BCF Umpires and Captains Meeting 2016

Ganesh RamasubramanianOn Behalf of League

Committee

Agenda• BCF League organization• Umpires • Invoice• CricHQ• League Rules update

Star Players• Same division 2 teams from Same Club• Different divisions

Umpires Criteria ICC Rules

• By-runner• Powerplay• Wide• No balls• Free hit

Duckworth/Lewis Standard Edition

LEAGUE ORGANIZATION

BCF League Organization

• Division 1: BCF National League Only Belgium based Club teams Guest Club (eg., Optimists, Heerlen) can’t enter

• Division 2-Division 4: Flemish Open League Any Club teams can participate

• Belgium and Non-Belgium

• SCM and other BCF competition: 15 over format Any Club teams can participate

BCF League Organization

• T20 Season start with a match per day

• To give the players chance to play Maximum 2 matches per day later on

• League Start time: 1200 hrs Division 1 : 3 hrs 20 mins each innings Division 2 – 4: 3 hrs

LC and DPLeague Committee Disciplinary Panel

Ganesh (Chairman) Rakesh Kapila (Chairman)

Hassan Shah (Hasselt) Imran Rath (PCCB)

Angar (ACCB) Chirag Motani (AICC)Deep ShahNaresh Shah

Peter Whitten (12 Stars) Munir (Eagles)

Shashi Gunna (ICCB) Zaman Farooq (Ostend)RickyBaber Butt (Gent)

Saurabh Kharedkhar (Greens)Narendar MandalDwarakesh Seshadri

NominationsNominations for LC

UMPIRES

Umpires

• An Umpire must be a member of a Club No independent umpires are allowed

• Teas T20 & League – Must be provided by the Home Team

(Ground owner)

• Umpiring fee T20: 15 EUR 20 EUR League: 20 EUR 25 EUR Single umpire allotted : 150% will be paid

Umpires

• Travel cost Car: 0.30 EUR/km (based on google maps +/- 10 km) Public transport

• Travel Restrictions (<= 120km) Not allowed

• Luxembourg to Belgium and vice versa• Liege to Ostend and vice versa

• Clothing• Ball and run counter

BCF talking to the vendors Will distribute during the season

INVOICE

Invoice to Clubs – T20T20 Home

Game?

Game happening

in your Ground?

Yes

Own a Ground?

End

Yes

No

Arrange a Friendly

Yes

BCF Invoice (50 EUR

minimum)

No

Invoice to Clubs – League

League Home

Game?

Yes

Own a Ground?

End

Yes

BCF Invoice

(150 EUR minimum)

No

Invoice to Clubs

• Ground owners must inform to BCF office immediately Deadline : 10-Apr-2016 T20 (recommended : € 50/game) League (recommended : € 150/game)

• You must also communicate if you do not want BCF office to invoice on your behalf.

• Ground owners will be reimbursed in the FINAL settlement (and not during the season).

Invoice to Clubs - ExampleGround Owner Hasselt CC

Club Date T20 / League Amount

Liege CC 23/04/2016 T20 € 50.00 30/04/2016 League € 100.00 15/05/2016 League € 100.00 18/06/2016 League € 100.00Total € 350.00 ACCB 17/04/2016 T20 € 50.00 24/04/2016 T20 € 50.00 17/07/2016 League € 150.00Total € 250.00 Crescent CC 22/05/2016 T20 € 50.00Total € 50.00

BCF Balls

• New Balls T20 : 2 extra balls League : 2 extra balls

• Any unused balls after the season Give at the end of season meeting. BCF office will adjust the cost in the last invoice along

with umpire cost

Insurance

• Insurance is NOT based on CricHQ count.• Based on blocks of 20.• A Club which represents a team in League

Charged for 20 players at the start of the season. (20*6 = 120 EUR)

• At the end of the season the count will be revalidated based on CricHQ statistics. Player count = 16, Charge: 20*6=120 EUR Player count = 21, Charge: 40*6=240 EUR

CRICHQ

CricHQ• Player Transfers • New Player registration

48 hrs prior to the fixture Must be communicated via e-mail/phone/whatsapp

• Every Club has been given an administrator login • Club Administrator rights

Off season: At Club level (One can add new player) During season: Only at Team level

• Scoring on the field : Using App off the field: Manually in website

LEAGUE RULES & REGULATIONS UPDATE

New Clubs• Friendly games (Roesalaar)

Players registered in CricHQ BCF Annual Fee must be paid Scorecard uploaded in CricHQ 50% of the games must be umpired by BCF

recognized officials

• LC and BCF EC will consider the new club inclusion at end of the year

• Need insurance for your members Contact BCF office Will be charged in blocks of 20

• Clubs which do not pay Annual Fee will be considered as New Club for the next season(Mechelen CC, Heerlen CC)

Take over of a Club

• Take over of a Club (including players) is allowed.• Greens will play in Division 3 in 2016

This is considered as a complete take over

• Articles of Association/Bye laws will be adapted to clearly state this.

Star Players

• Two teams from the same club in the same division AICC-1 and AICC-2 is allowed to play in Division 3 11 star players identified can only play for AICC-1 Rule is applicable to any Club to represent 2 teams in

a division

• Two teams from the same club in different division 4 Star Players (identified based on CricHQ statistics) 2 players are allowed in the second team per game.

• Allowed only to play for 50% of the games

• Penalty for violation: Forfeit (irrespective of the result) and a fine of 100 EUR

Umpires Criteria

• A Club which represents a team in T20 and League in the BCF competition must provide at least 8 BCF recognized umpires. Eg., A Club can provide 2 umpire in T20 and 6 in

league.

• When a Club represents a team in T20 cup and 2 teams in the League, then they need to provide umpires for 12 BCF recognized umpires.

• Penalty : 60 EUR/fixture

Junior Program• Division 1 and Division 2 must have active Junior

Program / Initiatives

• Junior League Separate team Junior Players must be registered in CricHQ Scorecard must be uploaded in CricHQ

Rained off Fixture

• Genuine attempt must be made once to reschedule• Upon rescheduled date also it couldn’t be played

Points equivalent of draw (12.5 points) will be given to both the teams.

Reschedule must be completed before the completion period.

Couldn’t get dates/organize • Considered “No Result” (no points)

Forfeits

• For forfeit, 2.5 points bonus points will be given• Team which gets the forfeit will get 20 points for a

win + 2.5 bonus points = 22.5 points• Team which forfeits gets a penalty of 20 points

Dedicated Scorer• Division 1

Home Team : CricHQ App (online / offline) Away Team : Score book

• Division 2 – Division 4 Home Team: CricHQ App/Score book Away Team: CricHQ App/Score book

• Dedicated scorer per innings is allowed in both T20 & League.

• Penalty : 2 points

• NOTE: Please don’t bring juniors (<=10 age) and claim as dedicated scorer

Net Run Rate• Net Run Rate calculation = Total Runs taken/# of

overs allotted overs – Total Runs conceded/# of overs bowled

Dress code• Only whites are allowed in T20 & League• National Team Clothing are not allowed

(exception: cap)

ICC Rules & Regulations• By Runner

A runner for a batsman is not allowed

• Power Play• Leg side wides

Umpires are advised to follow strict guidelines Umpires will be consistent for both the teams and

throughout the competition

• No balls Bails knocked off during run up of a bowler is a “No

ball” A short pitched ball passing above head when the

striker is upright is a “WIDE” and not a “No ball”

ICC Rules & Regulations• Free hit

All No balls must be followed by a free-hit• T20• League

• Inner circle is no longer applicable in T20 & League

ICC Rules & Regulations• Only 5 fielders are allowed in the leg side at any

time. Only 2 fielders behind popping crease of striker in the leg side

• Power play T20: First 6 overs

• Only 2 fielders are allowed outside 30 yards League:

• Division 1 (50 overs)– Power play 1: 1 – 10 overs (inc)– Power play 2: 11- 40 overs (inc)– Power play 3: 41- 50 overs (inc)

• Division 2 – Division 4 (45 overs)– Power play 1: 1- 9 overs (inc)– Power play 2: 10 – 35 overs (inc)– Power play 3: 36 – 45 overs (inc)

ICC Rules & Regulations• Power play

Reduced overs (use the chart and guidelines) Power play 1:

• 2 fielders allowed outside 30 yards Power play 2:

• 4 fielders allowed outside 30 yards Power play 3:

• 5 fielders allowed outside 30 yards

Duckworth Lewis • To be followed in 2016

Division 1 T20 final stages

• D/L Standard Edition with printed table format No professional edition

• Not using CricHQ App or PC based application

References • ICC rules and regulations

Men’s Match Playing ConditionsStandard One Day International Match Playing ConditionsStandard Twenty20 International Match Playing Conditions

Duckworth LewisDuckworth/Lewis MethodologyDuckworth/Lewis Standard Edition TableThe D/L methodology: answers to frequently asked questions

Q&A