TOURNAMENT RULES & REGULATIONS

1.      Each team shall comprise of 11 players.

2.      We are going to schedule the matches on the Soccer grounds outside REC center, two matches will be played simultaneously.

3.      When a team plays indoors, the fielding side can have only 9 members on the field, but the team will comprise of 11 members. Fielding substitutions can be made as desired.

4.      The decision about the venue of each match will be decided by the draw, which will be presided over by committee members. The decisions are undisputable.

5.      Entry Fee for tournament:  $7 per player.  For non-ISU students, its $10.

6.      Cricket club membership fee: $12 per player per year. (A person paying $12 as club membership fees will be exempted from paying $7 for this tournament and will be able to play in the future tournaments free of charge. Guys who have already registered in for the cricket league of Iowa (CLIA) need not pay anything.

7.      One person cannot play for two teams. (An exception to this rule is allowed for Team_XII, as they had only 6-7 girls in that team, and they needed 2-3 players from other team to field a better side.)

8.      Individual players who are already not in any team can join the tournament; the organizing committee will form teams from the players who are not in any team after the last date of submitting teams.

9.      All the teams are divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B.

10.     Teams in a pool will play against each other. Two top teams from each pool will qualify for the SEMIFINALS.

11.     If there is tie in a group for the top spot based on the points scored, then the net run-rate will be used to choose the top team.

12.     Net Run Rate will be calculated using the standard rule, click here to read the procedure.

13.      There will be no 'tie' in the knockout stage of the tournament. If there is a tie then the winner will be decided on the following criteria. In the following order: a) number of wickets remaining, b) number of overs faced to score the runs. If these 2 criteria's does not yield a result then the winner will be decided by the flip of a coin. (ICC rule).

14.      Rain Interrupted Matches: We will try to reschedule the match; if not possible then the match will be considered as ABANDONED.

15.      Each win in Pool matches will get 3 points and loss will get 0 point. If a game is abandoned 1 point will be awarded to both the teams.

16.      All scores will be noted and posted on this website.

17.      The balls used will be taped soft tennis balls.

18.      Time of play will be assigned to all the teams, please see Fixtures for the schedule of matches. If 7 out of 11 players of the team do not reach the play ground within 5 minutes of the specified time, they will be docked one over for every 5 minutes. This rule is into effect due to the time constraints. If both the teams do not have 7 players in the field then the match will be abandoned and 1 point will be awarded to both the teams.

19.      Teams should reach 20 minutes before the start of their game so that the following games can start at the designated time. If the captain of the team isn't present 10 minutes before start of play then one of the players will be called for the toss. 

20.      Each win in Pool matches will get 3 points and loss will get 0 point.

RULES OF THE GAME

1.      Umpires will be chosen from non-playing teams. Please be aware they are volunteering for making the tournament a success.

2.      Umpire's decision will be final and binding.

3.      There are no runs for leg-byes. As a result there will be no run-outs if players are running on a leg-bye. A player can be stumped however.

4.      No LBW.

5.      Run-outs are possible (except when it is a leg-bye).

6.      One run is awarded for a no-ball and a wide. 

7.      No-ball: Full toss balls above waist height or bouncer above shoulder height for batsman/woman in his normal stance AT THE CREASE is a no ball (Should a player step out from his normal guard at crease, it will not be a no ball). Over-stepping the popping crease is a no-ball. One bouncer per over is allowed.

8.      The last person in the team will not be allowed to bat if everyone else is OUT. (Last man/woman batting "NOT" allowed)

9.      Over-throw runs are counted.

10. If the match is in REC center, and the ball hits the roof or any other elevated object before reaching the ground then the batsman/woman will be given a warning and on the second instance we will be ruled OUT.

11. If the match is in REC center, and the ball hits the roof or any other elevated object before reaching the ground then the batsman/woman cannot be ruled out even if the ball is caught without bouncing on the ground.

12. If the match is in REC center, a batsman/woman's shot reaches the off-side curtain before hitting the ground then it is 6 runs and if it hits the ground then it is 4 runs.

13. In REC center, a batsman/woman's shot reaches the leg-side curtain before hitting the ground then it is 4 runs and if it hits the ground then it is 2 runs. (RULE 11 & 12 will be valid for both right-handed and left-handed batsmen.)

14. In REC center, for shots straight down the field, if the ball reaches the curtains without hitting the ground then it is 6 runs and if it hits the ground then it is 4 runs.

15. In REC center, if the ball hits the back net and goes past the side curtains on the full, it will be considered as a 4 and 6 runs on the leg and off-side respectively.

16. In REC center, the batsman/woman hitting the ball above the curtains will not get any runs for the shot either on the leg side or on the off side. If a shot straight down hits the yellow portion on the upper running track or above it, then the batsman/woman will be given OUT. The batsman/woman will be given one warning, if the ball hits the roof of the REC center and then reaches the athletic track, and will be given out the next time. If it hits above the yellow portion, it will be considered OUT. If the ball bowled is a NO-BALL then only he is NOT-OUT. (This rule is to discourage shots which might injure people running on the athletic track or playing outside the turf area and has been specified by the REC center official.) If the ball goes directly above the yellow portion of the running track (behind the wicket) then the batsman/woman will be ruled OUT.

17. There will be 15 OVERS per side. A bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 OVERS. The team will have to finish its quota in one hour. Delay of the game will be assessed by umpires before carrying out any penalty.

18. The winning team will be awarded 3 points for victory and the losing team will get 0 points. If a game is abandoned (both teams don’t show up) no points will be awarded to either teams. The teams in rain abandoned matches will get 1 point each.

19. All scores will be noted and posted on this website.

20. "Man/Woman of the Series" will be decided on the basis of following points. 1 point for every 7 runs scored, and 1 point for every wicket taken. Plus 1 bonus point for man/woman of the match. The person with maximum score will be the "Man/Woman of the Series". 

21. Best Bowler will be decided on the basis of maximum number of wickets taken. Best Batsman/woman will be decided on the basis of maximum number of runs. The most economical bowler will be Most Economical Bowler. Maximum Sixes award will go to the batsman/woman hitting maximum number of sixes.

22. Wicket keeper can be substituted by another player during fielding.

23. Sledging in all forms including verbal abuse as well as symbolic will not be tolerated. Umpires have all the rights extending from reprimand to banning the player from that match. If the same player repeats similar acts over subsequent matches, he will be disallowed for the rest of the tournament.

24. Umpire's decision will be final and binding.

Link : Criteria for various awards.

Please contact vikasy@iastate.edu to report any errors or questions.