1. BCF Umpires and Captains
Meeting 2016
Ganesh Ramasubramanian
On Behalf of League Committee
2. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. LC and DP
League Committee Disciplinary Panel
Ganesh (Chairman) Rakesh Kapila (Chairman)
Hassan Shah (Hasselt) Imran Rath (PCCB)
Angar (ACCB) Chirag Motani (AICC)
Deep Shah
Naresh Shah
Peter Whitten (12 Stars) Munir (Eagles)
Shashi Gunna (ICCB) Zaman Farooq (Ostend)
Ricky
Baber Butt (Gent)
Saurabh Kharedkhar (Greens)
Narendar Mandal
Dwarakesh Seshadri
Nominations
Nominations for LC
8. 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
9. 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
11. Invoice to Clubs – T20
T20 Home
Game?
Game
happening
in your
Ground?
Yes
Own a
Ground?
End
Yes
No
Arrange a
Friendly
Yes
BCF
Invoice
(50 EUR
minimum)
No
12. Invoice to Clubs – League
League
Home
Game?
Yes
Own a
Ground?
End
Yes
BCF
Invoice
(150 EUR
minimum)
No
13. 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).
14. Invoice to Clubs - Example
Ground 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 € 100.00
Total € 350.00
ACCB 17/04/2016 T20 € 50.00
24/04/2016 T20 € 50.00
17/07/2016 League € 150.00
Total € 250.00
Crescent CC 22/05/2016 T20 € 50.00
Total € 50.00
15. 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
16. 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
18. 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
20. 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)
21. 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.
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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)
26. 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
27. 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
28. Net Run Rate
• Net Run Rate calculation = Total Runs taken/# of
overs allotted overs – Total Runs conceded/#
of overs bowled
29. Dress code
• Only whites are allowed in T20 & League
• National Team Clothing are not allowed
(exception: cap)
30. 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”
31. 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
32. 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)
33. 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
34. 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
35. References
• ICC rules and regulations
Men’s Match Playing Conditions
Standard One Day International Match Playing Conditions
Standard Twenty20 International Match Playing Conditions
Duckworth Lewis
Duckworth/Lewis Methodology
Duckworth/Lewis Standard Edition Table
The D/L methodology: answers to frequently asked
questions