'Forty-40' Sunday Competitions


                         Rule 23.   OTHER CUP COMPETITIONS  

                            23.1.2     ‘Forty-40’ Sunday competitions to be run with special set of rules (see 23.3) to apply and entry ‘open’ to
                                           teams of clubs that play in CCL :-
                          23.1.2.1           a) County One and Divisions 2 East and West only, to partake in ‘Jolly's Drinks Sunday Cup’ and
                          23.1.2.2           b) Divisions 3 and below only, to partake in ‘Jolly's Drinks Sunday Complementary Cup’.
 
       
                    Please NOTE:     The Sunday competitions as stated in 23.1.2.1 and 23.1.2.2 shall not take place in 2008. 
                                                         Rulings as below regarding these competition are not relevant.

                          23.3    ‘Forty-40’ Competition - Rules and Conditions

                          23.3.1     Competitions shall be organised to run concurrently and comprise of teams as per 23.1.2 above. 
                                          Same playing rules to apply for both competitions unless otherwise stated below.  Only one team, if eligible,
                                          may represent a club in each competition. 

                          23.3.2     District grouping of teams shall be setup with LMC to decide number of groups and teams within. 
                                          Each team to play others within group once only, with Group winners to proceed to final ‘k-o’ stage. 
                                          If, for any reason, designated home team ground is not available, then scheduled match to be played at
                                          ground of opposition.    

                          23.3.3     Matches to be played on fixed dates.  Should a club be involved in National k-o Cup Competition on same
                                          date or hosting CCCC fixture, their ‘Sunday Cup’ / ‘Sunday Complementary Cup’ match may be played on
                                          previous or following Sunday date with agreement of opposition club.  The competition Secretary to be notified,
                                          in advance, of such arrangement.  
                                          No match to be postponed before 11.00am with rulings as (20.3.2) to apply.  Panel umpires, if standing, to be   
                                          informed by home club. 

                          23.3.4     All matches up to 31 August to start at 2.00pm and thereafter, at 1.30pm.   Matches shall be of 40 overs per
                                          innings.   In event of ‘suspension of play’ during first innings, one over shall be deducted from each innings for
                                          every full six minutes ‘lost’.   Should time be ‘lost’ during second innings of match, then one over to be deduced
                                          from that innings for every three minutes lost and rule 23.3.14 (ii) to apply. 
                                          A minimum of 10 overs per side must be bowled, otherwise, rule 23.3.14 (v) to apply.

     
                    23.3.5     In the ‘Sunday Complementary Cup’ competition, a club may invite up to 2 ‘guest’ players to represent their team,
                                          provided these players receive own club’s approval.  Such players may only be those who play for a club team at
                                          same or lower level to those as eligible to partake in this competition.   

                          23.3.6     No player may represent more than one team in the competitions. 

                          23.3.7     For a Premier League club partaking in the competition(s), a player may only qualify for selection to play in a
                                          ‘Sunday Cup’
competition match, if he has played at least half of all his CCL games, prior to that competition
                                          match, in club team playing at same or lower level as those eligible to partake in competition. 

                          23.3.8     Where a club has teams competing in both competitions, a player may only play in the ‘Sunday Complementary   
                                          Cup’
competition if he has played at least half of all his CCL games, prior to that competition match, in a club
                                          team playing at same or lower level as those eligible to partake in this competition.

                          23.3.9     Having initially qualified and played one match in either competition, that player is then eligible to play in all
                                          further matches in same competition.

                          23.3.10   Participating Clubs are accepted on trust not to abuse above rulings and to select teams and play matches in
                                          true Spirit of the Game.   In event of serious breach, offending club(s) may have points deduced and awarded
                                          to opposition; be fined; or both.                 

                          23.3.11   One new ball per match to be provided by ‘visiting’ team.  The Finals to be played on neutral ground, when LMC   
                                           will provide one new ball for each innings.  If Panel Umpires are standing, their fees to be met by both teams.  
                                          ‘Home’
club team to provide teas.
   

                          23.3.12   No bowler to bowl more than 25% of available overs in innings.  Should a bowler(s) complete maximum
                                          allocation of overs and at some stage, thereafter, a stoppage occurs that results in a reduced overs match being
                                          played, the maximum overs permitted per bowler from that point shall be
proportionately reduced.

                          23.3.13   Scoring Changes

                                     i)   In the ‘Sunday Cup’ competition only, all balls bowled down leg side that would not touch batsman in a normal
                                          batting stance position will count as ‘wide’ ball, unless played by the bat or hitting the wicket.

                          23.3.14  The Result

                                     i)  Where both sides have had opportunity to bat for same number of overs and scores are level, the side losing
                                         fewer wickets shall be the winner.  If both sides are all out, the side with higher scoring rate shall be the
                                         winner.

                                    ii)  If, owing to suspension of play, the number of overs of the side batting second is revised, the target score
                                         which they must exceed to win the match, shall be calculated by multiplying the revised number of overs for
                                         that innings by the average runs per over scored by side that batted first.

                                   iii)  If the match is abandoned before the side batting second has received its allotted number of overs, the result
                                         shall be decided on the average run rate throughout both innings, provided the team batting second has
                                         received at least 10 overs.

                                   iv)  If the team batting first is all out without using its full quota of overs, any calculation of run-rate shall be based
                                         upon full quota of overs to which it was entitled.

                                    v)  A result must be attained once a match has started.  If no result can otherwise be achieved, the Captains to
                                         organise a ‘bowl out ’contest (see 23.3.17).  If conditions prevent such contest taking place, the ‘toss’ of a
                                         coin to decide winners.

                         23.3.15   Points Award
  

                                    i)   For ‘league’ matches, 4 points to be awarded for win; 0 for loss. 
                                         For match(es) cancelled ‘without a ball being bowled’, 2 points to be awarded to both teams.  
 
                                   ii)   For final group placements, should teams have same number of points, then team with highest number of wins
                                         recorded, or if still equal, team with highest scoring rate over all games played, shall gain the higher position.

                         23.3.16   Reporting Result
 

                                         The Secretary (or other club official) of the home club to notify Competition Secretary of result by first post on
                                         Thursday following the match.  Clubs shall be fined £5.00 for each late return.                          

                         23.3.17  ‘Bowl-out’ Rules
 
                                    i)   Captains to agree suitable pitch of 22 yds with crease markings, either on or off normal playing area.

                                   ii)   Captain winning ‘toss’ to decide which team bowls first.
                                  iii)    5 selected bowlers from each team to bowl alternately from same end of pitch.
                                  iv)    A ‘no ball’ strike shall not count and no additional ball will be bowled.
                                   v)    No underarm bowling is permitted, nor wicket-keeper to ‘stand up’ to the stumps during bowl-out.
                                  vi)    Team with highest number of ‘strikes’ wins.  In event of tie, the 5 selected bowlers to bowl again in same order
                                          until a ‘sudden death’ decision is reached.