Junior SAMCA Cups
Under 13
MATCH RULES
NOTE! Unless the Laws of Cricket have been modified in this document the normal
Laws of Cricket will apply to all games played in this competition.
1. Hours of Play:
The hours of play will be 10:00am to 3:30pm with each innings being of 40 overs.
Drinks are to be taken at the completion of the 13th and 26th overs unless extra drinks
breaks are required due to the weather conditions.
The lunch break is to be taken at 12:30pm (30 minutes) at which time the innings of the
team batting first will be compulsory closed (unless dismissed prior).
If the team batting first is dismissed with more than 30 minutes of play left before the
lunch break play will continue until the scheduled break.
2. Limitation of Batting Time:
The innings of the team batting first will end at the completion of the required number
of overs unless dismissed earlier.
The innings of the team batting second will end as soon as they pass the score of the
team batting first or at the required number of overs or when 10 wickets have been lost.
In the event of both teams receiving the maximum number of overs (40) the team with
the highest score will be declared the winner.
3. Coaches:
SAMCA has a “Duty of Care” responsibility to all of the players participating in this
competition. As such all Association Coaches must have a Level 1 Coaching Certificate
and a current Police Clearance.
4. Player Qualifications:
To qualify to play in this competition all nominated players must have played in at least
three (3) fully completed games in the regular competition (not T/20) for their
community club in that Association by December 31st of the current season with all
Player Registration Forms returned to the SAMCA Secretary by this date so each
player’s eligibility can be verified.
It is essential that any player substituted into any team must have met all requirements
of the Player Qualification rule, and that the SAMCA Secretary is advised of the
substitution/s and the player’s particulars, prior to their playing.
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If this notification is not received, or any other player is found to have not met the
qualification standards, that breech will result in the forfeiture of all of that players
statistics from the teams overall final score.
5. Over Limitations:
In an innings scheduled for 40 overs no bowler may bowl more than eight (8) overs in
total and no more than four (4) overs in a spell (medium and fast bowlers) and must
have a break of not less than twelve (12) overs (6 from each end) prior to completing the
maximum number of overs permitted for an innings.
Slow (spin) bowlers may bowl their allocated number of overs in one (1) spell providing
NO attempt is made to bowl a faster delivery.
(Note! The bowler may change ends during the initial spell providing only one (1)
over is used for the change of ends. The bowler may bowl the remaining overs of
the four (4) over spell from the new end).
6. Boundaries:
The boundaries of this grade will be a minimum of 40 metres and a maximum of 45
metres.
7. Player Protection:
The wearing of player protection equipment in this grade is considered VITAL and all
players will wear the approved protection equipment, including a helmet complete
with face guard, batting pads, gloves, thigh guard and box when batting.
(NOTE! In keeping with SAMCA’s current Risk Management Policy and
potential legal litigation NO player may bat without this protection equipment).
All wicketkeepers playing in this competition are required to wear a helmet complete
with face mask.
8. Dress:
Players in this grade will dress in accordance with the acceptable cricket dress rules of
SAMCA supplied shirt, white/cream long trousers, predominately white shoes and
socks.
9. Match Points:
Match points will be awarded as follows;
2 points for a win
1 point for a tie or draw
In the event two or more teams have the same number of points, runs made and wickets
taken will be used to determine the finalists using the following formula;
Runs made/Wickets lost (divided by) Runs against/Wickets taken
10. Balls Permitted:
The ball to be used will be a 142gram Kooka Practice ball or a Kookaburra Special Test
142gram ball.
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11. Age Limit:
To play in the Under 13’s competition a player must be under thirteen (13) years of age
on the 1st of September of the season starting the programme.
12. Dangerous Deliveries:
1) Any high short pitched ball bowled faster than slow (spinners) pace shall be
considered a dangerous delivery if the ball passes, or would have passed, above the
shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease. In this instance either
umpire will call and signal ‘No Ball’.
2) Any high full pitched ball bowled faster than slow (spinner) pace shall be considered
dangerous if the ball passes above waist height of the striker standing upright at the
crease. In this instance either umpire will call and signal ‘No Ball’.
3) In the above instances one (1) run will be given to the batting team for each ‘No
Ball’.
13. Close Fielders;
In this grade no fielders may field closer than ten (10) metres in front of the wicket.
14. Number of Players:
Each team will be made up of twelve (12) named players. Eleven (11) fielders only shall
be permitted on the field of play at any one time. Interchange of fielders without
restriction is permitted (provided no time is wasted) and there shall be no requirement
for a bowler to be on the field for a certain length of time after an absence.
One (1) player in each team shall not be permitted to bat. The Captain is not required to
nominate this player in advance and may make such decision at any time of choosing.
All players full names must be entered into the scorebooks of both teams.
15. Minimum Number of Players:
The minimum number of players for a match to commence is eight (8) all of whom must
be in attendance. The opposition team MUST wait for at least 30 minutes after the
scheduled start time before claiming a forfeit.
In the event of a late start (of more than 15 minutes) due to insufficient player numbers
the side batting first, providing it is not the team that caused the delayed start, may, if
not dismissed, continue to bat in accordance with the following formula;
lost time is halved and reduced by 5 minutes
16. Wides and Dead Balls:
In instances where the match is played on hard wickets the following will apply
a) Dead Ball Umpires are directed to call ‘Dead Ball’ against any ball which shoots from the gap
in the matting or hits/pitches on the matting straps, edging tape or any foreign
object.
(NOTE! The term ‘shoots’ means a ball acted in an unnatural manner giving
the bowler an unfair advantage)
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b) Wides/Dead Balls –
Umpires are directed to call any ball that pitches on the grass or the edge of any
exposed concrete (off the matting) and carries on in a straight line or deviates away
from the batter and passes the batter without being touched a ‘Wide’. Batters may
attempt to get extra runs in this instance.
One (1) run shall be added to the batting score for this call plus any additional runs
that are completed.
Umpires are directed to call any ball that pitches on the grass or the edge of any
exposed concrete (off the matting) and deviates towards the batter a ‘Dead Ball’.
This call is to be made as soon as the deviation is noticed.
This ball will be re-bowled and no penalty runs will be recorded.
c) Where matches are played on a turf pitch the normal rules of cricket will apply.
d) Wides, Dead Balls and No Balls will be re-bowled, providing an over to consist of
no more than eight (8) balls, except the last over (the 40th over) of the innings which
must consist of six (6) legitimate balls.
17. Retirement;
Batters will retire on scoring 50 runs even if this occurs before the over is completed.
Batters having retired under this rule may return to the crease after the rest of the team
have had their turn at bat. All retirements will be ‘retired out’ except for ‘retired hurt’.
18. Late Players:
Late arriving players may not come onto the field of play until the end of an over in
progress and only after the umpires have been advised and given permission.
In the advent of a player coming onto the field of play without permission five (5)
penalty runs will be awarded to the batting side.
19. Wet Weather Rule:
In the advent of wet weather the following rules will apply
a) If time is lost during the first innings, due to inclement weather, the time lost will be
halved and the side batting may continue to bat for this extra time.
b) If this time lost does not allow for the required number of overs (40) to be bowled
the number of overs bowled in the first innings will be the required number of overs
to be bowled in the second innings.
c) If time is lost during the second innings, due to inclement weather, and the required
number of overs cannot be bowled, the scores at the same number of overs of both
teams will determine who has won the game providing a minimum of twenty (20)
overs have been bowled.
d) If the entire day is lost due to inclement weather the game may be played on the rest
day. Should this not be possible the game will be declared a draw.
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20. Hot Weather Rule:
SAMCA has a “Duty of Care” responsibility and accordingly has adopted the following
Hot Weather Rule;
“If the 6pm TV weather news service the night before the game is due to be played
forecasts the maximum temperature for the metropolitan area to be 38 degrees or more
no game will commence. If the games scheduled for that day are lost due to the
temperature the games will be played on the rest day. Should this not occur the games
will be declared a draw”.
COMPETITION NOTES
Both teams to enter game results onto My Cricket the evening of each game being
completed.
Lunches for all players, Umpires and officials are to be provided by the home team.
Host Ovals must have the following facilities available for use: Clubrooms, Canteen,
Change Rooms and Toilets.
Grand Final to be played at the ground of the team finishing top at the end of the
qualification games.
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