N. Innings cut off procedure for Saturday 1 dayers (Reg 25)

WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?

To try to find a better way to cut off the first innings in a limited overs one day match, especially on a Saturday.

DISCUSSION

We have tried this before and did not get anywhere.

Here's the proposition.

In all one day games, the team that bats first is effectively penalised if the bowling team is slow in their overs. The batting time may be building an innings and suddenly find themselves docked several overs (or informed that there is only one over left etc...) and denied the chance to score heavily in the last few overs.


The new suggestion is:

 The batting team’s innings is extended to the innings maximum 35. The team bowling first will only
receive the number of overs that they bowled at the “cut-off” time.

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I will make these points. 

• The team batting first needs to be time and rule aware. There will be no surprises if they keep in mind that from 30 minutes to Compulsory Closure time (which only varies in rain interrupted matches) they should get no more than 7 to 8 more overs. 

• There is a problem in Regulation 25.3. If the team batting first is 9 down at "cut-off" time and the 10th wicket falls after that then the team batting second gets 35 overs... the day might need extra time... so that needs to change.

Reg 25.3 If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 35 overs, the team batting second will be entitled to bat for 35 overs.

• The new suggestion does not get away from the requirement of accurate timekeeping.
  

The root cause of this seems to be the time demand of getting a 70 over game in the 5 hours playing time we usually have on a Saturday afternoon.

On closer examination, 1pm to 6pm is 5 hours or 300 minutes. 70 overs at 4 minutes per over and a 15 minute tea break is only 295 minutes. Add 2x 5 minute drinks breaks and you’re trying to get through 70 overs in 275 minutes (which is about 3.9 minutes/over).
That compares well with to Super 20 (4 minutes/over), Sunday 50 (3.7 minutes/over taking out 2 drinks breaks), Over 40’s (3.87 min/over taking out 2 drinks breaks), and Saturday 2 dayers (about 3.67 min/over taking out 2 drinks breaks).

Based on those figures, no side should have trouble getting 35 overs in by the Compulsory Closure Time in a Saturday 35 over game.
Any bowling side struggling to get the overs in deserves a strong sanction, certainly stronger than losing a few overs (which is the current offer.)

• Two other solutions that might work are: 
• not playing 35 over games at all on Saturdays…. Or 
• making the games (about) 32 overs per side.

What ever solution is worked out here probably should be used in Sunday 50 cricket too. (maybe not straight away but eventually).

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DRAFT PROPOSAL 

 

EXISTING REGULATIONS	COMMENTS	PROPOSED NEW WORDING
25 COMPULSORY CLOSURE TIME For Saturday One Day 35 Over Matches		25 TIME PENALTY FOR FAILING TO BOWL OVERS IN FIRST INNINGS
25.1 For matches scheduled to start at 12.30pm, the first innings will close at the end of the over in progress at 2.55pm.	These are the cut off times. Rewrite this to say the team bowling first will  get the number of overs including the one in progress at the  cutoff time stated.	25.1 For matches scheduled to start at 12.30pm, the team bowling first will receive the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at 2.55pm (referred to as the “cut off time”.)
25.2 For matches scheduled to start at 1pm, the first innings will close at the end of the over in progress at 3.25pm.		25.2 For matches scheduled to start at 1pm, the team bowling first will receive the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at 3.25pm (referred to as the “cut off time”.)
25.3 If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 35 overs, the team batting second will be entitled to bat for 35 overs.	Change to say “entitled to bat for the overs at cutoff time”.  If 1st team allout before cut-off then 2nd team gets 35 overs. If 1st team is allout after cut-off then 2nd team gets the number of overs including the one in progress at the cutoff time	25.3.1 If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 35 overs, before cut-off time the team batting second will be entitled to bat for 35 overs. 25.3.2 If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 35 overs, after cut-off time the team batting second will be entitled to bat for the number of overs bowled including the one in progress at the cut off time.
25.3.1 For example if the team batting first is all out after 29 overs then the team batting second will face up to 35 overs.		25.3.1 For example if the team batting first is all out after 29 overs before the cut off time then the team batting second will face up to 35 overs.
	Add another example with a type b situation	25.3.2 For example if the team batting first is all out after the cutoff time then the team batting second will face the number of overs completed plus the one in progress at the cut off time.
25.4 If the first innings is compulsorily closed, the team batting second will receive the same number of overs as the team batting first.	This changes entirely.	25.4 NIL
25.4.1 For example if the team bowling first has bowled 33 overs by the time of the tea break, the innings is closed, tea is taken and that team will face 33 overs.	This changes entirely.	25.4.1 NIL
25.5 NIL		25.5 NIL
		Renumber as appropriate.

 Updated ABM 2-July-2022

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