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Ploughmans CC Club Day 2023 in Memory of Nasser Khan

This year Ploughmans CC President’s XI, lead by Max Wright (c) and Simon Crane (vc) compete against Ploughmans CC Chairman’s XI, lead by Tom Glynne-Jones (c) and Benny Cobbett (vc) for The Nasser Khan trophy. The trophy will remain in the trophy cabinet thereafter.

Ploughmans President’s XI vs Ploughmans Chairman's XI

Match referee | Max Gumpert

Order of play

The coin toss takes place between the two skippers and the match referee at 12:30.

At 12:45 the trophy is announced, and President Robert Cox reads out a Memoriam to Nasser.

A minute’s applause follows.

Players take the field of play in time for the first delivery to be bowled at 13:00 sharp.

The trophy is presented by the president to the captain and vice-captain of the winning team at the conclusion of the match.

Format

Each side has a total of 15 batters and therefore have 14 wickets in total across two innings.

The first and second innings comprises of 20 overs for each team.

The first and second innings end in the event that a team loses nine wickets.

The second innings comprises of 40 overs, split between the two teams.

The team in the lead after the first two innings bats in the 3rd innings.

The team batting in the third innings has the option to declare, in order to give themselves time to take the remining wickets and win the match.

In the final innings, if the batting side passes the total set, they win.

If the fielding side takes 14 wickets (total across both innings), they win.

If the fielding side fail to take 14 wickets and the batting side score fewer than the total set, the match is drawn.

If the batting side finishes on the same total, the match is tied, and the winner will be decided by boundary count.

Notes

Batsmen retire on 30 runs and can come back in at the end if required.

Bowlers can bowl no more than 4 overs per innings.

Wides and no balls count for 2 runs and not be re-bowled, except the final over of the innings.