COVERS DIRECTIVE:
Use of Covers Thursday Night 19th December 2024
Covers – OPTIONAL
Use of Covers Friday Night 20th December 2024
Covers – OPTIONAL
Use of Covers Saturday Night 21st December 2024
Covers – OPTIONAL
Use of Covers
Clubs must follow WADCC Directive regarding the use of Pitch Covers from a minimum two days out before any WADCC Fixture. Failure to follow the directive will see the offending Club be subject to the penalty for an infringement as per clause 4.16 of the WADCC General Rules.
General Information
In the event of wet weather before a match, each club's Wet Weather Contact or designated club official is to keep the WA Cricket Operations Unit fully informed of the state of their grounds, particularly on Friday, Saturday or Sunday mornings, whichever is appropriate. The Wet Weather Contact or designated Club Official needs to keep the WA Cricket Operations Unit informed on the prospect of play being possible and advise of any other foreseeable issues.
- Clubs must advise the WADCC no later than 12pm on the day prior to a Competition Match if there any problems being experienced in the preparation of a pitch to a condition as perfect as possible.
- Matches will proceed unless the WADCC have called off the round prior to the scheduled day of fixtures. If there has been no general cancellation by the WADCC, umpires shall determine fitness for play when they assume control of matches as per the Laws of Cricket.
- The WADCC may call off fixtures in any grade of the Senior Grade Competition, or any other Competition, up to 2 hours before the scheduled start of play, if more than 50% of grounds are unfit for play.
No Play Possible in Two-Day Matches
If no play is possible on the first day in all matches of a grade the matches in that grade shall be played on the second day as One-Day matches:
- In the case of Senior Competitions (Senior 1st - 4th Grade), under One Day (Limited Overs) Senior Competition Playing Conditions or as appropriate to the grade; and
- In the case of Junior Competitions (Under 17s & Under 15s), under T20 Competition Playing Conditions appropriate to the relevant Competition or as otherwise notified by the WADCC.
PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TWO-DAY MATCHES
The following will apply where there is interruption to play on the first day:
- If a points result is obtained by any team or teams in a particular grade on the first day then all matches in that grade will continue under ordinary conditions on the second day.
- If no points result has been obtained in a particular grade on the first day and in five or more matches, fewer than 40 completed overs in 1st and 2nd Grade Senior Grade Competition matches and fewer than 32 completed overs in 3rd and 4th Grade Senior Grade Competition matches have been bowled, then for that grade the round will be re-scheduled as a One-Day Match under One-Day (Limited Overs) Senior Competition Playing Conditions or as appropriate to the grade. Otherwise, the matches in that grade will continue on the second day as matches under ordinary conditions.
- If no points result has been obtained in the Under 17 and Under 15 Competitions on the first day and in five or move matches, fewer than 25 completed overs in Under 17 and Under 15 competition matches have been bowled, then for that grade the round will be rescheduled as a T20 match under Annexure C.