SUPERLEAGUE 2008

Competition Rules & Playing Conditions

1.     Conditions of play:

Conditions of play for the Central Region Superleague are to be determined by the Central Region Indoor Cricket Committee.  Any applications for exemptions to the following rules are to be addressed to the above group by way of the Superleague Co-ordinator, Leigh Kelly.

2.      Match Rules:

All games are to be played according to the NZ Indoor Cricket Council rule book.  Any variations are solely under the jurisdiction of the Central Region Indoor Cricket Committee.

3.      Player Registration:

3.1     Each team is permitted to use & register a total of 12 players during the course of each tournament, and each team must register their players on the official team registration cards prior to the start of their first tournament game.

3.2     The names originally registered cannot be altered or extended in any form and only those players registered prior to the commencement of their teams first game will be eligible to play in the tournament.

3.3     Each team may use a maximum of 8 players per match, and these players must be registered on the official match registration/scoresheets prior to the toss for each game being taken.

4.      Match Format:

          4.1     All matches will be played on a 6 balls per over basis.

          4.2     One new ball will be provided per match

5.      Match Points:

          Win                       4 Points

          Draw                     2 Points

          Loss                      0 Points

          Default Win            8 Points

          Default Loss          -8 Points

5.1     In addition to the match points detailed above, the corresponding batting pairs in each team (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4) will compete for an additional point which will be awarded to the pair that records the higher partnership total.  This point is known as the skins point.

5.2     One skins point is offered for each corresponding pair, making a total of four skins points per game.

5.3     In the situation where two corresponding pairs score the same number of runs, the skins point to be awarded for that partnership will be awarded to the teams that receive the next skins point.

5.4     In the situation where the final batting partnerships are tied, the skins point for that partnership will be awarded to the team that was awarded the most recent skins point prior to that partnership.

6.      Ladder Position:

To determine the finishing order of teams at the conclusion of the round robin section of the competition the following order will be followed: Highest Total Points (Match Points and Skins Points), the Highest number of Outright Wins (if equal on total points), then highest number of Skins Points (if equal on total points and outright wins) and finally by the highest Run Rate Percentage (if equal on all the above)    

Note – For this purpose a drawn match will be counted as one half of one outright win.

7.      Tournament Champions:

Premier Men's – The winner will be determined by ladder position

Premier Mixed – The winner will be determined by ladder position.

Open Men's – The top team in each section will play in the Grand Final.

8.      Tournament Points:

Grade Winners - 5 Points

Grade Runners Up - 3 Points

3rd Place - 1 Point

The team in each respective grade with the highest tournament points will be crowned overall Superleague Champions for 2007.

9.      Fees:

            Cost per team is $250.00 per tournament.

            All teams must be entered in all 4 tournaments.

            Team's defaulting a tournament must pay $250.00.

10.    Player Eligibility:

10.1   Players can only represent 1 team in a grade and 1 team per round.

10.2   Players cannot change down a grade once they have played two or more tournaments for that respective grade, (this only concerns the Premier Men's Grade).

10.3   The above eligibility rules apply for NZ Indoor Cricket Club Championships.

10.4   Any teams failing to adhere to the above eligibility rules will result in those teams being considered at default. 

10.    Mixed Cricket:

            10.1    Teams must play with a minimum of 4 females.

10.2    Bowling rules apply i.e.:  no male is permitted to bowl in a manner that intimidates the female striker.  This includes fast bowling, short pitched bowling and any delivery that spins excessively and which, in the opinion of the umpire, is beyond the capabilities of the female striker.

11.    Re-Bowling of wides and no balls:

           All wides and no balls bowled in the final over of any partnership are eligible to be re-bowled at   the request of the batters.