Let’s SMASH it Indoors!
A twist on pairs cricket where its pair vs pair as well as team vs team:
Team to consist of SIX players; one innings per team.
Each innings shall consist of 6 x EIGHT ball overs.
Pitch length – 20yrds stump to stumps, but batters run from 17yrds (3yrds at bowlers end)
Players will bat in pairs (known as a SMASH) with an equal number of overs across the 3 pairs (2 overs per pair) Teams start on 200 and lose 5 runs per wicket
Bowlers are only able to bowl a MAXIMUM of 2 overs each (3 bowlers min). Bowling will take place from one end – At the end of each over the batters will swap ends to alternate the strike. Wides and no-balls shall be decided by the umpires according to the normal laws of cricket. (No ball to be called if a ball without bouncing goes above waist height).
Any no-ball/wide bowled on the last delivery of each pair will be re-bowled.
Fielders do not need to rotate – however there must be a fielder on the off-side at all times as well as two fielders in the half of the hall closest to the striking batter when the ball is bowled (Wicket keeper will be included in this count.)
All normal dismissals of cricket shall be allowed with the exception of LBW – LBW is only to be given if the batsman deliberately kicks the ball in front of the stumps without offering any shot at the ball. At the fall of a wicket the batsmen shall switch ends – no need to switch in the event of a run out.
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