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NOTE… CRICKET IS A GREAT SPORT IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF FORMAT. WITH THE ADVENT OF 20/20 CRICKET IN THE PROFESSIONAL GAME MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW ENJOYING THE SPECTACLE OF THIS CLASSIC SPORT.
ACROSS THE LAND, THOUSANDS OF WEEKEND CRICKETERS ENJOY A FRIENDLY GAME OF 11 ASIDE CRICKET WITH FEW HAVING EVER EXPERIENCED A ONE-WICKET CRICKET TOURNAMENT. AS THE TOURNAMENTS ARE COMPETITIVE THEY ARE FOR GUYS WHO HAVE ATTAINED A CERTAIN STANDARD, SO NO BEGINNERS PLEASE. NOW, THROUGH WORLD SPORTS, YOU CAN TAKE PART IN INDIVIDUAL MATCHES AGAINST LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE OF A SIMILAR STANDARD. YOU MIGHT BE A BOWLER OF DISTINCTION OR A BATTER OF SOME CLASS OR YOU MIGHT DO A BIT OF BOTH. THE TOURNAMENTS WE ORGANISE ARE GEARED TO ALL THESE SKILLS. NUMBERS WILL BE 16 PER TOURNAMENT WITH TROPHIES FOR THE TOP 2.
FORMAT EACH PLAYER WILL GET TO BOWL AND BAT. EACH BATSMAN FACES 6 OVERS EACH AND IF YOU GET OUT YOU DON’T WALK YOU ARE SIMPLY DEDUCTED 10 RUNS FROM YOUR TOTAL AT THE END. PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE A HANDICAP BASED ON THEIR ABILITIES SO HONESTY IS DEMANDED IN STARTER TOURNAMENTS. YOU RISK BEING DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE CLEARLY A MUCH BETTER PLAYER THAN YOU’RE HANDICAP SUGGESTS. BATTING LINE-UPS ARE DETERMINED BY LUCKY DIP OUT OF A HAT. EACH PLAYER WILL BOWL 6 OVERS, 2 OVERS TO 3 BATSMEN AND RECEIVE 10 POINTS FOR EACH WICKET HE TAKES. BOWLERS WILL DESIGNATE FIELD PLACINGS. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS BATSMAN WILL FACE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF OVERS FROM BOTH GOOD AND BAD BOWLERS. (EVERY PARTICIPANT WILL DESIGNATE THEIR FAVOURED SKILL AS WELL AS THEIR SKILL LEVEL PRIOR TO THE START, ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN). OVERS MAY BE REDUCED IF NUMBERS ARE HIGH. NO MORE THAN 80 OVERS WILL BE BOWLED IN THE DAY. IF YOU CATCH SOMEONE OUT OR RUN SOMEONE OUT YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE 5 POINTS EXTRA. STUMPINGS ARE ACCREDITED TO THE BOWLER BUT RUN OUTS FOR A STRAIGHT HIT GIVE 5 POINTS TO THE FIELDER ONLY. RUN OUTS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE PLAYERS GET NO EXTRA POINTS.PRIZES
(PRIZE SIZES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS) DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR OUR 20/20 INTERNATIONAL TEAM MATCHES.
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