This guide explains the Match Type settings that support non-traditional Pairs, recreational, and junior cricket rules in NV Play Cricket for Windows.
These rules are typically configured in a competition-specific Match Type by a competition administrator. However, scorers can view them at any time via Tools > Edit Database > Match Types:
Once a fixture becomes a match, these rules can be viewed via Scoring > Match Details/Teams > Match Type > Edit:
Scorers can change these settings for the current match if needed. However, if the Match Type settings are later confirmed to be incorrect, a competition administrator should update them in the NV Play web admin or in the Play-Cricket Scoring Rules.
The following Match Type setting are provided for non-traditional match rules:
Web-admin users can access these Match Type settings only when the View dropdown under Match Type is set to Recreational/Junior cricket, not Professional.
Grace periods
The grace period is a set number of deliveries or dismissals during which batters can't be fully dismissed. If a dismissal occurs during this period, the batter continues to bat and is only out when dismissed after the grace period ends—unless the number of dismissals allowed during the grace period is limited (see below). Additional penalties or rewards might also apply for each dismissal during the grace period.
These rules are applied using the following Match Type settings:
- Grace Period: Balls – the number of deliveries during which a batter is protected by a grace period
- Grace Period: Wickets – the number of dismissals allowed before a batter is fully dismissed (e.g. if set to 2, a third dismissal will result in the batter being out)
- Grace Period Runs: Gained – the number of runs awarded to the bowling team for each dismissal during the grace period
- Grace Period Runs: Lost – the number of runs deducted from the batting team for each dismissal during the grace period
- Apply Lost Runs To: Batter Runs – deducts the lost runs from the batter’s total (active only when a value is set for Grace Period Runs: Lost)
- Apply Lost Runs To: Bowler Runs – deducts the lost runs from the bowler’s conceded runs (active only when a value is set for Grace Period Runs: Lost)
Balls per over
In Pairs, recreational, or junior cricket, matches might use a non-standard number of deliveries per over or apply a maximum number of deliveries including extras such as wides and no balls. A penalty can be applied if this maximum is exceeded.
These rules are applied using the following Match Type settings:
- Balls per Over – the standard number of legal deliveries per over
- Balls per Over: Max – the maximum number of deliveries per over including wides and no balls
- Balls per Over: ∞ Last – allows an unlimited number of deliveries in the final over (active only when a max value is set)
- Balls per Over: Max Balls Penalty – applies a penalty (additional runs) if a no ball or wide is bowled as the final permitted delivery in an over and cannot be rebowled (active only when a max value is set)
No balls and wides
Recreational and junior cricket might use different rules for how no balls and wides are scored, how they affect the batter, and whether they are rebowled.
These rules are applied using the following Match Type settings:
- No Ball Value – the number of runs awarded for a no ball in all overs except the last
- No Ball Value: Rebwl – whether no balls are rebowled in all but the last over
- No Ball Value: Ball Faced – whether a no ball counts as a ball faced by the batter
- No Ball (Last Over) – the number of runs awarded for a no ball in the final over
- No Ball (Last Over): Rebwl: All – whether no balls are rebowled on all deliveries in the final over
- No Ball (Last Over): Rebwl: Last Ball – whether only the last delivery of the over is rebowled if a no ball occurs (only one of the two rebowling options can be selected)
- Wide Value – the number of runs awarded for a wide in all overs except the last
- Wide Value: Rebwl – whether wides are rebowled in all but the last over
- Wide Value: Ball Faced – whether a wide counts as a ball faced by the batter
- Wide (Last Over) – the number of runs awarded for a wide in the final over
- Wide (Last Over): Rebwl: All – whether wides are rebowled on all deliveries in the final over
- Wide (Last Over): Rebwl: Last Ball – whether only the last delivery is rebowled if a wide occurs (only one of the two rebowling options can be selected)
Pairs cricket
The Match Type settings specific to Pairs cricket include:
- Overs per Pair – the number of overs each pair can bat
- Change Striker – forces the non-striker to face the next ball after a dismissal or penalty during Pairs or Grace Period rules (active only when Match Format is Pairs or a grace period value is set)
- Starting Runs – a starting total for the batting team to prevent negative totals due to run penalties (active only when Grace Period Runs: Lost is set)
- Auto Retire Prompt: Balls – triggers a prompt to retire the batter after they’ve faced this number of deliveries
- Auto Retire Prompt: Runs – triggers a prompt to retire the batter after they’ve scored this number of runs
Last batter stands
To support formats where the last batter continues batting alone, enable the following checkbox:
- Batters per Team: Last Batter Stands – allows the final batter to continue until the maximum overs are completed, without a partner