First ever World
T20 Cricket for the Blind – 1st to 13th
December Bangalore , India
Teams : Australia ,
Bangladesh , England ,
India , Nepal ,
Pakistan , South
Africa , Sri
Lanka and the West Indies .
The opening ceremony
will take place on 1st December while the preliminary phase of the
tournament will see India
play Australia
and England in
the two opening matches of the tournament.
The semi-finals will
be played on 12th December, with the final on 13th December.
What is Blind Cricket ?
Basic Rules
- Players
- vision impaired & Totally Blind players.
- Bowled
under arm & must bounce at least twice before reaching the batsmen.
- Batsmen
may be restricted in the time they can spend at the crease.
- A totally blind bowler uses a caller behind the stumps whilst bowling.
The Ball
The game did not begin with the average red six-stitcher,
the first balls were woven out of cane in a basket-weave fashion around a wire
frame (the result of the first players being workshop employees). Inside the
ball is a piece of lead for weight and four or five bottle tops which make an
audible sound when bowled, hit or thrown.
The current balls are woven with nylon tubing and are
coloured black to contrast with the white concrete pitch for the benefit of the
vision impaired players.
The ball is not completely round and this tends to make the
ball kick, bounce, turn sharply and hurt sometimes when hit. This combined with
the ability of some bowlers to bowl the ball at a speed in excess of 80 k.p.h.
makes the game fast moving and exciting to watch.
Players
The minimum number of players required in each category is,
B1 players 2.
(A totally blind player with no more than light perception)
B2 players 2. (A
poor partially player with less than 2/60 vision)
B3 players 2.
(A partially sighted player with less than 6/60 vision)
A minimum of 7
players per team is required for match to commence.
Note:- A player with for example 2/60 vision sees at 2
metres what a fully sighted person sees at 60 metres.
Batting
During a batting innings there are batsmen at either end.
When a batsman has scored 40 runs (40 over match) they are
required to retire. If a batsman exceeds 40 runs by scoring a 4 or 6, this will
count towards the batsman score. If there are overs remaining at the end of the
innings the retired batsman are allowed to return to the crease in the order
they batted.
When a B1 batsman is on strike for the first run off the bat
the fielders can only run out the runner attempting a run to the non-striker´s
end. If then the batsmen are attempting a second or more runs, the fielders may
then attempt to run out either batsman at either end.
When a B2 or B3 batsman is on strike, the fielders may run
out the batsman at either end.
When a batsman is on strike either runner is permitted to call.
When a B1 batsman is batting, another B1 player only may
stump them. A B1 Batsman must remain in the crease until the bowler calls play.
The batting line up must be rotated between the three
categories before the next player in that category may bat. The rotation order
will depend on the number of players available in each category.
Bowling
A bowler is permitted to bowl a maximum of 20% of the overs
available in an innings.
Example: A forty
over match, a bowler may bowl a maximum of eight overs.
Catching
Category catching
A B1 fielder may
catch the ball after one bounce to dismiss a batsman.
Fielding
During an innings byes, leg byes and over throws will be
counted.
The nominated wicket keeper is permitted to bowl and a
nominated alternative wicket keeper can replace that person.
At the end of each over the fielding team must bowl from the
alternate end.
Wicket keepers must remain in a standing or crouching
position until the bowler has called play. This means a wicket keeper cannot be
on their knees until the bowler calls play.
Overs
Each innings shall consist of a maximum forty overs. The
number of overs may be reduced depending on time allowed.
B1 bowlers must bowl forty percent of the overs to be
bowled.
Example: In a forty
over match, B1 bowlers must bowl sixteen overs.
If a fielding team fails to bowl their required number of B1
overs, the fielding team will be penalised by the addition of runs to the
batting teams score. The penalty is calculated by multiplying the batting teams
run rate by the number of remaining B1 overs.
If in either innings the bowling team fails to complete the
required number of overs to be bowled in the allotted time. The team bowling is
deducted a quarter of a point after 10 minutes has lapsed after the due
completion time and then deducted a quarter of a point for every 10 minutes or
part thereof required to complete the remaining overs. The additional time
taken to complete the first innings will be deducted from the change of innings
break. This does not count if the team batting first is dismissed in less than
the allotted time or overs.
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