2nd ANNUAL TIGERS SIX-A-SIDE CRICKET TOURNAMENT

Organized & Hosted by the HOUSTON TIGERS CRICKET CLUB

 

17th & 18th  July, 2004  Stafford City Park

 

 

RULES & REGULATIONS

 

1.      There will be 15 teams participating in the tournament. The 15 teams will be divided into 5 equal strength groups of 3 teams each – Groups A, B, C, D & E. The groups will be made in a fair manner by the tournament committee and shall be binding on all teams.

 

2.      Game Start Time: 8 a.m.

 

3.      The tournament will have 2 Phases:

 

a)      Qualifying Phase: Each team in each of the groups will play the other teams in their group once.   

b)      Knock-Out Phase: 8 teams will qualify for this phase. The winners of each of the five groups and three other teams (based on the points and run rate) will qualify for this phase.

 

4.      Points System - Win 3 points, Tie 2 points, No-Result 1 point

 

5.      Knock-Out Phase will comprise of Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals:

(L1, L2, L3 - 3 Non-Group winners ranked by Rule # 7 below)

 

Quarter-Finals:  QF1: A1 vs. L3

    QF2: B1 vs. L2

    QF3: C1 vs. L1

    QF4: D1 vs. E1

 

Semi-Finals: QF1 vs. QF4

                       QF2 vs. QF3

 

6.      If 2 teams are tied in the group standings, then the group winners will be determined as follows:        

 

 

7.      3 teams (Non-Group Winners) for the knock-out phase will be determined as follows:

 

8.      Qualifying phase games, quarter-finals and semi-finals will consist of 5 six-ball overs. The finals will be 10 six-ball overs.

 

9.      Each team will be comprised of six players selected from a pool of up to eight players registered before the start of the tournament.

 

10.  The six-player team must be declared prior to the start of each game.

 

11.  No player who has played for one team during the tournament will be allowed to play for another team.

 

12.  Substitutes may only replace injured players during a game. The wicket keeper may not replace an injured player.

 

13.  A player who has retired and been replaced will not be allowed to return during that game.

 

14.  A player retiring hurt must, in the opinion of the umpire, have been injured during the current match and a player may not retire hurt due to being tired. In such cases the player will be considered to be out.

 

15.  Each fielder, except the wicket keeper who may not bowl, will bowl one over.  In the final, each fielder shall bowl two overs, which may not be consecutive.  If the bowler is injured while bowling or fielding and is unable to complete his spell, another bowler who has not yet completed his spell can bowl the remaining balls unless that bowler is bowling the last over of the game and is injured, then any fielder, other than the wicket-keeper, can complete that over.

 

16.  Teams must be in attendance 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of their matches in order to complete the coin toss and be ready to take the field immediately after the finish of the current game.

 

17.  Teams not in attendance at the scheduled start of play will have one over deducted from their innings for each 5-minute delay.

 

18.  All balls must be bowled over-arm. Since time is a constraint fast bowlers must limit their run up to 10 steps.

 

19.  A wide ball will be called if the ball passes down the leg-side without hitting the batsman. A wide ball on the offside will be called if it passes beyond 30-inches of the off-stump. The batting side will be awarded 2 runs for a "wide" and the normal receipt of an extra ball.

 

20.  Any ball that passes above the batsman's shoulder in his normal stance shall be called a "No Ball" regardless of whether the ball is struck by the batsman. No extra run will be awarded over and above the 1 run for the no ball and any runs actually scored by the batsman

 

 

 

21.  There will be no "L.B.W." decisions.

 

22.  For an entire team to be "out", all six wickets must fall. This implies last batsman batting.

 

23.  After the fifth wicket has fallen that player becomes a runner.  The team can be "all out" if that player is "Run Out" or the last batsman is dismissed.

 

24.  The official score sheet prepared by the official scorer will be regarded as final.

 

25.  Standard rules of cricket apply except for the special rules above.  The Tournament Referee will resolve any disputes with only the captains of the teams involved and the umpires, if appropriate. 

 

26.  The decision of the Tournament Referee will be final and binding on all parties involved.

 

 

Proposed Trophies & Prizes

 

Trophies

 

1.    Tournament Champion Trophy

2.    Tournament Runner Up Trophy

3.    MVP of the Tournament Trophy

4.    Trophy for each member of the 1st Place team

5.    Trophy for each member of the 2nd Place team

6.    Medal for each member of the losing semi-finalists (3rd Place)

7.    Trophy for Best Bowler of the Tournament (Most Wickets)

8.    Trophy for Best Batsman of the Tournament (Most Runs)

9.    Trophy for Man of the Match Finals

 

 

 

Prizes

 

1.    Highest No. of Runs in an inning

2.    Highest No. of Wickets in an inning

3.    Highest No. of Sixes in an inning

4.    Highest No. of Fours in an inning

5.    Fastest 50

6.    Fastest 100

 

 

Directions to Cricket Ground:

 

Stafford City Park

3108 5th Street

Stafford, TX 77477

 

From Houston Downtown

Take 59 South

Take Murphy Rd / Wilcrest / FM 1092 Exit

Make a left on Murphy Rd / FM 1092

Make a left at Lexington

At the first light (5th Street) make a left.

After a couple of blocks you will see a big sign “Stafford City Park

on the left hand side

 

Make a left into the “Stafford City Park” and park your cars.

 

If you reach the next light (Staffordshire), you have gone too far.

 

 

For more information:

 

Website: www.houstontigers.com

 

Tournament Organizers:

 

Sanjit Tayi

832-969-2539   

 

Dipesh Patel

713-594-5072   

 

Anil Panjwani

832-643-9223