Seven a side Cricket Tournament in support of the Lord's Taverners charity

Schedule

  1. 10.00 am - Players are requested to arrive at the Hub. Coffee is available in the Hub on arrival.
  2. 10.30 am - Captains meeting
  3. 11.00 am - First matches take place concurrently on two pitches to ensure maximum involvement; there will be no interruption throughout the day.
  4. Two leagues of four with the league winners playing a final. Each team will play a minimum of 3 matches.
  5. Lunch for players is a running buffet in the marquee from 12 noon until 2.00pm.
  6. Tea will be available on a similar basis from 3.00pm until 5pm.
  7. 5.00 pm - Raffle and Auction
  8. 5.30 pm - The Final
  9. 6.30 pm Presentation of Sticky Wicket trophy to winning team & presentation of cheque to Lord's Taverners

Rules of Competition

  1. Normal laws of the game of cricket.
  2. Each team will have a Captain who is responsible for ensuring his players take the field on time.
  3. Captains to toss coin during previous match's first innings.
  4. Seven a side with each side bowling five overs.
  5. Field placings - organised scatterings!
  6. The penalty for both a wide and no ball will be an extra ball and two runs.
  7. A batter has to retire at 25 but he may return at the end of the innings - last man bats on.
  8. No bowler can bowl more than one over per game.
  9. The winning side is the team with most runs. If equal the side who loses least wickets is the winner. If still equal the side who hits most sixes.
  10. Captains must toss up during the previous matches first innings.
  11. A squad of nine players and one celebrity will make up the playing teams. Replacements are allowed should a player(s) injure themselves during a game.