Whether you are a player or an umpire, and particularly if you are a team captain, please take careful note of what follows to ensure you know the maximum number of overs a bowler can send down in the games in which you may be involved in the Lincs ECB League and the Lincolnshire County Cricket League (all divisions).
LINCOLNSHIRE E.C.B. PREMIER DIVISION
A bowler may bowl one-third of the overs available for an innings (17 in 50 overs) but may only bowl a maximum of 17 overs in any innings.
Clarification from the league’s Ann Boulton: “If the game starts late and is reduced to, say, 45 overs, the bowler can bowl 15. However, if the team batting first is bowled out in 40 overs, giving the other side 60, he may only bowl 17 (in the past he would have been able to bowl 20).”
LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE
The number of overs that an individual bowler can deliver in a League match is limited as follows:
- Premier Division – 17 overs
- All Other Divisions – 15 overs
EXCEPT
(AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT BIT)....
Clarification from the league’s Andrew Richley: “Where the fielding side has more overs to bowl than their allotted 50 (or 45 outside the Premier Division) then the above limits will be pro-rated to ensure that no bowler delivers more than one-third of the total potential overs to be bowled in the innings. For example, in a 45-over per side game, the side batting first are bowled out in the 30th over. They will then, potentially, have 60 overs to bowl, meaning that none of their bowlers can deliver more than 20 overs.”
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