Cup competitions are played under the Rules of the NPCL unless they are replaced by rules specific to the Cup competition.

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1 Cup Competition(s) Cup competitions are played under the Rules of the NPCL unless they are replaced by rules specific to the Cup competition. Readers T20 Cup The T20 Readers Cup shall be played in accordance with the ECB Natwest T20 Competition Rules and Regulations unless they are replaced or amended by the specific rules mentioned at 3 (below). At the time of writing the 2018 Rules & Regulations have not yet been published. These will be posted in due course on the NPCL website 1 Eligibility All players must be registered with the NPCL and must not have played for another club in any other adult Saturday League in the current season unless they have officially transferred to an NPCL club (See NPCL Rules: Sections 14 & 15). The club Professional and Overseas players shall be eligible to play in the competition. 2 T20 Cup Format The Competition will be played in four groups of 3 clubs as follows: North 1 North 2 South 1 South 2 Barrow, Netherfield, Penrith Morecambe, Garstang, Fulwood & Broughton Blackpool, Fleetwood, St Annes Chorley, Leyland, Preston Group matches will be played on a specific Saturday or Sunday with no reserve date. Each club shall host the other clubs in their group on a Round Robin basis. The host club plays the remaining clubs in their group on the same day. The Round Robin dates for the 2018 season are as follows: Sun 6 May Sun 27 May Sun 17 June Hosts: Penrith, Garstang, Blackpool, Chorley Hosts: Barrow, Fulwood & Broughton, Fleetwood, Leyland Hosts: Netherfield, Morecambe, St Annes, Preston Points will be awarded as follows: 2 points for a win 1 point for an uncompleted match The Group Winners shall be the teams with the most points at the end of the Round Robin stage. In the event of a tie the winning team shall be the club with the highest net run rate over the whole of the group stage. The 4 winners will go forward to the Finals Day. A draw of the 4 winning clubs shall take place to determine which club will host the Finals Day. Finals Day for the 2018 season are as follows: Sun 1 July Sun 15 July (reserve date) 3 Additional T20 Rules

2 Any Club or Team failing to fulfil a fixture shall be subject to a fine of 200 payable to the NPCL within 14 days and a 15 point deduction of League points. They shall also be responsible for any costs incurred by the host Club either by way of travelling expenses, Umpire s expenses, or catering costs. Note: Clubs may consider the deduction of League points for a Cup competition to be harsh. However, the NLEC consider that Clubs must be discouraged from failing to fulfil a fixture even if they consider they have no chance of progressing in the competition as this would be a great dis-service to the host Club in the Round Robin stage. In the Round Robin stages matches shall commence at noon and 3.30 pm. On Finals Day matches shall commence at am, 2.00 pm, and 5.00 pm. The scores must be entered on by midnight and scorecards must also be entered on within 24 hours of completion of the last game by the host Club. Coloured clothing shall be worn. A match shall be deemed to be uncompleted where there has been no play or the side batting second has received less than 5 overs. In the event of bad weather preventing play or completion of the match there shall not be a bowl out to determine the result unless otherwise stated in these rules and the match shall be declared an uncompleted match. In the Round Robin stage each side shall receive 1 point in an uncompleted match. Net run rate in an uncompleted match shall not count towards the calculation of the net run rate over the whole of the Round Robin stage. Net run rate is defined as follows: the difference between your run rate and the opposition s run rate i.e. the runs scored per over minus the runs conceded per over. Apart from uncompleted matches (see above) the net run rate is calculated over all the games in the Round Robin stage on a cumulative basis. Round Robin stage and Finals Day: In the event of the side in the first innings batting for longer than the side in the second innings the target score shall be decided by average run rate based on the number of legitimate balls faced. Delete Natwest Rule , BUT re: one over per side eliminator shall apply except in where the words if the original match was a tie under the D/L method, clause immediately applies. Otherwise shall be deleted i.e shall read for this purpose in the event of the teams having the same score after the one over per side eliminator has been completed the team whose batsmen hit the most number of boundaries combined from its two innings in both the main match and in the one over per side eliminator shall be the winner. The result of a completed match on the first Finals Day shall stand. An uncompleted match on the First Finals Day shall be played on the reserve Finals Day. If there is an uncompleted match on the reserve Finals Day the result shall be determined by a bowl out. Benchmarx Kitchens 40 Over Cup 1 Format All players taking part in the competition shall be registered members of their respective clubs in accordance with NPCL rules. All member clubs of the NPCL shall compete. The gate money for the Final after deduction of the Umpires expenses shall be split between the two clubs. All matches shall be played using pink balls. Draw for 2018 Competition: Sun 22 July A Leyland - bye

3 B C D E F G H Longridge v Lancaster Kendal v Fleetwood Chorley v Penrith Preston v Garstang Fulwood & Broughton v St Annes Netherfield v Blackpool Morecambe v Barrow Sunday 5 August I Winners of B v Leyland J Winners of D v Winners of E K Winners of F v Winners of C L Winners of G v Winners of H Sunday 19 August Semi-Finals M Winners of K v Winners of J N Winners of L v Winners of I Sunday 2 September Final* Winners of N v Winners of M *Sunday 9 September Final Reserve Date 2 Playing Conditions All games will commence at 2 pm (1.30 pm for the Semi-Final, and 1 pm for the Final). The Interval between Innings shall be 30 minutes during which tea will be taken. If there is a long break due to weather conditions tea if possible shall be taken during the stoppage. The Interval between Innings will then be 10 minutes. Each game shall consist of forty 6 ball overs to each side with bowlers limited to a maximum of 8 overs. If for any reason a bowler can not complete an over and it is completed by another player then the part over will count as a complete over so far as each bowler s limit is concerned. In a shortened game no bowler can bowl more than a fifth of available overs except when the number of overs is not divisible by 5 when up to four bowlers can bowl an extra over e.g. in a 32 over match three bowlers can bowl 6 overs and two can bowl 7. Each Innings shall be completed in 2 hours 35 minutes. If not the Umpires shall award 6 runs to the batting side for each complete over bowled after 2 hours 35 minutes. No balls shall count as two runs and an extra ball. In addition the delivery following the no ball called for a foot fault shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing. If the free ball is not a legitimate delivery (i.e. any sort of no ball or a wide) then the next delivery will be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing. For any free hit the striker can only be dismissed under the circumstances that apply for a no ball even if the delivery is called a wide ball. Field changes are allowed for a free hit delivery. Bowlers will be limited to 1 fast short pitched delivery per over. The bowler and the other Umpire must be informed when such a delivery has been bowled. Any subsequent short delivery will be called a no ball. A short pitched delivery is defined as one that passes or would have passed over the shoulder of the batsman standing upright on the crease. In the event of a tie the side losing the least wickets will be the winner. If both sides are all out the faster scoring side will be the winner (runs per over). If the result is still not produced then the side scoring most runs in the first 25 overs will be the winner, then if still equal the first 20 overs, then 15 overs. Restrictions on the placement of fielders: At the instant of delivery a minimum of 4 fielders plus the bowler and wicket keeper must be within the area bounded by two semicircles centred on each middle stump each with a radius of 30 yards joined by parallel lines on each side of the pitch. The fielding circles should be marked

4 by painted white dots at 5 yard intervals covered with a white plastic or rubber disc measuring 7 diameter. No more than 5 fielders shall be positioned on the leg side i.e. between fine leg and long on inclusive. For the first 15 overs of each Innings only two fielders are permitted to be outside the field restriction circle at the instant of delivery. For the remaining overs 5 fielders are allowed outside the field restriction circle at the instant of delivery. In circumstances where the number of overs in an Innings is reduced, the number of overs for which the restrictions apply will be one third of the overs (fractions to be ignored). In the event of an infringement of the above restrictions the Umpire shall call no ball. Interruptions for Weather: If the Captains disagree on the fitness of the conditions for the commencement of play then the Umpires decision is final. If weather conditions delay the start then after the loss of 20 minutes 1 over is deducted from each Innings for each complete 7 minutes lost. The minimum number of overs shall not be less than 10 overs to each side. No bowler may bowl more than one fifth of the available overs. If there is a break during the first Innings then the match is decided on run rate. The side batting first completes the SCHEDULED number of overs for the Innings and the run rate is calculated. NB A side declaring or being bowled out will for run rate purposes be deemed to have received its full complement of overs. The SCHEDULED number of overs is the number of overs the game COMMENCES as. If the game COMMENCES as a 40 over a side game, the team batting first MUST receive 40 overs. If the game COMMENCES as a 30 over a side game, then the team batting first MUST receive 30 overs, etc. The Umpires will determine the playing time left up to 8 pm. Up to 7.30 pm for a 1.30 pm start. Up to 7 pm for a 1 pm start. Umpires will calculate the number of overs for the second Innings at a rate of 1 over for every 3.5 minutes of the remaining playing time. Umpires should make every effort to maximise the playing time by, if it is convenient, taking tea during a rain break and allowing 10 minutes break between Innings. The winner will be the side with the highest run rate subject to the provisions below (see provisions). If there is a break in the second Innings then the number of overs will be reduced by one over for each complete 3.5 minutes lost and the winner will be the team with the highest run rate subject to the provisions below. Provisions 10 or more overs have been bowled. The side batting second has not lost wickets as follows: More than 2 wickets: up to 10 overs to be received More than 3 wickets: overs to be received More than 4 wickets: overs to be received More than 5 wickets: overs to be received More than 6 wickets: overs to be received More than 7 wickets: overs to be received More than 8 wickets: overs to be received Example: Team A scores 160 runs in 40 overs i.e. a run rate of 4.0 per over The second Innings is shortened by 7 overs to 33 overs. Team B has 33 overs to score 33 x 4 plus 1 i.e. a target of 133 runs in order to have a greater run rate than Team A. However the above table shows that if the eighth wicket falls before Team B scores 133 then Team A wins.

5 If the conditions are such that no play is possible or that the game can not be played according to the rules for a rain affected game then the game must be settled by a bowl out. Except for the Final where there will be a reserve date. Rules for bowl outs The Captains will agree a suitable pitch on or off the normal playing area. The pitch will be 22 yards long. Both teams will bowl from the same end which will have normal crease markings. Balls must be overarm and delivered according to the laws. Any such ball striking the stumps will count as a wicket providing a bail falls to the ground and it is not necessary for the ball to pitch before striking the stumps. Any strike on the stumps by a no ball will not count as a wicket and there will be no extra ball. Each Captain must submit a list of players in order of bowling to the Umpire. The Captain winning the toss of a coin will decide which team bowls first. Players from the teams will then bowl alternately until all 11 players from each team have bowled. In the event of a tie the players will bowl again in the same order until a decision is reached by sudden death. A team with less than 11 players will forfeit the deliveries of the missing players. If conditions are unfit for a bowl out then the decision can be made by the toss of a coin.