LEG-SIDE WIDES AND OVERSEAS PLAYERS IN THE LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE

Alford Cricket Club has made a proposal to change the way leg-side wides are defined in the Lincolnshire League from next season.

PROPOSED: Any ball which passes down the leg-side of the batsman in his normal "ready" position will be called "wide" and the ball bowled again. The discretion as to whether a batsman has moved to create a wide delivery will be with the standing umpire.

Alford CC also proposes a change to the rule relating to costs met when failing to fulfil a fixture, as follows:

Any club not fulfilling a fixture shall be fined as per Rule 8, shall pay the cost of teas to the non-offending club and reasonable expenses to the umpires.

(The current rule says the offending club "shall pay all reasonable expenses of the non-offending club and the umpires".)

Barton Town have put forward the following relating to overseas players (defined as those who have not resided in the UK for a continuous period of two years prior to the season):

Clubs shall not not engage and play any overseas players.

Barton also propose:

The visiting team shall pay for a minimum of eleven teas at a cost of £30.

(The current cost of teas is £25).

These proposals from Alford and Barton will be considered by the league AGM at Market Rasen CC on October 17.  

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