ICC Trophy Technical Committee clarifies ‘rest day' rules

The ICC Trophy Technical Committee today confirmed the application of the Playing Conditions relating to the replaying of matches on `rest days'.

The Technical Committee met today and unanimously confirmed that the `rest day' on Wednesday will only be used if all matches across both groups are washed out.

This decision is consistent with the explanation provided to all 12 teams at the pre-tournament captains' and managers' briefing.

Clause 12.1.2 of the ICC Trophy 2005 Playing Conditions states:

In the preliminary group matches both Sunday 3rd July and Wednesday 6th July have been allocated as a reserve day on which `no result' matches shall be replayed from the scheduled day. `No result' matches shall be rescheduled in the following order of priority and as follows:

Round 1 - If all of the matches in Round 1 are declared `no result', they will be rescheduled to be played on Sunday 3rd July.

Round 2 - If all of the matches in Round 2 are declared `no result', they will be rescheduled to be played on Sunday 3rd July provided it has not already been utilised by a rescheduled Round 1 as above.

Rounds 1 and 2 - if all of the matches in Rounds 1 and 2 are declared `no result', Round 1 will be rescheduled to be played on Sunday 3rd July and Round 2 will be rescheduled to be played on Wednesday 6th July.

Round 3 - If all of the matches in Round 3 are declared `no result', they will be rescheduled to be played on Wednesday 6th July provided it has not already been utilised by a rescheduled Round 1 or Round 2 as above.

Round 4 - If all of the matches in Round 4 are declared `no result', they will be rescheduled to be played on Wednesday 6th July provided it has not already been utilised by a rescheduled Round 1, Round 2 or Round 3 as above.

Rounds 3 and 4 - if all of the matches in Rounds 3 and 4 are declared `no result', Round 3 will be rescheduled to be played on Wednesday 6th July provided it has not already been utilised by either a rescheduled Round 1 or Round 2 as above. In this circumstance Round 4 will not be able to be rescheduled.

Composition of the ICC Trophy Technical Committee:

Warren Deutrom (Chairman - ICC Cricket Events Manager)
Chris Nockels (IDI Representative - ICC Event Co-ordinator)
John Wright (Host Tournament Director)
John Boomer (ICU nominee)
Richard Done (Independent representative - ICC High Performance Manager)
Allan Rutherford (Independent representative - former Captain of Northern Ireland Squad, Commonwealth Games 1998)