WACA SECTION NINE
Junior Cricket Council
McKenzie Shield Competition

Full name Graham Douglas McKenzie
Born June 24, 1941, Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia
Major teams Australia, Leicestershire, Western Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast

9:1 COMPETITION ENTRY AND SIZE OF TEAMS

9:1:1 Competition entry

This competition is conducted under the Rules of the Cricket Council and shall be restricted to players under 13 years of age as at the end of August in the year the season commenced.

Each team entered in this Competition must be under the charge of a controlling officer, who may act as umpire for his team in the absence of an official umpire.

Rules 7:6:2:12 and 7:6:2:15 of the Saturday Morning Competitions shall also apply to this competition.

All matches are played on SUNDAYS with the following special playing conditions pertaining to the age group.

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9:1:2 Size of teams

A team shall consist of 12 players, only 11 of whom shall be allowed on the field at any one time. Only 11 players are allowed to bat.

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9:2.1 HOURS OF PLAY AND BOWLERS' LIMITATIONS

Hours of Play

At 3.25pm, the team bowling first will complete the over in progress if the required number of overs has not already been bowled. After the completion of this over, the batting team's innings will close and tea will be taken.

The team batting second will then receive the same number of overs it bowled to the team batting first, provided the team batting first was not dismissed. If the team batting first has been dismissed, the team batting second will receive their full allocation of overs for the match.

The intention shall always be for both teams to receive the same number of overs in the match, unless either team has been dismissed beforehand. No penalties apply for slow over rates. If playing time is lost, the aim must always be for both teams to have equal overs for a result to be achieved.

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9.2.2 Bowler's Restrictions

1. No bowler shall bowl more than 8 six-ball overs in an innings.
2. In a delayed or interrupted match where the overs are reduced no bowler may bowl more than one-fifth of the total overs allowed
3. No single spell of bowling, other than for a genuine finger or wrist spinner, shall exceed 4 overs
4. Other than for a genuine finger or wrist spinner, a break of at least 20 minutes must be taken between spells
5. A bowler who has bowled less that 4 overs may resume bowling prior to the completion of the mandatory break as defined above, but this will be considered an extension of the same spell, and the limit of overs in total for the spell will still apply. Following the completion of the spell (up to a maximum of 4 overs), the normal break between spells will apply - the break between the overs within the spells is disregarded.
6. Should a bowler have completed less than 4 overs prior to having a break of at least 20 minutes, then these overs will constitute the commencement of a new spell and are not considered as the continuation of the previous spell.

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9:3 MATCH RULES AND CONDITIONS OF PLAY

9:3:1 Special Conditions:

1. An approved 142g leather ball shall be used.
2. The boundaries shall be 50 metres from the centre of the pitch.
3. No player shall field any closer than half a pitch length in a semi-circle in front of the wicket. Where this area is not marked common sense shall prevail. If a breach is evident a warning shall be given before the ball is bowled. If after a warning a further breach occurs "no ball" shall be called.

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9:3:2 Conditions of play

1. One innings per side being limited to 240 balls, provided however that if the side batting first has not been dismissed and has not received the required number of balls in the time allowed, the side batting second shall only receive the same number of legitimate balls as bowled to the side batting first.
2. In the event of a match starting late, owing to weather or state of the ground, the number of overs in each innings shall be reduced by agreement between the two captains on the basis of one over for each three minutes of lost time. This reduction shall be from the total number of overs in the match ie 80 overs and the tea break shall be adjusted accordingly.
3. A minimum match shall consist of half the original number of overs.
4. In the interest of developing junior cricketers, if the side batting second has passed the side batting first's score before they have received their allotted 40 overs, then the side batting second has the option of ending the match or continuing to bat on for their allotted 40 overs.

Should the side batting second elect to bat on then all scores after the game has been won shall be disregarded for the purpose of player of the round awards and quotients for deciding finalists.

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9:3:3 Unfinished Match:

1. If a match remains unfinished after one day, the winner shall be the side which has scored the faster in runs per over provided that 84 balls have been bowled at the side batting second. In the case of the team batting first, the overs to be utilised in the assessment of its run rate to be computed on the same number of completed overs (commencing from the beginning of its innings) as received by the team batting second, the second team's rate being, of course, assessed on the number of completed overs bowled to it. If the run rate thus assessed is the same, the side losing the least number of wickets in the number of overs in the computation will be the winner.
2. Scorers shall note the number of runs scored and wickets lost at the completion of all overs after the nominated minimum.
3. If the team batting second has not received the required number of overs and no result has been achieved, the match shall be replayed.
4. Any matches that have not been completed must be replayed on a Sunday to be determined by the Cricket Council Secretary prior to the last fixture or they will be declared a drawn match.

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9:3:4 Match Reports

Each team must submit a Match Report detailing the results of the match and the player of the round award nomination.

The Report must be signed by an appropriate official of the club at the conclusion of the match and faxed on 9221 1059, hand delivered or posted to the WACA, PO Box 6045, East Perth 6892 or provided in some other manner as approved by Cricket Council. A reply paid envelope will be provided.

The Cricket Council rules provide for a fine of $50 for each default, in accordance with rule 3.8.

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9:3:5 Player of the Round

At the conclusion of the match the team Managers shall confer and nominate the player who shall be the "player of the match" based on the player having scored the most number of points using the following:

1 point per run, 15 points per wicket and 10 points per catch or stumping.

When completing his match report the responsible controlling officer shall include the Player of the Match details.

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9:3:6 Square Leg Umpires

Where only one official umpire is in attendance the fielding side shall provide the square leg umpire.

Square leg umpires shall not direct players on the ground, but can through the fielding captain nominate or direct certain moves, but only between overs and should avoid any undue delay in play.

Breaches are infringements and infringing coaches, players, officials, spectators, clubs or affiliated associations are liable to a warning or fine.

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9:3:7 Points System

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9.3.8 Finals

1. Semi-Finals and Finals shall be played in accordance with fixtures prescribed by the Cricket Council Secretary.
2. If two or more teams be equal on points their relative positions shall be determined by averages. For the purpose of ascertaining averages the following system shall be adopted. The batting averages for a team shall be obtained by dividing the total number of runs scored by the total number of wicket lost. The batting average against that team shall be obtained by dividing the total number of runs scored against it by the total number of wickets taken. The former shall be divided by that latter. The team having the higher averages quotient shall be considered to have the better performance. In an innings which has been completed ten wickets shall be considered as lost. In an innings declared closed whether compulsorily or voluntarily or uncompleted only the number of wickets which have actually fallen including a batsman retired but not a batsman retired hurt shall be considered as lost.
3. A player is ineligible to play in a semi-final or final match unless they have played two or more matches during the season for that team in the Under 13 competition or unless they have received the permission of the Cricket Council Secretary.

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