition can have the same format for their bowling. (ii) If a team has 6 players, the team can have 2 dismissed batsmen bat a second time, to be chosen by the opposition, and will bat at 7 & 8. They will bat before any retired batters come back in. Bowling format remains the same as if 9 players were playing (ie max of 6 overs per bowler). (iii) If a team has 7 players, the team can have 1 dismissed batsmen, bat a second time, to be chosen by the opposition, and will bat at 8. They will bat before any retired batters come back in. Bowling format remains the same as if 9 players were playing (ie max of 6 overs per bowler). d) If a team begins with 8 players or more or if they have players arrive after the start of play to give them 8 or more players, these rules do not apply. In regards to this rule any sub fielder is considered as a player. 3) Overs a) 6-ball overs to be bowled. b) Each side to bowl 36 overs unless innings otherwise completed or result reached. c) A minimum of 18 overs per side (provided a result is not otherwise reached) constitutes a match. 4) Bowling Restrictions a) No bowler may bowl more than 6 overs, and a minimum of 6 bowlers must be used. In the situation where the number of overs is reduced due to rain etc, overs per bowler will be reduced proportionately – if a side or sides are to face 30 overs then maximum per bowler shall be 5 overs etc, 24 overs then 4 per bowler maximum. If 35 are to bowled then one bowler may bowl 5, with the others bowling a maximum of 6 and so on. 5) Batting Restrictions a) Once batsman reaches or passes 40 runs, he/she must retire. He or She may return if overs remain. The 10th player in a team may bat in the place of a batter who has retired at 40. This can only happen once in an innings. b) Last not out batsman may bat on until dismissed. His/Her running partner is previous batsman dismissed. If running partner is dismissed (eg run out), the innings is finished. The order with which batsmen retire is the order they must return to bat. If a 10th player bats in the place of a batter who has retired at 40 they will bat in the same place in the order of retirees as if the batter they replaced had returned. 6) Results Team with most runs at completion of both innings is the winner. 7) Points a) Win - 4 points, Tie - 2 points, Draw (no result) - 2 points, Loss 1 point, Forfeit -1 pts. For a forfeit notified after 2pm Friday a team loses 3 pts. (Please note that any team that forfeits and does not notify the association, umpires co-ordinator and their opposition by 2pm Friday of an intention to forfeit, will incur all costs for the game). Teams must notify the above 3 groups of their intention to forfeit by a telephone call, and must leave a message if the caller does not answer, as well as sending an email to all three parties above. b) Tiebreakers - In the event of two or more teams being equal on points at the end of the regular season, the following tie breakers shall apply : 1st - overall quotient in all matches played during the regular season. 2nd - competition points scored in matches between the tying teams during the season 3rd – most wins 4th - quotient in the games played between the teams during the season 8) Balls a) A new ball must be used at the start of each innings, unless the both captains agree to forego one. They must be 2-piece, leather, 156 grams, and of Australian manufacture. The following balls are allowed to be used in this competition: 1. Kookaburra - Tuf Pitch, Special Test, Red King, Colt or Jaffer 2. Platypus - Googly Longlife, Googly, Diamond or Club special. 3. Dukes - Allrounder or Challenger. 4. Steeden - Hardwicket. Any other balls need to be approved beforehand by the association. The balls cannot be practice or training balls. A ball other than red eg orange, white, pink or yellow, may be used in a match by the bowling team. If such a ball is used, then the team using that particular ball must wear shirts which are predominantly a colour other than the ball they are bowling with. However the captain of the batting team can agree to face a ball that is of a similar colour to the shirt the bowling side is wearing. b) Any time after the end of 18 overs, a wet ball may be replaced by a dry one of similar standard. The umpire is to check and authorise the replacement ball before it is to be used. If there is no official umpire the opposition captain may choose the replacement dry ball which is to be of a similar standard to the ball that got wet. 9) Rain Affected Matches a) When time lost in first session of play Number of overs to be bowled in each side's innings is reduced by 1 over per full 8 minutes lost to a maximum of 18 lost per innings. Captains and umpire by agreement may decide to forego the lunch period in order to get more overs completed, but a 10 minute interval for a change of innings will still apply. b) When time lost in 2nd session Number of overs to be bowled reduced by 1 over per full 4 minutes lost to a maximum of 18 overs lost. (If less than 4 minutes is lost, no loss of overs results). 10) Adjusted Totals due to time lost because of rain (or other extraordinary circumstances) a) Where there is play lost in either innings after a match has commenced, then there will be the requirement for either or both teams to have an adjusted total. To win the match, the team batting second must exceed the adjusted total they are chasing by one run as calculated below. The adjusted total shall be calculated by the use of the Tarams Inc Duckworth Lewis application (available free for both android and mac operating systems), which all teams and umpires need to download on their phones or other mobile device. This application shall be used when there is loss of play in either or both of the team’s innings. It is the only D/L application to be used in SMCA competitions. In the event of neither team using this application to calculate an adjusted total, then the association will decide after the match the adjusted total(s) and the result of the game, so it is in all team’s interests to use the application. 11) Wides and No-balls a) Bowlers are allowed one short –pitched ball, per batsmen per over. Short pitched for these rules is a ball that passes between the shoulder and the head of the striker, judged as if he/she was standing upright at the crease. After a batsmen has received one of these balls in an over, and apart from normal no-ball rules, it will be a no-ball if any subsequent short pitched ball passes or would have passed above the shoulder height of that same striker, judged as if he/she was standing upright at the crease. b) Any off side or leg side delivery which in the opinion of the umpire does not give the batsman a reasonable opportunity to score, shall be called a wide. Furthermore, any ball that pitches clearly outside leg stump shall be called a wide. (Please note that the above does not apply if - 1. the striker causes the ball to pass wide of him/her, or 2. by moving, brings the ball within his reach to be able to hit it by means of a normal cricket shot, or 3. if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person.) If the umpire is in any doubt about whether to call a wide, the benefit of the doubt is to go to the bowler. However if balls are repeatedly bowled clearly down leg side (as described above) then any benefit of the doubt is to be removed. c) Any full pitched ball, fast or slow, passing the batsmen above the waist (judged as if batter was in a standing position) is a no-ball in this competition. Note - Only the official umpire(s) shall call and signal the above no-balls. In the case of no official umpire being present, either umpire may call these no balls. d) A ball when bowled that pitches off the defined pitch area or the edge of that area will be deemed a noball, not a dead ball. Furthermore, if during the subsequent course of play, the ball ricochets off the edge of the wicket, it is play on and the ball is still alive. e) A batter shall have a free hit the next ball after any no-ball bowled that is a result of the placement of the feet. Players shall remain in the same fielding position for the free hit ball. This still applies even if a different batter is to face the free hit ball. A free hit in this instance means the batter can not be dismissed from the free-hit ball except for run out, obstructing the field, handled the ball or hit the ball twice. The batter will continue to have a free hit until a legal delivery has been bowled (ie a ball that is neither a wide or no ball). 12) Playing attire All players will be required to wear cricket whites though teams may play in a uniform approved by the Association. 13) Fees a) Total amount payable for all games is $950 (2016). Does not include balls, gear or umpires. All new teams must pay the season’s fee in full by the registration deadline. Teams who have played in previous seasons can pay in instalments - 1st ($400) upon nomination, 2nd ($550) due by end of the 3rd round. Any team not affiliated with a Cricket NSW summer association will need to pay a $70 premium for insurance, with their nomination fee. b) Those teams that pay their fees by the due date will result in two bonus points being added each time the two instalments are paid on time. Failure to pay all fees will render the defaulting team/s and players ineligible to participate in the finals if the balance is not paid by Monday August 3rd, 2016. Continued default will render individual players from those clubs, ineligible to participate in any competition affiliated with the NSW Districts Cricket Association. 14) Finals Eligibility To play in a finals match, a player must have played in at least 3 games for that team, or a team from that club in a lower division, during the regular competition. Playing means, in this instance, either batting or bowling in a particular match. Matches that were either washed out, or a game from which a team received a forfeit, can count towards finals eligibility, as long as a player was on the team list on the website for that specific match. Notwithstanding this, the Association may grant a permit, upon receiving written application, for any player to compete in any game, and impose any restriction on such players as it deems fit. In finals matches, teams can only use 9 players (to either bat, bowl or keep) if they have any players in their side with a permit. 15) Results & Scorecards a) A bonus point will be allotted to each team if their match result and team scorecard is completed by the first Friday after completion of their match. No competition points will be obtained by a side until the scorecard is submitted. All teams’ scorecards and results must be posted on the website by the first Friday after their last round, otherwise that team may be disqualified from playing in the finals. b) If any team wishes to query the awarding of bonus points for a match they must do this within 7 days of the awarding of the relevant bonus points. c) Any scorecard not posted by any team shall result in a $20 fine per scorecard. Any finals match scorecard not posted shall result in a $50 fine per scorecard. For the fines not to apply, all regular season match scorecards need to be completed by the first Friday after a team’s last match and all finals matches’ scorecards need to be completed within 2 weeks of the end of the season. Any unpaid fines and incomplete scorecards will render a team ineligible for entry into next season’s competition, and that team will be listed with Cricket NSW as a defaulter. d) Results and Scorecards need to be submitted for any finals game by the first Monday evening after each match. Penalties may apply for a breach of this rule. Any dispute regarding a finals game must be submitted by 5pm of the first Tuesday after the particular match. 16) Player Eligibility a) Any player that a team seeks to register after they have submitted their nomination forms must get the approval of the Association in writing. The Association may apply any restriction on any player as it sees fit at any time during the season. b) A player needs permission from the association if they are to play in a division that is more than 3 grades lower than what they have played in at any time during the season. The association can impose any restriction on any such player granted a permit as it deems fit. c) If any player wishes to play for more than one team in the same grade (even if they are from the same club) then they require a permit from the association for that player to play for the second team. This applies to any match during the season. The association can impose any restriction on such a player as it deems fit. Matches played by any player for a different team, but in the same club in the same grade do not count towards that player qualifying for the finals. d) A player may not play with any other club that they have not been previously registered with at start of the season, without the permission of the Association. e) A team must indicate on their registration forms (or in any subsequent registration) any player who has been playing grade or shires cricket in summer (or its equivalent elsewhere), during the last 3 years. The grade, club and mycricket ID of the player must be listed. Failure to do so may result in, but is not limited to, any of the following penalties: Points deduction, Heavier playing restrictions , de-registration. f) It is a team’s responsibility to notify the association before a player participates in any match of anyone who has a suspension from any other association. The S.M.C.A. recognizes all suspensions from all Cricket NSW & Cricket Australia affiliates. Any team in doubt must consult the association about this matter. Failure to do so may result in, but is not limited to, any of the following penalties: Points deduction, de-registration. See rule 14 for finals eligibility. 17) Disputes and Disciplinary Matters a) Given the generality of these rules, the Executive Committee of the Association or its delegated subcommittee, shall adjudge on any dispute arising from interpretation of the rules of this competition. Its decision will be final and no correspondence shall be entered into. Any disciplinary matter that arises shall follow the procedures set down in the association constitution. b) In the event of any difference between the score books, so as to affect the result and competition points awarded for a match, or if one team wishes to dispute the result, the umpires will impound the score books and forward same, together with a report, to the Secretary. If there is no official umpire at the game or nearby, then both teams must take a digital photo of their opposition’s scorebook and submit them to the association by the Tuesday following the match. If either of these things do not happen then any protest or dispute of a result shall only be at the discretion of the association. c) Any team that wishes to dispute the result of a regular season game, must do so by the friday after the completion of the match. If it is the last round before the semi finals then the dispute must be received by the association by the first tuesday 5pm, after the finish of that match. Any disputed result must be accompanied by a $50 fee which will only be refunded if the protest is upheld. The dispute process will not begin until the fee is received. 18) Umpires a) Wherever possible, an official umpire will be appointed to each game. Umpires will be paid $110 per game, the costs of which are to be met by each team (ie $55 per team per game). The umpire is to be paid in notes not coins. If you pay predominantly in coins then you must pay the umpire an extra $10. b) An official umpire may over-rule an unofficial umpire in cases of stumpings, run outs or hit wickets. The captain of the fielding team has the right to ask for an unofficial umpire to be replaced immediately upon request. c) The official umpire, after the first instance of dissent, may issue a warning to the captain of the offending team, that any subsequent instances of dissent will result in 10 penalty runs being awarded to the opposing team, for each time there is any more examples of dissent. This same procedure will also apply in cases where an official umpire considers that either team is wasting time. d) – In the event of an umpire showing up to a ground where a match is forfeited, but the umpire was not sent information about the forfeit, the association shall pay that umpire half their scheduled match fee for that day. This fee shall also apply if there is no play on a ground, that had not been closed by the governing authority, but was deemed unplayable by the official umpire rostered for that ground. If there is any play then teams are liable for the official umpire’s fee. 19) Penalties for late finish The official umpire shall be paid an extra $20 by the offending team (or $10 each if both teams are at fault) if play goes past 4pm on any day, and no play has been lost due to inclement weather etc. The official umpire shall judge who are the offending team or teams. 20) Finals Format a) The finals series shall be structured as follows: Major Semi Finals - 1 v 2, Minor Semi Final – 3 v 4, Preliminary Final – Winner of Minor Semi v Loser of Major Semi. Grand Final - Winner of Major Semi Final v winner of Preliminary Final. A reserve day will be scheduled for the Grand Final where possible. b) In the event of a tie in a finals match, each team shall play a 2 over per side tie-breaker, with most runs scored deciding the winner. Teams are allowed 3 wickets to fall during these 2 overs. Once a 3rd wicket has fallen, the innings is completed. (Any of the 10 players from each side can bat in these 2 overs). In the event of scores still being tied, a sudden death bowl-off will take place, where a player from either side will alternate bowling at the wicket. The first side to be ahead in wickets bowled over, after each team has taken a turn, will be declared the winner of the match. A player from a team may not bowl again until all other team-mates (including the keeper) have had a turn, if required. 21) Equipment Each team is to supply at least twelve (12) boundary markers and six stumps and bails. The stumps must be functional for use on synthetic wickets and must be in working order. Teams supply their own balls, see Rule 8 about what balls are permitted in this competition. When there is less than 6 functioning stumps, 4 functioning bails or 12 boundary markers across both the teams, then the side with the fewest of these amongst both teams will result in 20 penalty runs being given to the opposition by the official umpire. 22) Addition to LBW law As well as following the LBW law as written in the Laws of cricket 2000 code (5th edition, 2013), a batsmen is to be given out LBW if the ball pitches outside leg stump, but the batter makes no attempt to play the ball, and if, in the umpire’s opinion, the delivery will go on to hit the stumps. 23) Return of Perpetual Trophies Each premiership winning team should receive a perpetual trophy from the previous year’s winner, for them to keep until the end of the following season. Teams need to arrange the exchange of this trophy, either at the ground on grand final day for their particular division, on the awards night or through some prior arrangement. The responsibility for the transfer of these trophies is on both teams and the association’s role is only as a facilitator in these circumstances. If the previous winner of the trophy either loses or damages the trophy, or refuses to make the changeover then that team will be charged the cost to replace the trophy and also may be fined as well. 24) Alcohol No alcohol shall be brought onto or consumed on the field of play during any match. The official umpire shall prevent any player they believe may be intoxicated from participating in any match. In the event of any player who refuses to comply with such an instruction, the official umpire may impose on that player's team 20 penalty runs, as well as being required to report the occurrence to the association. *************************** TARAMS DUCKWORTH/LEWIS APP GUIDELINES 2016 The Duckworth-Lewis method will be used for all GWL (Ground/Weather/Light) affected matches in the SMCA Winter competition 2016. The approved D/L calculator to be used in ALL GRADES is the Duckworth-Lewis Calculator (Tarams Inc.) for mobile devices (iPhone or Android). Instructions for Use on Game Day All Grades 1. Umpires to provide relevant match interruption information to captains. (i.e. current scores, amount of lost overs, overs per team required in remaining time) 2. Captains to use the approved App (using the stipulated G50 Score of 180) to calculate a target score. 3. Captains together to AGREE to a target score and advise umpires showing the final App calculation score. 4. Any non-agreements the umpires are to arbitrate by reviewing the accuracy of each App data entry. Important Tips When using the D/L calculator and to avoid any likely calculation errors, ensure D/L Calculator APP is reset and clear before starting Stipulated G50 value (180) Overs at start of the innings is correct All interruptions are recorded and entered in order Any changes required after a calculation is performed, an APP reset and clear is required before performing another calculation Please see below detailed instructions. Mobile Phone Apps The below iPhone and Android images are of the Duckworth-Lewis Calculator App, developed by Tarams Inc. These are the approved Apps to be utilised for Duckworth-Lewis Calculations in the SMCA WINTER COMPETITION 2016. The Apps can be downloaded free of charge, and will be explained below. Apple Android How to Use App: (Following images are based on iPhone. Android version is similar) 1. Open App and move through the App to the ABOUT screen. 2. Enter the appropriate G50 Value for the match. (180) 3. Enter details as prompted for each interruption. Refer to screen shots below. 4. Calculate new TARGET SCORE once all interruption details have been added. 5. View progressive Par Score required. Enter the appropriate G50 Value. 180 (not 200) Adding any Innings Interruptions Add the innings interruptions by tapping on the ‘Add Interruption’ Tab. Ensure you add the interruption to the correct innings! Enter accurate interruption data to exact number of overs, balls & wickets Option fields when entering the interruptions. Tap the tab & enter details. Overs played Wickets lost Overs lost Ensure these are entered correctly, as an incorrect entry will give an incorrect target score! Viewing current Par Score required and progressive Par Score table Add an innings interruptions at any time. Enter current details. Overs played Wickets lost Leave Overs lost = 0.0 Current Score Calculate to view the current Par score and table! Note: each time a Wicket is lost the Par Score table will require an update recalculation! Simply edit that existing Interruption with the new ‘Overs played’, ‘Wickets lost’, leaving ‘Overs lost’ at 0.0, then re-entering the new ‘Current Score’. Calculate to generate the new updated Par Score and table. LIST OF PROHIBITED PLAYERS FOR SYDNEY MORNING C.A. WINTER 2016 Players from teams that still owe association fees from previous seasons: Easts Beasts (2013/14) Matt Henley, Mathew Judd, Paul Whittaker, Tom Stewart, Aiden Kwok, Jason Hubbard, Sammi Prakash Shoki, Michael Perrin, Joseph Batal, Craig Fairweather, Jarrod Denning, Grant Meyer, Tim Knight Rockdale-Peakhurst (2011) Chris Wickett, Luke Stevens, Andrew Dippert, Peter Mayoh, Brendan Gregory, Steve Mackenzie, Mohammed Shams, Ben Stares, Nathan Stares, Dave Beynon, New Boys (2010/11) Ben Lo Presti, Jack Richards, Andrew Dovgan, Yianni Gertos, Alexander Reid, Josh Atallah, Micheal Manners, Daniel Latif, Victor Martin, David Riechelmann, Ernie Ciaschetti, Ben Terrett, Jaco Fourie, Nick Grogin, Miles Sinclair, James Menzel Rising Stars (2010/11) last names first Khondokar, Hasan Al Mehdi, Hasan, Md Fazlay, Khaleduzzaman, Mohammad, Hassan, Muhammad Rakebul Rahman, Iftakher Rahman, Farian Afridi, Umair k Rahman, Saud, Hassan, Noman Kabir, shahriar The Bears (2010) Adrian Chivers, Peter Kirk, Grant Thompson, Gabe Egan, John Grimaldi, Stefan Deal, Leon Gulaptis, AJ Lazell, Pat Booker, Luke Bryant, Chris Gordon Best of XI (2010) Harjinder Singh, Gaurav Desai, Aman Saini, Shegoon Katwala, Mayank Verma, Snehal C. Patel, Deven Mankodi, Manit Arora, Sachin Sharma, Bhavin Shah, Chapel Patel, Major Singh, Raghu, Sachin Saxena, Inderpal Singh, Sripathmasri, Doraisamy, Rod Preeti, Melvin Kumar KSS (2010) Syed Hasan, Tanvir Ahmed, Al Imran Sharif, MD Jewel, Rokon Uddin, Noman Chowdhury Babu, Arif Mohiuddin, Imran Hossein, Rashidul Islam, Safawat Bin, Istiaque Hossain, Maruf Billah, Indo Lanka (2009) last names first Marwaha, Gaurav; Cheema, Kashif,; Sharma, Gaurav; Abdul, Jameel; Abdul, Shezon; Cheema, Moin; Padey; Sankit, singh; vadera, Marlon, amoor kumar; RaviIndo kumar; Harry Khan; Niazi khera; Sheowin kumar; Chandru kumar; sourav Khan; Kings C.C. (2009) last names first Wrighton, Sam J; Wrighton, Olliver E; Bertelle, Paul; Crane, Charles; Myers, Robbie; Mulford, Josh; Connell, Jim; Lyons, Henry; Sholl, Ed; Pontey, Matt; Anderson, Lewis; Anderson Blake; Contos J; 23 India Sports Club (2008) 1 K Kumar, 2 M Syed, 3 H Chabra , 4 J Kuthretiag, 5 R Ahuya, 6 K Pawar, 7 S Bankar, 8 A Sharma, 9 S Singh, 10 G Bunait, 11 D Patel, 12 C Trivedi (C) D Anmin, B Pandya, A Gover, B Patel, A Mishra, M Amin, P Singh, D Devidas , D Suthar , N Singh, S Patel, T Patel , G Marwaha, S Abdul, M Meurling , G Sharma , J Abdul , S Malik, K Cheema, T Morgan , A Gupta , S Khaja Bornstars (2007) Danny Arnold, Mohamed Yaghi, Moshan Ali, Richard Arnold, Mohamed Ismail, Assad Saraya, Mohammed Ismail, Ozam Dib, D.Elrhami, Simon Todd, A.Elkheir # None of the above players can play in any SMCA competition until the outstanding fees are paid. If any do then the team that plays them will most likely lose all match points from any game, any of these players participates in. If you have any queries or would like to know how any player can be cleared to play please email me at [email protected] ********************************* 24
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