An update on a few items: 

COMPLIANCE

Just a reminder on compliance,
Teams are to be entered onto mycricket by 9.00pm Fridays.
Match Scores should be entered no later than 7.00pm on the day of the match.
Player’s individual scores should be entered by 8.00pm Monday.
Captain’s report on Umpire should be entered by 8.00pm monday.
As of this upcoming Round (14/01/23), fines will be issued if compliance is not followed.

OVERRATES

Umpires are reporting that games are finishing as late as 6.30PM and in some cases 6.45PM. Umpires have been instructed to report late over rates and if there are no incidents, like injuries, lost balls, etc, that have a bearing on late overs, teams will be fined as per the penalties schedule, $5.00 per over. The main problem that umpires have a concern with is the constant field changes that are made and it quite often not the Captain moving players.

UMPIRES FEES

Please ensure that the Umpire is paid prior to the match, some Umpires have had to wait till after games and in some cases after a team debrief. Let’s get this better.

GROUNDS AND PITCHES

Local Councils will mow the grounds with one sub-contractor. A second crew will clean up around the fences and other parkland beyond the boundary.
However, they do not clear around the pitch, this is the responsibility of the home team. Umpires are commenting on pitches that have 50 to 100 millimeters of grass over the edge of the pitch. Please ensure that your pitch is grass free and swept.

EXTREME WEATHER

Please note that the NMCA Match Committee will be monitoring the forecast and prevailing conditions before any decisions are made about play.

3.24.2   Extreme Weather:

If, on the day of scheduled play, the forecast temperature by the bureau of meteorology is 38 degrees Celsius or above, or for rain that may make the ground’s unplayable, the General Manager and Senior Sub-Committee shall meet/discuss on the morning of the scheduled days play, or, in extreme, circumstances anytime in the week leading up to the day and make a decision on the merits of playing or abandoning senior matches for the day.

The decision to abandon play can be made before the day of play if the General Manager and Senior Sub-Committee feel that preceding extreme weather or an extreme forecast could put our association members at risk.

Such factors as relative humidity, pollution levels, wind, expected change in weather during the course of the days play and ground conditions shall be taken into account when determining the safety of association players, umpires, scorers, officials and spectators.

Advice may also be sought from third parties in making this decision.

A decision must be made by 10.30 a.m. on the day of play at the latest and shall be conveyed to all clubs by Noon ONLY if the decision is to abandon the days play. If the decision is to abandon play, this means all matches shall be abandoned.

If there is no abandonment of play and the weather reaches 38 degrees at the Viewbank weather station after the commencement of play, the General Manager shall notify all Clubs that play shall cease immediately for a period of 20 minutes.

If this stoppage is within 20 minutes of the scheduled tea break, then the tea break shall be taken.

The General Manager, shall monitor the weather and take into consideration of any forecast conditions that could affect the recommencement of play, (cool change, cloud coverage, humidity levels, wind strength and direction etc.).

If, after the 20 minute break and in the General Manager’s opinion, the weather conditions are not likely to abate, then he shall contact all Clubs to inform them that play will be abandoned for the remainder of the day.

If, after the 20 minute break and in the General Manager opinion, the weather conditions could change to allow play, then he shall contact all Clubs to inform them that play can recommence.

If play is allowed to recommence, actions which may assist in safe play include;

3.24.2.1   Extra drink breaks (i.e. every 40 minutes and as needed)

3.24.2.2   An extension to the tea break of up to ten (10) minutes, and

3.24.2.3   An extension to the change of innings breaks of up to five (5) minutes.

3.24.2.4   Umpires are advised to extend the scheduled time of completion to allow for these extra breaks.