Koh Chang Beach Cricket Rules August 2023

  • A team consists of 6 players all must bat 1 over and bowl 1 over an over consists of 5 balls.
  • The Captains are required to provide their batting line-up and bowling line-up to the scorers 30 minutes before their scheduled game. No changes to the line-up can be made after this has been submitted.
  • Each player will bat one 5 ball over and bowl one 5 ball over
  • Two fielders must be placed either side of the wicket
  • Fielders will rotate one position clockwise after each over including bowler and wicket keeper (e.g. bowler goes to long/ mid-off area)
  • A run will be scored by grounding the bat on or over the half way line marked on the mat and returning to batting crease
  • 5 runs will be deducted if a batter is out but s/he will continue to bat for an over.
  • Boundaries will be scored 4 or 6 as normal except a ball caught one handed by a fielder over the boundary will not be out and the batter will only score the runs that are run.
  • Balls hitting trees inside the boundary will be 4 runs.
  • If the batsman manages to hit the ball into the swimming pool without bouncing 12 runs will be awarded.
  • If the batsman scores a duck or minus total he is required to enter the duck pond. Likewise if a teams score is zero or minus in total then the whole team are required to enter the duck pond,
  • Underarm bowling is permitted.
  • No ball will be called if the ball bounces before the half-way line; bounces more than twice or rolls before reaching the batsman; or if the bowlers front foot lands over the batting crease.
  • Wide will be called if the ball bounces outside the marked line  of the off stump or passes the batsman anywhere on the leg side. Balls passing the batter over shoulder height will also be called wide
  • 2 runs will be awarded for the first wide or no ball in an over, 4 for the second wide or no ball and 6 for the 3rd and any subsequent wides or no balls. No extra balls will be bowled apart from the last ball of the Innings when the bowler will continue to bowl until he bowls a legal delivery.
  • The ball remains live after the call of No ball or Wide. (Batsmen may run byes).
  • Run outs may only be made at the wicket keepers stumps. To complete a run a batter must ground his/her bat on or over the batting crease.
  • There will be no lbws unless the batsman is not playing a shot and the ball would have hit the wicket regardless of where it bounces or strikes the batsman.
  • Incoming batsmen must take the field as soon as the 5th ball of the previous over has been bowled.
  • 3 points will be awarded for a win and 1 for tie in round robin matches the losing team will score 1 bonus point if they are beaten by 6 or less runs  and positions determined on overall points scored
  • Bonus Points will be awarded as follows
  • Bowling side take 5 wickets in a match 1 point
  • Individual bowler takes 3 wickets in a match 1 point
  • Bowling side bowl out the opposition for a minus total 1 point
  • Batting team score 50 in a match 1 point
  • Individual batsman scores 25 in a match (total includes extras) 1 point
  • In event of equal points the team having won the match between those teams shall take the higher ranking.
  • Should this still leave teams equal tied positions will be determined by the team scoring the highest number of runs in the round robin matches
  • Should scores remain equal in a Finals or Semi Finals Matches there will be a bowl-off with each player bowling one ball and the team hitting the wicket most being declared the winner. If the result is still a tie there will then be a “golden bowl off

The organisers may change these Rules at their discretion.

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