CAYTHORPE CRICKET CLUB

                              Founded  c.1880  Re-formed 1949

cricket@caythorpecc.co.uk 

FANTASY CRICKET RULES 2007

GENERAL

1. This is intended to be fun! The organiser's decision is final.

2. The season will run from Saturday 5th May 2007 to Saturday 1st September 2007 inclusive. On these dates all four Saturday XI's will be playing except when the 3rd XI are without games on June 16th and September 1st due to a late withdrawal from the league.

3. Only Saturday league fixtures for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th XI's count towards player scores.

4. Participant's may enter as many times as they wish but must pay for each team entered.

5. Transfers are allowed at any time but must be received by 10.00 a.m. on a Saturday to take effect that day. Transfers received after 10.00 a.m. on a Saturday will take effect the following week. The date and time on any e-mail transfer received will be the official date and time of that transfer.

6. Any team entered must be paid for within one week of the start of the fantasy cricket season or that team will be eliminated.

7. All transfers must be paid for within two weeks of transfer being made or the team will be penalised 20 points each week until payment is made.

8. All payments must be made to a committee member, preferably Jeff Cupit (ask in the clubhouse if you don't know him). Cheques should be made payable to Caythorpe Cricket Club.

9. There will be three main prizes and four “Manager of the Month” awards for May, June, July and August (August to include the last week of the F.C. season which is in September). The “Managers of the Month” will each receive £20. The over-all winner will receive £100, the runner up £60 and third place will receive £20. The winner will be the participant with the most points on September 2nd 2007 and the runner-up will have the second highest points, the team with the third highest score will receive the third place prize. In the event of a tie the prize will be shared.

TEAM SELECTION

10. Each team will consist of eleven players.

11. Each team must include 5 batsmen, 3 all rounders and 3 bowlers at all times. (See player link on left of page for selection). A wicket keeper does not have to be selected but to aid choice the players who keep, even if only occasionally, are highlighted in the batsman’s list. More than one wicket keeper may be selected.

12. Team value must not exceed 160.

SCORING POINTS (APPEARANCE)

13.         2 POINTS PER PLAYER FOR EACH GAME PLAYED. (GAME MUST START).

SCORING POINTS (BATTING)

13.1       1 POINT FOR EVERY 5 RUNS A PLAYER SCORES IN ANY GIVEN MATCH.

13.2     10 BONUS POINTS FOR A HALF CENTURY IN ANY GIVEN MATCH.

13.3     20 BONUS POINTS FOR A CENTURY IN ANY GIVEN MATCH.

13.4       2 BONUS POINTS FOR A "NOT OUT".

13.5      -5 (MINUS 5) POINTS FOR A DUCK.

SCORING POINTS (BOWLING)

14.1      5 POINTS PER WICKET TAKEN IN ANY GIVEN MATCH.

14.2    10 BONUS POINTS FOR 5 WICKETS IN ANY GIVEN MATCH.

14.3      2 BONUS POINTS FOR EACH WICKET TAKEN ABOVE 5 IN ANY GIVEN MATCH.

14.4    20 BONUS POINTS FOR A "HAT-TRICK"

14.5     -5 (MINUS 5) POINTS FOR NO WICKET IN A MATCH. (PLAYER MUST HAVE BOWLED

                AT LEAST 4 OVERS).

SCORING POINTS (FIELDING)

14.6            2 POINTS PER CATCH (IF RECORDED IN OFFICIAL SCOREBOOK).

14.7            2 POINTS PER STUMPING.

If a game is abandoned all scores at the time the game is called off will count.

TRANSFERS

15.1 A player may be transferred out of a team at any time and replaced with a player of the same category.

15.2 All players removed from a team by transfer will not score any more points for the team unless re-instated.

15.3 Any player transferred into a team will only score points from the transfer date onwards.

15.4 There is no limit to the number of transfers that can be made during the season.

15.5 Transfers can be made by e-mail by clicking here (and stating team name, manager's name, name of player to remove from team and player to add to team), or by using one of the forms at the bar in the clubhouse or by downloading a transfer form and returning it attached to an e-mail.

15.6 Any team entered pre-season can be altered free of charge on or before 10.00 a.m. on 6th May 2007.

ENTRY FEE AND TRANSFER COSTS

16.1 The entry fee to the competition is £5 per team. (See rule 6).

16.2 Transfers are charged at £1 each. (See rule 7).

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