The batting side shall score “two” runs for completing a run between the wickets.The striker shall be caught out if the ball is caught in full off of one or more side walls. That is, one run shall be scored when the ball strikes the boundary wall in these circumstances, and the ball shall remain live. If, on a run or leg bye, a ball makes contact with a side wall before making contact with the boundary wall, then the boundary wall shall be treated as a side wall and not as a boundary wall. This applies to runs, byes, leg byes, wides, and overthrows, in addition to any other runs scored. The batting side shall score “one” run each time the ball makes contact with a side wall. Shots that hit the boundary wall after making contact with the ground, but without making contact with a side wall, count as “four” runs.A boundary “four” or “six” may also be scored as a leg bye.Īs per the laws of cricket, once the ball has hit the boundary wall for either a ‘four’ or ‘six’, the ball is dead no further runs can be scored and no wickets can be taken.Īs per the laws of cricket, if the ball strikes the boundary wall on a bye, wide, or overthrow, it shall count as four or six runs as appropriate, in addition to any other runs scored, and the ball shall be dead. Shots that hit the boundary wall without making contact with the ground or a side wall,count as “six” runs. A batter shall continue to bat for three overs, even if dismissed. At the fall of a wicket, the batter who was not dismissed shall take the strike, with the batters changing ends if necessary. When batting, only 8 selected players may bat with no substitutions.Īll wickets carry a 5 run penalty. All fielding players including substitutes may bowl at any time. A fielding team substitution can be made whenever the ball is dead. The fielding team will be made up of 8 players at a time however substitutes can be used whilst fielding so that a team can rotate players. In the case of a side batting second exceeding the run total of the side batting first, that side shall continue to bat for the remainder of their innings (that is, for 12 overs). Winning teams will be decided by which team scores the most runs in their innings. There will be a maximum of 2 minutes in between each innings. If the minimum of six players is not ready by the start time of the match, the match will be forfeited. If your team are late, the toss will be forfeited to the other team. The choice of innings is decided by a toss, which should be completed by team captains 5 minutes before your scheduled start time. Each innings consists of 12 six ball overs and must be completed within 30 minutes (5 runs will be awarded to the batting team for every one minute that the runs over the specified time)

Basic cricket rules and regulations