Oxfordshire Cricket Association Clubs Forum 2018 OCA Rules

Oxfordshire Cricket Association Clubs Forum 2018

OCA Rules and Playing Conditions Registration and Eligibility of Players Rules 7 f. to 7 j. – Cover payments to players Rule 8 Covers registration eligibility (Categories 1, 2 3 and 3 E) • • • Cat 1 – UK citizen (Includes EU citizens or 4 years resident in UK) Cat 2 – Player registered with First Class County Cat 3 – Overseas Cat 3 E – Overseas but resident 6 months to 4 years OCA Addition – Minor Counties players (Within last 4 years)

MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 These Law changes will come into effect for the 2018 season The Law changes are now available on the MCC and OCA web sites Did you attend a seminar?

However – OCA Regulations override some of the Laws For example: • How many overs? • How many overs per bowler? • Fielding restrictions • Etc. The 2017 AGM passed the decisions on these regulations to the Captain’s meeting

Suggested changes to playing regulations: • • Discussed by Rules Working Party Options formulated Guided by responses to player survey 2017 And clubs forum 28 th March 2018 Players Survey 2017 • 225 responses from OCA players (257% increase) • 76% “Core”, 21% “Occasional, 3% “Cameo”

Players Survey 2017 results: • Satisfaction is stable • Players think their leagues and County Boards don’t listen to them • Shorter games (earlier finishes) • Right standard and intensity • Win/lose cricket • Independent umpires • Bowling restrictions • Supplementary T 20 cricket

The 2017 AGM passed the decisions on playing regulations to the Captains’ meeting Decision making process: Divisions 1 to 4 (All 1 st XI’s) Divisions 5 and 6 (Mixture of 1 st and 2 nd XI’s) Division 7 North and 7 South (Mostly 2 nd and 3 rd XI’s)

OCA Playing Regulations – options for 2018 season Start times: 1300, 1330, 1400? (with flexibility by mutual agreement? )

Number of Overs? 50 45 40 Less than 40 Minimum 25 Minimum 20 Or less Cup Competitions ?

Bowling Restrictions One quarter of the overs (rounded up) (12 overs if 45 overs per innings) One fifth of the overs (Round up or down? ) (9 overs if 45) One quarter of the overs minus 1 (rounded down) (10 overs – “fifth” bowler to bowl 5 overs if 45) (Different for cup competitions? )

Fielding Circles Yes or No? Cup competitions? Fielding numbers? Power Plays?

No Balls Free Hits – Yes or No Field changes – Yes or No

Wides Leg Side: Laws of Cricket – as now Off Side: Laws of Cricket Everything down leg side? 17 inch markings? Outside line of pads? ½ or 2/3 or ¾ width? Umpire education and consistency!

Law 41 – Unfair Play • Match ball – changing condition • Deliberate attempt to distract the striker • Deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction • Time wasting • Fielder damaging the pitch • Batsman damaging the pitch • Striker in the protected area • Batsmen stealing a run All attract penalty runs under Law 41 – not currently in OCA

Law 41 – Unfair Play In the case of any infringements of the above laws, umpires shall adopt the procedure of warnings and disallowance of runs as the Laws prescribe other than the awarding of 5 penalty runs. Any such incidents should be reported to the Umpires Secretary who shall take such action as is considered appropriate Does this need amending?

Law 42 – Players’ Conduct Law now brings in Penalty Runs at all levels of misconduct Do we implement this? Level 3 – Suspension of player Level - 4 Dismissal of player

Cup Competitions If game is tied on runs and wickets: Replay? Bowl out? Super Over?