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Excerpts from TCCB Newsletter: 5th issue, April 1993

Cricket scoring hopefully will join the 21st century in 1993. A computerised system is planned, with scores from County scorer's boxes being flashed to a central point and thence to TV, radio and newspapers throughout the country.

An England XI will play two one day matches in the Netherlands in July this year. The board has promised "names" but these will depend on the finalists of the B&H Cup. England "A" lost one of two games played in Amsteleven in 1989. This time it is proposed to play one afternoon match and one all-day game in Haarlem. Any ball which, in domestic (UK) limited overs cricket, passes or would have passed above the shoulder height of the striker standing upright at the crease, will this season be called a no-ball. This new playing regulation for 1993 brings England into line with most Test playing countries.

Bonus points in the Britannic Assurance County Championship have been slightly amended for the new 4-day competetion. The threshold for batting points is increased from 150 to 200 runs. Further points (to a maximum of 4) will be awarded for 250,300 and 350 runs. The number of overs for which points can be acheived has been increased to 120. A maximum of 4 bonus points will continue to be gained for 3,5,7 and 9 wickets. A new ball may still be taken after 100 overs.

Zimbabwe will be welcome vistors to England this summer. After playing the Scarborough festival, they will have one-day games against Glamorgan and Warwickshire and 3 day matches at the Oval against Surrey and at Canterbury against Kent.