Scoring and Playing Format.

Seniors

This will be our seventh year in the Bassetlaw & District Cricket League and following a reorganisation of the league at the end of last season. Our 1st XI will be competing in Division 2, the 2nd XI in Division 5 and our 3rd XI Division 7 and 4th XI in Division 8. We also have another league team playing on a Sunday they will be playing in the Newark Alliance Cricket League Division 5 and the Clumber Cleavers will of course will have a full calendar of friendly fixtures all of which are at home.

Again this year we are aiming to provide our spectators with weekly information on fixtures, results and league positions. You will find this information on this website.

To help you understand how points are awarded for league games, we have outlined the leagues scoring methods playing format.

Bassetlaw & District Cricket League (Handbook 2008)

46 Overs per side.

1. A maximum of 20 points to be available to each team in all completed matches divided as follows.

a) 12 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat.
b) 10 points for a draw for the side batting first, 2 points for the side batting second.
c) 6 points to each side when the scores are equal irrespective of the number of wickets lost.
d) 1 bonus point to the batting side on reaching each of the following scores 120 runs, 140 runs, 160 runs, and 180 runs
(i.e.; 4 points for a score of 185 runs).
e) 1 bonus point to the fielding side at the fall of each of the
following wickets, 3rd , 5th , 7th , and 9th. Maximum bonus points shall be awarded to the fielding side when the batting side is all out, irrespective of the number of wickets to have fallen.
f) The side winning the match shall be awarded full bonus points,
irrespective of their innings total, if their opponent’s innings has been closed by either dismissal or declaration.

2. Cancelled and Incomplete matches.

a) 6 points to each side when a match is cancelled, or is not
completed due to ground, weather or light conditions,
or unforeseen circumstances.
b) Bonus points will be awarded in a match which is not completed
provided that a minimum of half the agreed numbers of overs has been bowled, or the side batting first has been dismissed.

Newark Alliance Cricket League. (Website 2008)

40 Overs per side

1. The team scoring the most runs in the allotted overs of a match shall be the winner. There shall be no such result as a Drawn Game.

2. Points shall be awarded thus: 4 for a win, 3 to each side in a tied game, 2 to each side for a no result. 4 to the aggrieved side in the event that their opponents fail to fulfil a fixture.

Sunday Friendly Cricket

40 Overs per side

Simple straight win, it’s the one with the most runs!

Juniors

The club plays most of its junior cricket in the Bassetlaw & District Junior Cricket League; we also play some fixtures in the Mansfield Junior League.
Once again the results of all our junior games will be available on the website.

To help you with the format played at each level there is a brief description given below.

All junior league points are awarded as follows, 2 for a win. In the event of a tie, U18's and U15's, the team who lost the least number of wickets takes the points. U13's, U12's and U11's share the points, 1 each.

Under 18.

The league plays 20 over games with the batsman having to retire when he scores 50 and no one bowler being allowed to bowl more than four overs.

Under 15.

They again play a twenty over game but the batsman has to retire on 35, the bowling restriction is the same.

Under 13's, 12's and 11's.

All play “Pairs Cricket”.

This is a format designed to ensure all players get involved and that the game is not dominated by one or more players.

The game is played with sixteen overs per side, teams comprise of eight a side with the batsmen batting in pairs together for four overs per pair. The team starts with a score of 200, runs scored are added on, and if a wicket is lost the batsman stays in but looses five runs. All players except the wicketkeeper must bowl.
It is possible to win a game with fewer runs than you started with!

Under 13 League Format 2008
Due to this popular level of cricket, 17 teams have entered the league competition and because of the constraints of time in the season the teams have been divided into two leagues, North and South, Clumber will be playing in the South league.
The top two teams from each league will play a semi final N1 V S2 and S1 V N2. The winners will play a league cup final to decide the championship.

Kwik Cricket

This is an excellent starter game to introduce younger children to cricket. It is played with a soft orange ball and plastic bat and stumps and everyone bats and bowls. The scoring system is roughly the same as in pairs cricket with runs lost when a batsman is out. The league plays games on Sunday mornings with clubs taking it in turns to host a morning’s event at which three games will take place simultaneously.
The spectacle at Clumbers morning is great to watch.

Acorns Cricket

No competitive cricket