Cricket Rules

Team Composition

Rosters may not be larger than 12 total players
A maximum of 6 players are permitted on the field at one time for the defending team
A game may not proceed with less than 6 players. An exception can be made if an injury occurs during a game

Game Procedures

Games are Test Matches which are scheduled for 50 minutes. Each team will get to bat for either 6 overs, until 5 players are out, or for 25 minutes, whichever comes first
Teams will be provided 5 minutes to sign in and warm up. Warm up will begin precisely on the hour (e.g., 8:00pm). At the end of warm up, if the minimum number of players are not present, the team will default
Default games result in a score of 1-0
If both teams default, it will result in a score of 0-0
Captains are responsible for rock, paper, and scissors. The winner will determine which team will bat first

Rules

Cricket Rules apply with the following adaptations.

The objective of the game is to score more runs than the opposing team
There is a batting (offensive) team and fielding (defending) team
The batting team will have two players on the field designated as the Batsmen, and the fielding team assigns 6 players to the field
The fielding team will assign a bowler who will bowl the ball towards the batsman. The bowler’s intent should be to get the opposing batsmen out
Bowls must be bowled overarm and within the channel of play
If the bowler bowls the ball high (above the waist), wide (outside the channel) or is a no ball (an illegal bowl), an extra run is awarded to the batting team
A batsman is considered out when they are:
- Bowled out – when the bowler hits the batsman’s wickets
- Caught out – when a batsman hits the ball, and a fielder catches it before it hits the ground
- Run out – when the fielding team throws the ball into the wickets before the batsman gets to the crease
- Leg before wicket (LBW) – if the umpire thinks the batsman’s leg has interfered with the ball from hitting the wickets
- Stumped out – if the batsman misses the ball the back catcher may hit the wickets before the batsman returns to the crease
- Hit wicket – the batsman gets his own partner out by hitting their wickets with the ball
- Roof ball – the ball hits the roof directly
To score, batsman work in pairs as they try to hit the ball, score runs and defend their wickets
The batsmen should try to hit the ball away from the wickets and run to their partner’s crease
Runs are rewarded as follows:
- 1 run is awarded each time the batsmen make it to each other’s crease
- 1 run is awarded if the ball hits the side walls
- 4 runs are awarded if the ball hits the straight wall on a bounce
- 6 runs are awarded if the ball hits the straight wall directly
- Batsman can run if the ball hits any of the walls
After both teams have batted, the team with the most runs will be considered the winner