Omaha Cricket Association

OCC Challenger Series 2010

Schedules and Regulations

RULES & REGULATIONS FOR OCC CHALLENGER SERIES 2010:

AUGUST 21ST, 22ND ,28TH

ALL PLAYERS SHOULD WEAR WHITES OR THEIR TEAM ATTIRE. THIS IS MANDATORY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

1)      TEAMS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN OCC CHALLENGER SERIES ’10 ARE

• UMKC BLUES- KANSAS CITY
• KCC PREMIERS- KANSAS CITY
• NDSU- NORTH DAKOTA
• OMAHA CHARGERS
• OMAHA HUNTERS
• OMAHA RED DEVILS
• LINCOLN CC
• CEDAR RAPIDS KINGS - IA

  

2)      TEAMS ARE PLACED IN 2 POOLS.

 

POOL - A	POOL - B
NDSU	CR KINGS
OMAHA CHARGERS	KCCC PREMIERS
OMAHA HUNTERS	LCC
UMKC BLUES	OMAHA RED DEVILS

 

3)      LEAGUE PHASE MATCHES OF EACH POOL FOLLOWED BY SEMIFINALS & FINALS WILL DECIDE THE WINNER OF OCC CHALLENGER SERIES 2010.

LEAGUE PHASE:

Day1: SATURDAY 08/21/2010:

 

TIME SLOT	DODGE PARK	LEVI CARTER	LINCOLN GRND
8:00am	Tournament Ceremonial Start
8:00 – 9:45	UMKC vs Hunters	NO MATCHES
9:45 – 10:00	Inning Break
10:00 – 11:45	Hunters vs UMKC	NO MATCHES	(9:15 AM) LCC vs Red Devils
11:45 – 12:30	LUNCH BREAK		LUNCH BREAK
12:30 – 2:15	Chargers vs NDSU	NO MATCHES	Red Devils vs LCC
2:15 – 2:30	Inning Break
2:30 – 4:15	NDSU vs Chargers	NO MATCHES	NO MATCHES
6:30 PM	BANQUET	BANQUET	BANQUET

 

Day2: Sunday: 08/22/2010

 

TIME SLOT	DODGE PARK	LEVI CARTER	LINCOLN GRND
7:45am	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:45	Hunters vs NDSU	Red Devils vs CRK	LCC vs KCCC
9:45 – 10:00	Innings Break	Innings Break	Innings Break
10:00 – 11:45	NDSU vs Hunters	CRK vs Red Devils	KCCC vs LCC
11:45 – 12:30	LUNCH BREAK
12:30 – 2:15	Chargers vs UMKC	CRK vs KCCC	NO MATCHES
2:15 – 2:30	Innings Break	Innings Break
2:30---4:15	UMKC vs Chargers	KCCC vs CRK	NO MATCHES

 

 

4)      EACH INNINGS IN THE LEAGUE PHASE IS OF 20 OVERS. AN INNINGS BREAK OF 15 MINUTES IS PROVIDED FOR EVERY MATCH. 20 OVERS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY TEAM BOWLING IN EXACTLY 105 MINUTES. NOT MORE THAN 105 MINUTES IS PROVIDED TO FINISH THE QUOTA OF 20 OVERS.

5)      EACH BOWLER HAS A MAXIMUN QUOTA OF 4 OVERS IN THE LEAGUE PHASE MATCHES.

6)      EACH TEAM CAN HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 2 FIELDERS OUTSIDE THE INNER CIRCLE IN THE FIRST 6 OVERS OF MATCH.

7)      IF TEAM BOWLING FIRST CONSUMES MORE THAN 105 MINUTES TO FINISH THEIR ALLOTED QUOTA OF 20 OVERS, DELAYED TIME IS COMPENSATED BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF OVERS IN THE 2^ND INNINGS TO THE EXTENT OF DELAYED TIME AT THE RATE OF 5 MINUTES PER OVER TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 OVERS.

8)      TEAM BATTING FIRST SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEIR NEXT BATSMEN IN LINEUP SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE CREASE IN NOT MORE THAN 2 MINUTES. IF THE NEXT BATSMEN CONSUMES MORE THAN 2 MINUTES, CAPTAIN OF BOWLING TEAM CAN APPEAL TO UMPIRE FOR AN “OUT”. 

9)      ALL MATCHES WILL HAVE A REWARD OF MAN-OF-THE MATCH. MAN OF SERIES, BEST BATSMAN AND BEST BOWLER WILL BE CONSIDERED FROM THE WHOLE TOURNAMENT.

10)  EACH WIN GAINS 4 POINTS WHILE A LOSS GAINS NO POINTS WITH A TIE SECURING 1 POINT EACH TO THE TIED TEAMS.

11)  THE TOP TWO TEAMS THAT HAVE MAXIMUM POINTS FROM EACH POOL WILL GO ON TO PLAY SEMI FINALS.

12)  IF ALL THE TEAMS HAVE EQUAL NUMBER OF POINTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE POOLS, THE TEAMS THAT WILL PLAY SEMI-FINALS WILL BE DECIDED BASED ON EFFECTIVE NET RUN RATE.

In the event of teams finishing on equal points in either Group, the right to play in the Semi Final will be decided in the following order of priority:

• The most wins in the group matches.

• If any teams have equal points and equal wins, the team with the higher net run rate in the group matches will be placed in the higher position.

• If still equal, the team with the higher number of wickets taken per balls bowled in the Group Matches in which results were achieved will be placed in the higher position.

• In the highly unlikely event that teams cannot be separated by the above this will be done by drawing lots.

To explain better, consider the example below,

Teams A, B and C all finish equal on points.  All have the same number of wins.
All have the same number of wins in the matches between each other, A having beaten C, B having beaten A and C having beaten B. Team A has the highest net run rate, followed by B and C.

In this scenario, net run rate will be the factor which determines the placing of all three. A would accordingly finish first, B second and C third.

13)       FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP STAGE, A TEAM'S NET RUN RATE IS  CALCULATED BY DEDUCTING FROM THE AVERAGE RUNS PER OVER  SCORED BY THAT TEAM THROUGHOUT THE GROUP MATCHES, THE  AVERAGE RUNS PER OVER SCORED AGAINST THAT TEAM THROUGHOUT THE GROUP MATCHES.

 IN THE EVENT OF A TEAM BEING ALL OUT IN LESS THAN ITS FULL QUOTA OF OVERS,  THE CALCULATION OF ITS NET RUN RATE SHALL BE BASED ON THE FULL QUOTA OF  OVERS TO WHICH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED AND NOT ON THE NUMBER OF  OVERS IN WHICH THE TEAM WAS DISMISSED.

14)  FOR RAIN INTERRUPTED MATCHES:

1. The match will be considered only if 75% of the second innings has been completed. The result will be decided on the current run rate of the match. For example of if team A scores 100 runs in 20 overs and Team B plays 17 overs before the interruption and scores 90 runs then Team B will be declared as the winner with 90/17=5.3 as run rate compared to Team A’s run rate which is 5.0 
2. If less than 75% of the match is completed, the outcome of the match would be a draw with 1 point to each side irrespective of the situation.

    

15)  FOR DEW INTERRUPTION:

1. The match will start exactly on time, there won’t be any delay due to 

the early morning dew, that has to be considered as a part of winning or loosing the toss.  Incase of objection from batsman/Bowlers, Umpires will decide to Change the damaged ball with a new ball in the dew conditions until the first 5 overs or with an approximately equivalent used ball thereafter.    

 

SEMI-FINALS:

16)  BOTH SEMI-FINALS WILL BE OF 25 OVERS (CAN BE 20 IF CAPS DECIDED TO PLAY 20) EACH AND ALL THE LEAGUE PHASE RULES WILL APPLY TO SEMI-FINALS.

17)  IN CASE THE SEMI-FINALS IS A TIED MATCH THE NET RUN RATE WILL DECIDE THE WINNER HERE TOO.

18)  EACH BOWLER HAS A MAXIMUM QUOTA OF 5 OVERS IN SEMI-FINALS, IF IT IS 25 OVER GAME.

19)  EACH TEAM CAN HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 2 FIELDERS OUTSIDE THE INNER  CIRCLE IN THE FIRST 8 OVERS OF MATCH, IF IT IS A 25 OVER GAME.

Day3: SATURDAY 08/28/2010 ( SEMI FINALS)

 

TIME SLOT	DODGE PARK	LEVI CARTER	LINCOLN GRND
7:45am	Breakfast	Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00	A1 VS B2	B1 VS A2	NO MATCHES
10:00– 10:15	Innings Break	Innings Break
10:15 – 12:15	B2 vs A1	A2 vs B1	NO MATCHES
	LUNCH BREAK

FINALS:

 

20)  FINALS WILL BE OF 25 OVERS (BUT CAN BE 20 IF CAPS WANTED TO PLAY TWENTY 20) WHICH WILL BE PLAYED IN OMAHA.

21)  EACH BOWLER HAS A MAXIMUM QUOTA OF 5 OVERS IN FINALS IF IT IS 25 OVER MATCH.

22)  EACH TEAM SHOULD ONLY FIELD 2 FIELDERS OUTSIDE THE INNER CIRCLE IN THE FIRST 8 OVERS OF THE MATCH IF IT IS 25 OVER MATCH.

TIME SLOT	DODGE PARK	LEVI CARTER	LINCOLN GRND
1:00 – 3:00	CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS	NO MATCHES	NO MATCHES
3:00 – 3:15	Innings Break
3:15---5:15	CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS	NO MATCHES	NO MATCHES

OCC CHALLENGER SERIES TROPHY PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 6:00 PM ON SATURDAY 08/28/2010.