GCA announce draw for T20 competition

THE Geelong Cricket Association (GCA) has revealed details about its coming T20 Cup, including the draw for the first round.

The tournament will see 32 clubs from all four GCA divisions play games in a knock-out format on Tuesday evenings from October 25, with games starting at 5pm.

The draw is carried out live in Rounds 1 to 3 as well as the Semi-Final and is based on a random draw of all clubs remaining.

Round 1 draw:

Geelong City vs Highton

Murgheboluc vs South Barwon

Leopold vs St Peters

Bell Post Hill vs Newtown & Chilwell

Teesdale vs St Josephs

Torquay vs Lara

Little Reiver vs Newcomb & Districts

St Albans-Breakwater vs Marshall

North Geelong vs Grovedale

Meredith vs Bell Park

Alexander Thomson vs Bannockburn

North Shore Seagulls vs Corio

Thomson vs Geelong West

Modewarre vs East Belmont

Waurn Ponds-Deakin vs Manifold Heights

Lethbridge vs Guild-St Marys.

The GCA has also set out the rules for the T20 Cup:

The lower division drawn team hosts the match. If teams in the same division are drawn, the first drawn team hosts

No coin toss, opposition can determine which team bats first

Teams nominated on MyCricket by 4.45pm

Players must meet standard eligibility of having played minimum one premiership match for first game selection.

No “marquee” players

Players will wear coloured apparel and use a white four-piece ball, and

Matches played under the DLS system.

If there is a wash-out in Rounds 1, 2 and 3, matches are to be played on the following Tuesday. If no play is possible on the second Tuesday, a coin toss will decide which team is to advance.

The GCA must abandon a round no later than 30 minutes before play starts, eg. 4.30pm.

A toss of the coin decides the winner when clubs are in attendance and no play is possible – for example, the match has started and has not reached the 5 over completion stage in the second inning. This will also apply to the Semi-Final matches if no play is possible.

The 16 teams in Round 2 will be drawn on November 15, the eight teams in Round 3 will be drawn on December 12, and the four-teams in the Semi-Final will be drawn on January 17, with the final two teams (the winners of their respective Semi-Finals) to play in the Grand Final on Australia Day at an independent venue to be confirmed.