All rules apply to Mixed Games
except where they conflict with the following By-Rules.
These rules should be read in conjunction with the
previous Rule descriptions.
By-Rule 1 – Fielding a Team (Rule 1)
There can be no more than 4
males or 4 females in any one team. A team must have
a minimum of 2 males and 2 females, and have at least
6 players in the team, to start a game.
By-Rule 2 – The Game (Rule 2)
A. Bowling sequence: The captain
must bowl male and female players alternately. The
fielding captain will determine whether a male or
female bowler commences the 1st over.
B. Batting pairs: A male and
female must bat together.
By-Rule 3 – Player Short (Rule 8)
A. If a team is player(s) short,
they can only be replaced by other player(s) of the
same sex. Females are not permitted to fill in for
males.
B. When a team plays short,
the male/female batting pairs and bowling sequence
must be maintained.
1. If a team is 1 player short,
a player of the missing sex must be selected by the
opposition captain after the 12th over to bat for
the remaining 4 overs, or bowl 2 of the remaining
4 overs.
2. If a team is both a male
and female player short, the opposition captain must
select a male and female player after the 12th over
to bat the last 4 overs, or bowl 2 overs each of the
last 4 overs.
3. If a team is 2 players short
of the same sex, the remaining pair of the same sex
must alternate their respective batting and bowling
overs.
By-Rule 4 – Field Placement / Intimidatory Play
(Rule 9)
A. Fielding
1. Excessively close-in fielding
and rushing tactics that in the umpire’s opinion
intimidate the female striker, will be penalised by
the call of “No Ball”. No warning is required.
2. There are no restrictions
on the court placement of males or females when fielding,
provided the conditions of Rule 9A are satisfied.
B. Bowling
Males are not permitted to
bowl in a manner that intimidates the female striker.
This includes fast bowling, short pitch bowling and
any delivery that spins excessively and which, in
the umpire’s opinion, is beyond the capabilities
of the female striker.
C. Batting
The umpire is to call “No
Score” at the completion of play on that delivery,
against strikers who hit the ball excessively hard
thereby endangering the safety of a fielder. The delivery
will not be rebowled. All forms of dismissal will
still count.
By-Rule 5
Either batter (male or female)
will be given “out” if they are caught
from a direct hit (on the full) to the “6”
Net (Zone D).
By-Rule 6 – Substitutes (Rule 8)
When a team utilizes
the Substitute Rule or Player Short Rule during a
mixed game, the replacement must be a player of the
same sex.
By-Rule 7 – Equipment.
