Cricket: Men's Outdoor Trophy Final 2023-24

DATES

Wednesday 26 June 2024

Reserve date: Thursday 27 June 2024

VENUE

Kibworth Cricket Club, 114 Fleckney Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HG

Registration will take place at 8:45am.

Each team's captain must register the team on arrival to BUCS staff in the main pavilion. Please bring your team sheet to registration. Players must be in the team on BUCS Play.

All players are required to provide valid student identification at registration (i.e. student card). Anyone without the relevant identification may not be permitted to compete

All competitors must be listed on their team sheet on BUCS Play as well as providing a paper team sheet.

All team captains or coaches must bring a paper team sheet to registration with their match day playing squad listed. A download of this can be found here. Anyone listed on the paper team sheet who is not in the squad on BUCS Play will not be able to compete.

PLEASE LIST YOUR PLAYERS IN BATTING ORDER ON YOUR TEAM SHEET. The team sheet can be emailed in advance to Erin Simmonds by Monday 24 June 2024.

08:45    Teams arrive and register at Pavilion with BUCS Staff

09:00    Warm up

10:20    Team Photo

10:30    Match Starts

approx 13:15     30 minute lunch break

17:15    Match Finishes

17:30    Presentations

Match Format

The match shall consist of one innings of 50 overs per side

Scorers

Teams are required to provide scorers in line with Appendix 5

Match Balls

BUCS will provide match play balls. Teams are responsible for their own warm-up and training balls.

CRI 7.2 Grade A standard and English manufactured pink balls shall be used, unless agreed with the opposition to use red balls. BUCS recommends the Oxbridge Windsor Ball for men and the Oxbridge Kensington Ball for women.

Warm up

Nets can be used as part of your warm-up

Team Photos

Team photographs will take place outside the main pavilion at 10:20. Your team are asked to be ready for this time and dressed in their playing kit.

Changing Facilities

Both teams will have access to changing rooms. These can be located from the balcony of the main pavilion.

Kit

CRI 8.2 All teams are strongly encouraged to play in coloured clothing although this is not mandatory, but all players within the team must be in the same kit. Coloured tops and white trousers, white tops and coloured trousers, or traditional whites are acceptable. Teams are not permitted to wear kit which is predominantly pink, unless agreed with the opposition.

The BUCS General Rules and Regulations can be found here.

The BUCS Cricket Regulations can be found here

Presentations will take place on the pitch as soon as possible after the final has finished. A maximum of 13 medals will be awarded to the squad on the day.

Team Catering

Lunch will be provided for 15 members of each team – this includes your playing squad, one coach and your scorer. Your lunch will be claimed using a match tea voucher provided in your team pack. You will not be served lunch without presenting your match tea voucher upon collection of your lunch.

Please complete the catering information form by 5pm Thursday 20 June which has been sent to Institution Administrators to inform us of any dietary requirements.

Spectator Catering

There will be food and drink available for spectators to purchase from the bar located in the main clubhouse.

The full bar will be open from 12pm.

Spectators should NOT bring their own alcohol to the fixture. Alcohol and soft drinks can be purchased from the bar.

Parking is available and free of charge.

Coach parking is not available. Any team traveling via coach should be dropped off and the coach will be required to park offsite.

This is not a ticketed event. Spectators can attend free of charge.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. Please speak to a BUCS member of staff on the day to collect your accreditation. 

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for the BUCS Points available.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by using refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus or use public transport
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information