Twenty-20 Cricket

1 Playing Conditions

The Playing Conditions for First Class Cricket as they relate to matches in The County Championship will apply, with the following exceptions

2 Duration

The matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings being limited to a maximum of 20 overs. Two days will be allocated for Finals Day in case of weather interference. There will be no reserve day for Group League matches.

3 Hours of Play and Intervals

In all matches without a Reserve Day (Group League matches and quarter-finals) Standard Scheduled Start and Cessation Times are as

Interval Between Innings

If the innings of the team batting first is completed prior to the scheduled time for the Interval, the Interval shall take place immediately and the Innings of the team batting second will commence correspondingly earlier. In circumstances where the side bowling first has not
completed the allotted number of overs by the scheduled or re-scheduled cessation time for the first innings, the umpires shall reduce the length of the interval by the amount of time that the first innings overran.The minimum time for the interval will be 10 minutes.
On all occasions where play is delayed or interrupted the Umpires will reduce the length of the Interval to 10minutes.

Intervals for Drinks No drinks intervals are permitted.


4 The Ball
As for Championship Playing Conditions except that white Kookaburra cricket balls will be used. One new ball shall be used for each innings.

Number of Overs Per Bowler

No bowler may bowl more than four overs, however in a delayed start or interrupted match, where the overs arereduced for both sides or for the side bowling second, no bowler may bowl more than one-fifth of the total overs allowed (unless such a number has been exceeded before the interruption), except that where the total overs are not divisible by five, an additional over shall be allowed to the minimum number of bowlers necessary to make up the balance. - e.g. after 8 overs, rain interrupts play and the innings is reduced to 12 overs. Both opening bowlers have bowled 4 overs. Two bowlers can bowl 3 overs and three bowlers can bowl 2. Bowlers 1 and 2 have already exceeded this limit. They count as the two bowlers who were allowed the extra over (3 as opposed to 2) and so any other bowlers are
limited to 2 overs. When an interruption occurs mid-over and on resumption the bowler has exceeded the new maximum allocation, he will be allowed to finish the incompleted
over. In the event of a bowler breaking down and being unable to complete an over, the remaining balls will be bowled by another bowler. Such part of an over will count as a
full over only in so far as each bowler's limit is concerned. The number of overs bowled by each individual bowler shall be indicated on the scoreboard from the commencement of an innings.

5 Covering
Championship Playing Condition 17 applies except that in Note (a) to 17.1.3, the time for the removal of covers shall be at the Groundsman's discretion.

6 Declarations

Law 14 will not apply in this competition. The Captain of the batting side may not declare his innings closed at any time during the course of a match.

7 No Ball - Penalty

Law 24.12 will apply except that the penalty for a No ball will be 2 runs.

8 Free Hit after a Foot Fault No Ball

In addition to 10 above, the delivery following a no ball called for a foot fault (Law 24.5) shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it. If the delivery for the free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no ball or a wide ball), then the next delivery will become a free hit
for whichever batsman is facing it. For any free hit, the striker can be dismissed only
under the circumstances that apply for a no ball, even if the delivery for the free hit is called wide ball. Field changes are permitted for free hit deliveries.

9 Wide Ball

In addition to Law 25 and in place of Championship Playing Condition 26 the following will apply Umpires are instructed to apply a very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this Law in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket. A penalty of one run shall be scored. This penalty shall stand in addition to any other runs which are scored orawarded.