This document provides a summary of the agenda and key discussions from the BCF Umpires and Captains Meeting in 2016. It covers topics like league organization, umpires, invoices, CricHQ registration, league rules updates regarding star players and divisions, umpire criteria, ICC rules on wide balls and no balls, and use of the Duckworth-Lewis method for interrupted matches. Key decisions included allowing clubs to field two teams in the same division if they identify star players for one team only, and minimum umpiring requirements for clubs participating in the league.

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

3. LEAGUE ORGANIZATION

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

7. UMPIRES

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

10. INVOICE

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

17. CRICHQ

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

19. LEAGUE RULES &
REGULATIONS UPDATE

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

36. Q&A