Nottinghamshire Disabled Cricket Club - Established 1999

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Disability Team Comes to Clumber!!!

Clumber Park Cricket Club is proud to announce that the Nottinghamshire Disability Cricket Club will be based at Clumber for the foreseeable future. The team have been nomadic playing their home fixtures at a number of Notts cricket grounds.

With a ground that they can call their own, they will be in a position to develop the team and disability cricket as a whole and Clumber Park CC will be helping this happen, the club already has Focus status, which is a real credit to the management and coaches associated with the club.

Clumber will in affect become a ‘County Cricket Ground’ this season NDCC will be playing one fixture at Clumber (see fixtures below) it is hoped that in 2009 season we will see all their county comments played in the Park.

Please come along and support the team as you do with Clumber, disability cricket is an exciting, interesting form of the game, which we hope you will enjoy as much as the players do.

Fixtures 2008

The team have only one match at Clumber this year has most of the fixtures were agreed prior to them moving to Clumber, however if you have the opportunity to come and support the team you will be most welcome

4th May 2008 12.00pm - NDCC -v- Cheshire

British Association For Cricketers With Disabilities

Why Cricket?

Amongst the major sports, cricket is, perhaps uniquely placed in the width and depth of opportunities it presents for participation by people who have disabilities:

• It is a game played locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
• It Is a game played by men and women, boys and girls and by all ages, races and creeds.
• It is a game open to people with a wide range of impairments.
• It requires not just players, but administrators, umpires, scorers, groundsmen, coaches and health specialists. All of these roles represent an opportunity for disabled people to participate. There are now, and have been in the past, disabled people working at the highest levels of the game in these support roles.
• It is a game that can be enjoyed at all levels of ability, from school team to full England team.
• It provides participants with the chance to develop their cricket skills and techniques to as high a level as their ability allows.
• For players, the benefits are apparent in many areas including:

Playing Skills

• Hand/eye co-ordination
• Health and fitness
• Concentration
• Technique
• Analysis
• Communication
• Field settings
• Dexterity
• Numeracy

Other Benefits

• Membership of a team
• Team spirit
• The 'spirit' of cricket
• Social interaction
• Planning
• Tactics
• Leadership
• Friendship
• It is a game that is safe to play. Special balls, bats and wickets are available to ensure the safety of players according to their age and ability.
• It is a game open to specialist skills. A player may have a high ability as a bowler but not at batting. Everyone does not have to be an all-rounder.
• It is a game where teachers, carers and parents can actively support the players through volunteering their assistance at the cricket club.
• It is a game that can be played outdoors or indoors or even on a table tennis table as in table cricket.
• It is a game that is fun to play!

History of Disability Cricket

Cricket has been played by people with disabilities for many years. There is a well established structure for competitive cricket "from playground to test arena".

• Cricket for blind people, and those with visual impairment, was first played in 1948. There has been an organised structure in the game for over 20 years. The first world cup series was played in 1998 and there are national leagues and a knock out competition. The game has been managed in the U.K. by the charity British Blind Sport (B.B.S.) .
• Deaf people and those with a hearing impairment have played organised cricket since the 1950's. An England team has played in the deaf cricket world cup since 1996. There are regional leagues and a national cup. The British Deaf Sports Council had been the charity managing deaf cricket but this role is now undertaken by the England Cricket Association For The Deaf (E.C.A.D).
• A more recent initiative has been the development of cricket for people with a physical impairment and people with learning difficulties. The British Association For Cricketers With Disabilities (B.A.C.D.) was formed in 1991, and has run regional and national club tournaments since then. In 1999 the innaugural County Championship took place at Trent Bridge and this annual event now involves 12 county sides. Headingley will host this year's final.
• In all cases the game is played as closely as possible to the Laws of Cricket with the minimum differences in equipment and facilities commensurate with the age and abilities of the players and care for their safety.
• In 1999 the England And Wales Cricket Board (E.C.B.) launched an initiative to bring together those organisations actively involved in disability cricket creating a Disability Sub-Group reporting to the Recreational Cricket Advisory Committee. This Sub-Group provides a forum for discussion and shared initiatives for the game. Day-to-day management of the game for each class of disability remains with the specialist charities but they now work closely with the E.C.B.
• B.A.C.D. is an active member of the E.C.B. Sub-Group. E.C.B. Website
County Championship Rules and Regulations 2008
Disability County League Competition, Season 2008.

Clarification of Rules regarding Rain affected matches
In the event of a match starting and because of weather conditions the side batting second is unable to complete 15 overs, there is 'No Result' and no points are awarded to either side. As the leagues are being decided on average points, matches in which there is 'No Result' will not be included in these calculations.

Format, playing conditions, laws and general conditions

Format of the Competition

The competition will be split into two leagues, the rules for each will be exactly the same other than the specification of the ball. One league, made up of eight counties will play with a standard leather cricket ball and will be divided into North and South divisions. The other league, made up of ten counties using the "Incrediball" will also be divided into North and South divisions.
In the National Hardball League all sides will play each other home and away as stipulated on the fixture sheets (six games per county). The Final will be between the top team in their respective division.
The 'Incrediball' league consisting of two divisions, will play two sides once and two sides twice. This arrangement will ensure that all sides will play a minimum of six games. The final will be between the top team in the respective division.
Points will be awarded in the league competitions as follows: 10 points will be awarded for a win and 5 points for a tie.

Batting Points

These will be awarded -- for scoring 50 runs 1 point, thereafter 1 point for each 25 runs up to a maximum of 5 points, therefore after 150 runs no more batting points will be awarded.
For a team batting second 1 extra point will be awarded for each two wickets standing when the opposition total is passed, up to a total maximum of 5 batting points.

Bowling Points

For each two wickets taken, 1 point will be awarded (i.e.. maximum of 5 bowling points.)
Unplayed Matches

For matches cancelled due to weather, no points are awarded to either side. If a side fails to honour a fixture, no points will be awarded, but the side defaulting will have its average points (see below) calculated assuming the match was played. The non offending side will not have number of matches played increased.
Every effort should be made to play games cancelled due to adverse weather conditions provided that sides have not travelled and expenses have not been incurred. The home team shall be responsible for offering two alternative dates to the away side.
League Positions

The league positions shall be decided by dividing the points earned by the number of matches played. In the event of a tie, the side winning most matches will be assumed to be above the other.
All regional league matches to be played on or before the first Sunday in August, the final scheduled for either the first or second Sunday in September.
Qualifications

All county teams must play under their County Boards with Team Managers appointed by the Boards, preferably through the relevant Development Officer.
2. All counties must be affiliated to BACD by 1st April (i.e.: affiliation forms received by the Treasurer, Brian Goodall, 5 Vicarage Gardens, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1HX who will arrange for the necessary invoices to be issued).
3. BACD will be responsible for the running and organisation of the competition. In the event of any dispute, contravention of playing conditions, misconduct of players or officials or other matter relating to the competition, ultimate authority will rest with BACD through its Tournaments & Rules Committees.
4. Players with a physical disability must meet the DSE (Disability Sport England) minimum classification for paralympic sport. Players with a learning disability must be able to demonstrate that they have a Statement of Special Educational Need or other such documentation that states that they have an intellectual impairment.
In all cases Managers must register players in their squad on or before the 1st May using the player registration forms provided for the competition. Additional individual registrations can be accepted after 1 st May but must be advised to BACD rules committee prior to the player representing their county.
All disputes with regard to the qualification of players in the competition must be taken up with the BACD rules committee. Any county found playing an ineligible player may have five points deducted from their total.
5. County of residence has first claim on any player, if they do not enter the competition or are not called upon to play for their County of residence, then they may register with another County. Once registered, a player may only play for that County in any one year.

Format Of Matches

1. Games will be 11-a-side, played on fully prepared grass pitches. As a guide, an appropriate standard would be that required for Under15 Inter-League or Town Team competitions.
2. Matches will be played to a maximum of 40 6-ball overs per side duration with no bowler permitted to bowl more than 8 overs. Games affected by adverse weather conditions shall be deemed to have been completed, so long as each side has bowled a minimum of 15 overs. In matches where the start is delayed or play is interrupted by rain and the side batting second has not had the opportunity to receive the legislated number of overs - then the result shall be decided on the higher average run rate throughout the innings, provided that the second side batting has received at least 15 overs.
3. All games will be played with the specified competition ball, pitches will be 22 yards long and boundaries a maximum of 50 yards. Each innings will commence with a new ball.
Tea will be taken between innings and the interval should not exceed 30 minutes.

Match Laws

With the following exceptions all matches will be played in accordance with the current M.C.C laws.
1. Prior to the start of the match, with the agreement of the umpires and managers, a runner may be requested for any batsmen with severe ambulatory problems. Runners must be members of the nominated team. Teams will be made up of eleven players and not more than three substitutes.
2. With regard to `Law 24 No Ball', any ball passing on the full above waist height whether the batsman is standing or seated will be called No Ball and dealt with accordingly.
3. With regard to `Law 42 Fair and Unfair Play' penalty runs will not apply.
4. Fielding Restrictions - No fielder shall be allowed to field closer than 11 yards from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the off side, until the batsman has played the ball.
5. Wheelchairs or other walking aids etc. will be classed as a normal part of a batsman's equipment and will be treated as such with regard to `Law 36 LBW' and `Law 35 Hit Wicket'.
6. When fielding, wheelchairs and walking aids may be used to field the ball without penalty under `Law 41 Illegal Fielding'.
7. A ball struck by the batsman which rebounds from his wheelchair and is caught by any member of the fielding side without being grounded before or after hitting the wheelchair, will be considered a fair catch. However, a ball which lodges or rests in or on a wheelchair will not constitute fair catch.