Key Points WEPL Bristol & Somerset Division Rules

 

 

Playing Conditions:

 

  • Batting side to provide ball in each innings (unclear at this stage if one or two match balls to be used in 2nd XI competition)
  • Umpires to be provided by ACUS (unclear at this stage if this applies to 2nd XI competition)
  • Home team to provide umpires with box of 4 replacement balls
  • 1st XI matches are of maximum 50 over innings starting at 1:15 p.m, 12:45 last 3 matches
  • 2nd XI matches are of maximum 45 over innings starting at 1:45 p.m, 1.15 p.m. last 3 matches

 

Rules

 

  • Any unused overs to be transferred to side batting second in the event of dismissal or declaration
  • Four fielders + bowler and wicketkeeper to be inside 30 yard fielding circle
  • Bowler can bowl maximum of 30% of overs in an innings (i.e. 15 in full innings 1st XI; 13 in full innings 2nd XI)
  • Matches can be reduced by 2 overs for every 7 minutes lost if there are delays at start or interruptions in the first innings but match is abandoned if it becomes less than 60 over match
  • Innings can be reduced by 1 over for every 3˝ minutes lost if there are interruptions in the second innings but NO RESULT if the second innings isn’t at least 30 overs, otherwise match decided by highest runs per over.
  • Each TEAM (1st & 2nd XI)  has to field at least nine English qualified players
  • One Overseas Player (as opposed to Overseas Exempt) is allowed in each team BUT if the CLUB registers two overseas player, one must be nominated as the 1st XI player at the start of the season
  • Overseas Exempt players must either be a full time student in the UK or have been permanently resident in the UK for 2 years before the start of the season and not have been earning from playing cricket in that time

Points

 

  • 10 points for win
  • 5 points for a tie
  • maximum 5 batting at 125.150,175,200, 225
  • bowling 1 pt for each 2 wickets taken
  • 2 bonus points for dismissing team for 120 or less
  • league decided on average points not total points
  • 2 PENALTY points if overs not bowled in allotted time – 3˝ minutes per over +10 minutes (185 minutes for 50 overs; 168 minutes for 45 overs)

 

Promotion and Relegation

 

While promotion of the top club from Bristol and Somerset, Gloucester and Wiltshire and the four “county” Premier Leagues below is guaranteed, the regional pyramid structure of the WEPL means that relegation from these divisions can be influenced by the results in divisions immediately above them. The bottom two clubs are relegated from these divisions and, in an ideal world, would comprise one club from each of the geographical areas in the division below (all clubs in the WEPL have a nominated relegation path determining which of the feeder leagues they would return to following relegation from the bottom tier).

 

This ideal situation would result in an orderly one-up, one-down system between from the regional Bristol/Somerset and Gloucester/Wiltshire divisions through to the feeder leagues. However, when both relegated clubs are from the same geographic area the knock-on effect could be that two clubs will be relegated to the divisions below while none are relegated to the other.

 

Promotion or relegation from the Bristol & Somerset 2nd XI competition is dictated by the performance of the 1st XI not by the achievements of the 2nd XI. Therefore, if the 1st XI is promoted to Premier Two, then the 2nd XI will also be promoted to Premier Two 2nd XI. Conversely, if the 1st XI is relegated the 2nd XI would also be relegated to the 2nd XI competition of the Somerset Division (if it formed as planned) or to Division 1 of the 2nd XI competition of the Somerset League