Last Man Stands
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Last Man Stands is a form of cricket introduced in England for amateur inter-county/club-level competition in 2005. It started out as a friendly triangular tournament involving expats living in London & snowballed to what is today the biggest social T20 league in the world.
Last Man Stands is derived form the new Twenty20
format, which is limited to 20 overs. The Last Man Stands game has been designed to maximise the involvement of all players in the team (regardless of ability) within a two hour period. No formal club structure or home ground is required. Origins of teams tend to be corporate, social or club in nature. Demographically the teams come from both affluent and poorer regions. There is no skill criterion and the rules encourage players across all levels to come down and enjoy a game. All teams that play Last Man Stands are given a city and world ranking. All players are given world batting and bowling rankings (as well as respective city rankings). Last Man Stands is the widest reaching amateur cricket league in the world. Spread over five countries and 30 different cities, with +20,000 registered players all competing together. It is a global 8 member side in a team against the usual 11 member side T20
cricket game. All 8 wickets are needed to bowl a cricket team out. When the seventh wicket falls, the Last Man Stands on his own.
LastManStands is currently supported fully by the ECB(England and Wales Cricket Board
) and interested in developing similar partnerships in other countries. Typically each game of LMS is completed in just two hours making it the perfect game to play on midweek summer evenings. LMS is all about the excitement of Twenty20 cricket with a twist.
, the key difference being each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs
. In terms of visual format, the batting team members do not arrive from and depart to traditional dressing rooms, but come and go from a "bench" (typically a row of chairs) visible in the playing arena, analogous to association football's "Technical area
" or a baseball "dugout
".
apply to LMS, with some exceptions:
The rules of LMS match format are as follows
Tied Matches in Knock Out game = LMS Bowl Off
LMS is ideal for people who don’t necessarily play club cricket but used to or have always wanted to play and may not have time for the full game.
Last Man Stands is derived form the new Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
format, which is limited to 20 overs. The Last Man Stands game has been designed to maximise the involvement of all players in the team (regardless of ability) within a two hour period. No formal club structure or home ground is required. Origins of teams tend to be corporate, social or club in nature. Demographically the teams come from both affluent and poorer regions. There is no skill criterion and the rules encourage players across all levels to come down and enjoy a game. All teams that play Last Man Stands are given a city and world ranking. All players are given world batting and bowling rankings (as well as respective city rankings). Last Man Stands is the widest reaching amateur cricket league in the world. Spread over five countries and 30 different cities, with +20,000 registered players all competing together. It is a global 8 member side in a team against the usual 11 member side T20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket game. All 8 wickets are needed to bowl a cricket team out. When the seventh wicket falls, the Last Man Stands on his own.
LastManStands is currently supported fully by the ECB(England and Wales Cricket Board
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
) and interested in developing similar partnerships in other countries. Typically each game of LMS is completed in just two hours making it the perfect game to play on midweek summer evenings. LMS is all about the excitement of Twenty20 cricket with a twist.
Format
LMS match format is similar to limited overs cricket with some exceptions in that it involves two teams, each with a single inningsInnings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
, the key difference being each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. In terms of visual format, the batting team members do not arrive from and depart to traditional dressing rooms, but come and go from a "bench" (typically a row of chairs) visible in the playing arena, analogous to association football's "Technical area
Technical area
A technical area in association football, is where a manager, other coaching personnel and substitutes are allowed to occupy during a match.The area, where people may stand or sit, includes the dugout, bench and a marked zone adjacent to the pitch....
" or a baseball "dugout
Dugout (baseball)
In baseball, the dugout is a team's bench area and is located in foul territory between home plate and either first or third base. There are two dugouts, one for the home team and one for the visiting team. In general, the dugout is occupied by all players not prescribed to be on the field at that...
".
General rules
The Laws of cricketLaws of cricket
The laws of cricket are a set of rules established by the Marylebone Cricket Club which describe the laws of cricket worldwide, to ensure uniformity and fairness. There are currently 42 laws, which outline all aspects of how the game is played from how a team wins a game, how a batsman is...
apply to LMS, with some exceptions:
The rules of LMS match format are as follows
- 20 overs in an innings
- 5 balls per over
- 8 Players per team
- Double play Rule - Two players can be dismissed off the same delivery.
- When the striker is out caught. The non striker has to remain or return to the bowlers end of pitch. The ball is only dead when the non striker has grounded his bat at the bowlers end of the pitch. There is NO double play rule when a batsman is given out, L.B.W., stumped or bowled. (The bowler is awarded the caught wicket, and the team is awarded the run out wicket.)
- Home Run Rule
- If a player clears the ropes (i.e. hits a six) off the LAST available ball of the innings it is worth 12 runs! This rule applies to both the first and second innings.
- Last Man Standing
- When the seventh wicket falls, the last man stands (on his own) the last man can only score 2, 4 or 6 off any ball.
- RETIRE @ 50
- Once a batsman has 50 runs to his name, he has to retire. He may return to bat should all other wickets fall.
- Coloured playing shirts for own team identity.
- All players receive a profile online that lists their career stats. All players get a world bowling and batting rankings online.
Tied Matches in Knock Out game = LMS Bowl Off
LMS is ideal for people who don’t necessarily play club cricket but used to or have always wanted to play and may not have time for the full game.
External links
- http://www.lastmanstands.com/lmsrules
- http://www.lastmanstands.com/playcricketinaustralia
- http://www.dorsetcricketboard.co.uk/node/557
- Last Man Stands Global 8-a-side cricket format
- ECB launches LMS cricket format