RESORT SUPPLIES LLC & LEYTON SHIPPING LLC PRESENTS

CHRISTMAS TROPHY - 2023

RULES & REGULATIONS FOR MEN’S UNDERARM CRICKET

GENERAL RULES:

1.      THE TOURNAMENT IS ONLY FOR KONKANI SPEAKING ROMAN CATHOLICS WITH A VALID EMIRATES ID/RESIDENT VISA

2.      TEAMS WILL BE OF 8+3 PLAYERS PER SIDE, EACH MATCH WILL BE OF 4 OVERS AND 1 BOWLER CAN BOWL 1 OVER.

3.       A LIST OF THE 8 PLAYERS WHO WILL BE PLAYING SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE SCORER. SUBSTITUTE PLAYERS CANNOT BOWL OR BAT.

4.      PLEASE NOTE THAT  ONLY RESIDENT VISA WILL BE  ALLOWED IF INCASE OF ANY OBJECTIONS VISA/EMIRATES ID WILL BE CHECKED. IF THE TEAM HAS PLAYER WITHOUT RESIDENT VISA THEN TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

5.      TOURNAMENT WILL BE OF MEN’S TEAMS, WITH KNOCKOUT STAGE (MATCHES WILL BE AS PER FIXTURES).

6.      DUNLOP TENNIS BALL STAGE 1 GREEN BALL WILL BE USED, AND MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON A TURF GROUND FIELD.

7.      NEW BALL WILL BE USED FOR ALL THE MATCHES. IN CASE OF BALL GOES OUT OF THE FENCE AND MISSES DURING THE MATCH A USED BALL BE USED TO CONTINUE THE MATCH.

8.      THE ORGANIZERS MAY AT ANY TIME DECIDE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OVERS IF REQUIRED.

9.      TEAMS SHOULD REPORT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED MATCH START TIME AND THE TOSS WILL BE HELD 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TIME.

10.   ORGANIZERS CREATE TEAM NAME IN CRICHEROES APP. ADMIN ADDS REMAINING PAYERS (11 TOTAL PLAYERS) BEFORE NOV 18, 2023. NO ADDITIONS AFTER FIXTURES.

11.   UMPIRE DECISIONS FINAL. NO ARGUMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE UMPIRE’S DECISIONS DURING OR AFTER THE MATCH.

12.   IN CASE THE BALL HAS TOUCHED THE OVERHEAD CABLES, SUCH DELIVERY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS DEAD BALL.

13.   ORGANIZERS WILL BRIEF THE CAPTAINS ON THE MATCH RULES BEFORE THE MATCH AND THEREBY CAPTAINS TO BRIEF ALL THEIR PLAYERS ABOUT RULES & REGULATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE.

14.   IF THE MATCH ENDS WITH A TIE, A SUPER OVER WILL BE CALLED AS THE WINNER. IF THE SUPER OVER ENDS WITH THE TIE, THE WINNER WILL BE DECLARED WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF BOUNDARIES.

15.   SUPER OVER: EACH TEAM SELECTS 3 BATSMEN AND 1 BOWLER. BATTER CAN BOWL AND VICE-VERSA.

16.   MATCH FEES IS AED 350/- PER EACH TEAM

17.   FIXTURES DECIDED BY ORGANIZER. PLACE AND TIMINGS COMMUNICATED LATER.

18.   PRIZES: WINNERS TROPHY + CASH, RUNNER-UP TROPHY + CASH. TROPHIES FOR BEST BATTER OF THE TOURNAMENT, BEST BOWLER OF THE TOURNAMENT, AND MVP OF THE TOURNAMENT. PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARDS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH MATCH ACCORDING TO THE CRICHEROES APP.

19.   NO SMOKING AND ALCOHOL IN AND AROUND GROUND. ALCOHOL DURING MATCH IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

20.   KEEP THE GROUND CLEAN, AVOID LITTERING. DISPOSE THE BOTTLES AND OTHER WASTE PROPERLY.

21.   ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE ABOVE RULES DUE TO ANY CONSTRAINTS.

BATTING & BOWLING RULES:

1.      IF A BATSMAN GETS INJURED, A RUNNER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. HE CAN RETIRE AND BAT AGAIN ONLY AFTER THE LOSS OF THE NEXT WICKET. AN INJURED PLAYER CAN BE SUBSTITUTED ONLY TO THE FIELD.

2.      NO LBWS. BYES AND LEG BYES APPLY.

3.      FREE HIT RULES: FRONT FOOT & SIDE-LINE RESULT IN A FREE HIT IN THE NEXT DELIVERY

4.      THERE WILL BE SINGLE RUN (DECLARED), FOURS, AND SIXES FROM MARKED AREAS AROUND THE GROUND.

5.      BOWLERS CAN ONLY BOWL LEG SPIN, OFF SPIN AND STRAIGHT BALL. THROWING AND CHUCKING IS NOT ALLOWED AND WILL BE CALLED AS NO BALL.