Cricket format Six-a-side Participants 8 | Host(s) Hong Kong | |
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Champions South Africa (4th title) | ||
The 2012 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is the eighteenth edition of the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, taking place at Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong. Eight teams competing in the tournament which will last over two days from 27 to 28 October 2012. The tournament also feature China cricket team playing an exhibition match with a Hong Kong development team. The previous tournament was won by Pakistan who defeated England in the final.
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Rules and regulations
All standard laws of the game as laid down by the MCC applied with the following significant differences:
General
Games are played between two teams of six players, and consist of five overs of six balls, with the exception of the final which consists of five overs of eight balls. Each member of the fielding side, with the exception of the wicket-keeper shall bowl one over. Wides and no-balls count as two runs to the batting side, plus an extra ball.
Last man stands
If five wickets fall (not including batsmen retiring not out) before the allocated overs have been completed, the remaining batsman continues, with the last batsman out remaining as a runner. The not out batsman shall always face strike, and shall be declared out if his partner is declared out.
Batsman retire
A batsman must retire not out on reaching 31 runs, but not before. He may complete all runs scored on the ball on which he reaches his 31, and retire immediately after. If one of the last pair of batsmen is out, any remaining not out batsman may resume his innings. In the case where there is more than one, they must return in the order they retired.