COVERS DIRECTIVE: 1st - 3rd October 2026
Use of Covers - Thursday Night 1st October
Covers – OPTIONAL
Use of Covers - Friday Night 2nd October
Covers – OPTIONAL
Use of Covers - Saturday Night 3rd October
Covers – OPTIONAL
Use of Covers
Clubs must follow WAPCC Directive regarding the use of Pitch Covers from a minimum two days out before any WAPCC Fixture. Failure to follow the directive will see the offending Club be subject to the penalty for an infringement as per clause 4.16 of the WAPCC General Rules.
General Information
In the event of wet weather before a match, each club's Wet Weather Contact or designated club official is to keep the WA Cricket Operations Unit fully informed of the state of their grounds, particularly on Friday, Saturday or Sunday mornings, whichever is appropriate. The Wet Weather Contact or designated Club Official needs to keep the WA Cricket Operations Unit informed on the prospect of play being possible and advise of any other foreseeable issues.
- Clubs must advise the Competition Manager(s) no later than 12pm on the day prior to a Competition Match if there any problems being experienced in the preparation of a pitch to a condition as perfect as possible.
- Matches will proceed unless the Competition Manager(s) have called off the round prior to the scheduled day of fixtures. If there has been no general cancellation by the Competition Manager(s), umpires shall determine fitness for play when they assume control of matches as per the Laws of Cricket.
- The Competition Manager(s) may call off fixtures in any grade of any Competition, up to 2 hours before the scheduled start of play, if more than 50% of grounds are unfit for play.
No Play Possible in Two-Day Matches
If no play is possible on the first day in all matches of a Senior Male Competitions Home & Away round, the matches in that grade shall be played on the second day under Senior Male One-Day (Limited Overs) Playing Conditions.
PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TWO-DAY MATCHES
The following will apply where there is interruption to play on the first day of a Home & Away round match:
- If a points result is obtained by any team or teams in a particular grade on the first day then all matches in that grade will continue under Senior Male Two-Day Playing Conditions on the second day.
- In Senior Male 1st and 2nd Grade Competitions, if no points result has been obtained in a particular grade on the first day and in five or more matches, fewer than 40 completed overs have been bowled, then for that grade the round will be re-scheduled as a One-Day match under Senior Male One-Day (Limited Overs) Playing Conditions. Otherwise, the matches in that grade will continue on the second day as per Senior Male Two-Day Playing Conditions.
- In Senior Male 3rd and 4th Grade Competitions, if no points result has been obtained in a particular grade on the first day and in five or more matches, fewer than 32 completed overs have been bowled, then for that grade the round will be re-scheduled as a One-Day match under Senior Male One-Day (Limited Overs) Playing Conditions. Otherwise, the matches in that grade will continue on the second day as per Senior Male Two-Day Playing Conditions.