Slattocks Easy Cricket Challenge

RULES & REGULATIONS [2017]

RULE 1 : PLAYERS AND TEAM
(a) Each team will consist of 2 players.
(b) Each player will have a turn at both batting and bowling

RULE 2 : BATTING AND BOWLING ORDER

(a) The batting and bowling order shall also be decided by the drawing of lots.

RULE 3 : FIELDING
(a) The starting fielders will be decided by drawing of lots following 2(a).
(b) There will be only 12 fielders on the field.
(c) The wicket keeper will be the person from the same team as the bowler.

RULE 4 : NUMBER OF OVERS

(a) An over will consist of six bowls [deliveries].
(b) Each team will have to bat and bowl 4 overs, as decided in 2(a).

RULE 5 : BOWLING
(a) Each member of a team will have to bowl 2 overs.
(b) No member of any team will be allowed to bowl 2 overs consecutively.

RULE 6 : POINTS
(a) Each run scored by a batter, off the bat, will account as 1 point for his/her team.
(b) Each bye or leg-bye will count as 1/2 point to the batter's team.
(c) A wide-ball shall subtract 1 point from the bowling team and the ball shall be rebowled. No
points will be credited to the batting team for wides unless they run byes in which case 1/2
point shall be added for each run.
(d) If a no-ball is bowled, one point will be deducted from the bowling team. There will be no
extra runs credited to the batting side as a penalty for the no-ball. However, any runs
scored from a no-ball (off the bat, byes or leg byes) will be credited.
(e) Each time a batter is out, 2 points will be deducted from his team's score.
(f) For each wicket taken by a bowler, the bowling team shall get 2 points.
(g) A catch shall add 1 point to the catcher's team, a stumping gives 3 points to the wicket-
keeper's team.
(h) For a run-out, nobody shall get any points unless it is a direct hit to the stumps, in which
case the thrower's team shall get 2 points.

RULE 7 : BYES CONCEDED BY THE WICKET-KEEPER

For every bye conceded by the wicket-keeper, 1/2 point shall be deducted from his team's
tally. This rule shall not apply if the ball bowled is either declared a wide ball or a no-ball.

RULE 8 :BONUS POINTS

(a) If a bowler claims a hat-trick [bowls out a batter 3 times], his/her team shall get a bonus of
10 points.
(b) The same shall apply for a batsman who hits 2 sixes or 3 fours in an over.

RULE 10 : THE RESULT

After all the teams have finished batting and bowling, the team with the maximum total points
will be the winner. There will also be 2nd and 3rd places.
RULE 11 : TIE BREAK
If two or more teams are tied on points for either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, the tie shall be
broken by the following method order of precedence: Maximum runs, maximum wickets,
maximum catches, drawing of lots.

RULE 12 : OTHER RULES

All other rules of the Slattocks Easy Cricket Challenge shall be decided by the Umpire on the
day and Organising Committee.