2nd ANNUAL
TIGERS SIX-A-SIDE CRICKET TOURNAMENT
Organized & Hosted by the
17th & 18th July, 2004
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.
1. Tournament
Champion Trophy
2. Tournament
Runner Up Trophy
3. MVP of
the Tournament Trophy
4. Trophy
for each member of the
5. Trophy
for each member of the
6. Medal
for each member of the losing semi-finalists (
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
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:
From
Take 59
South
Take
Make a
left on
Make a
left at
At the
first light (
After a
couple of blocks you will see a big sign “
on the
left hand side
Make a
left into the “
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