Thailand
Sixes Tournament

"Rules" of the six-a-side cricket match:
 
MCC Laws of Cricket shall apply except as follows: 

1. Each game shall be played between two teams of six players con
   sisting of a maximum of five 6-ball overs bowled by each side.

2. Each member of the  fielding side shall bowl one over with the
   exception of wicket keeper.
   NOTE:
        The wicket-keeper must be nominated before the first over
        of the game.  A different  keeper may be nominated before
        the first over  of each game (in a tournament) but cannot
        be changed during the course of the game.

3. Under-arm bowling shall be prohibited.

4. A wide shall  count as four extras to the  batting side and an
   extra ball shall be bowled.  (These runs will be  added in the
   bowling figures of the bowler)
   NOTE:

     a) Two lines shall be drawn at a distance of 24 inches  from
        the middle  stump, at  right angles  to the  crease.  Any
        ball, which in the  umpire's opinion, passes the  batting
        crease outside these line (full circumference of the ball
        outside  the outer edge  of the line) shall  be called  a
        wide, provided that it does not touch  the bat and/or any
        part of the striker.  The regular  return crease  will be
        considered in the non-strikers end for the bowler.
     b) Any ball passing the striker over the shoulder  height in
        the normal stance shall be considered a wide.

5. If five wickets fall (not  including batsmen retiring  not out
   under rule 6 )before 5 overs are completed  the last remaining
   batsman shall bat on with the 5th out batsman. The last remain
   ing batsman must always take the  strike and therefore he must
   return to the batting crease after scoring. The last remaining
   batsman shall  be declared "out" if his  partner is "run out".
   The innings shall be completed on the fall of the sixth wicket

6. A batsman must  retire "not out" on reaching a  personal score
   of 31 runs but may not retire before reaching 31 runs.  If one
   of the last pair of batsmen  is out before  the completion  of
   five overs the "retired not out" batsmen may  return to conti-
   nue their innings in the original  batting order.  A returning
   batsman will take the norml end for an incoming batsman  after
   the fall of a wicket. The batsman may complete all runs  poss-
   ible off the  stroke which  takes him to  31 runs; e.g., if on
   reaching 30 he then  hits a boundary, the full  score shall be
   added, or if he is able  to run additional  runs past 31, they
   shall also count.

7. If a fielder is injured during the course of a game, a substi-
   tute may be permitted subjected to the umpire's approval.  The
   substitute  may be  allowed to bowl if the  injured player has
   not already  bowled, and to bat if the said player has not al-
   ready batted.  In the case of wicket  keeper being injured, he
   may be  substituted, but this substitute  may not have  bowled
   nor will be permitted to bowl. Once a substitute is introduced
   the player being replaced  and shall not be permitted to  play
   again  during the  game  in progress.  Substitution  shall  be
   allowed only in the case injury sustained during a game an for
   no other reason.

8. If fielders are not in  the field  when a game  commences then
   the whole game with the number of players present at the start
   of the game.  The opposing captain  may nominate the member(s)
   of the fielding team to bowl any overs required to make up the
   missing fielders.

9. A penalty of 4 runs shall be deducted if an in-coming  batsman
   has not taken the crease within 1 minute of the previous bats-
   man being out.

** If I remember correctly, there was another rule that a batsman
   cannot be declared out "hit-wicket".

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The above  are the basic  rules  in the "local sixes" and "inter-
national  sixes" sponsored by  Thai Cricket League.  In order  to
maintain  the "time" in  the tournament  with  thirty  teams, the
following "rules" also were followed.
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Structure of the Tournament:

1. The competition will be played between thirty teams.

2. The teams will be divided into six groups of five and a "round
   robin" compitition  played within  each group; i.e. each  team
   plays once against each of the other four teams in its group.

3. The top two teams in each group and the four best third placed
   teams will play in a knock out competition for the TROPHY.

4. 4th and 5th placed  taems and two inferior  placed third teams
   will play in a knock out competition for the Plate.
 
**  For thirty  teams, the round  robin  competitions require two
    days and three grounds. (5 teams can play 10 games in a day)

**  For ten team competition, two groups of 5 teams would be fine
    The first two teams from both groups shall play in  the semi-
    finals for the TROPHY.  The 4th placed  teams shall play with
    the  5th placed teams of the other group.  Winners shall meet
    the  3rd placed teams in the  semi-final for the PLATE.  This
    can be attempted with five team competition too.
 
Points System:

1. A game shall be won by the side having the highest score after
   the completion of the game.

2. If the  total  scores are  the same, the  side  losing  fewest
   wickets shall be judged the winner.

3. In  the  event of  both  teams being  equal after #2, the side
   which scored most excluding extras shall win.

4. Two points shall be awarded to the winning side.  If after  #3
   the sides are  still equal, the  match  shall be tied and each
   team shall be awarded one point.

5. Should teams  have equal points at  the end of the round-robin
   competitions, the superior position shall be  judged according
   to the following criteria:
   a) The team winning the most matches.
   b) If only two tema have  equal points, then the winner of the
      of the match between those two teams.
   c) If still equal  or more than  two teams  have equal points,
      then the team  scoring  the highest  total  runs  excluding
      extras, divided by the number of wickets lost.
   d) If still  equal, then the team  scoring  the highest  total
      runs including  extras, divided  by the  number of  wickets
      lost.

6. In the  event  of a tie (as  defined  by #4) in the  knock-out
   stages of the competition, the fielders  of each team alterna-
   tively shall bowl one ball each.  The side hitting the wickets
   most times shall be declared the winner. If each team hits the
   wickets the same  number of  times the  fielders of  each team
   shall continue to bowl alternatively in the  same order as be-
   fore and  the winner shall be  declared as soon as  one bowler
   succeeds whilst his opposite partner fails to hit the wicket.

Procedures, Officers, Time Keeping and Discipline:

1. Each team must nominate upto eight players before the commence
   ment of the first match from  which their team of six shall be
   drawn for each game.  No team, under  any circumstances, shall
   play any player other than one of the eight nominated.

2. One player from  each team  shall be  nominated as the captain
   for the duration of the  competition, even  though he need not
   to play in each match. Captains shall be responsible for nomi-
   nating six players  for each game, for  time keeping, and  for
   the conduct of his team, acting on their behalf in the even of
   disputes.  It will be the Captains responsibility to determine
   the team's playing  times in  the trophy or plate competitions
   after the round-robin tournament.

3. Tournament umpires shall adjudicate each game. No player nomi-
   nated in the competition shall  stand in any  game in any cir-
   cumstances.

4. Each team must  provide their own equipment, but cricket balls
   will be provided  which will be of  the two piece  variety and
   USED.

5. Time keeping is the crucial to the success of the competition.
   Teams  must be  prepared  in  advance  for  the  each  game as
   follows:
   a) Captains should toss at least by the mid-stage of  the pre-
      ceding game and notify their team to the scorer.
   b) Opening batsmen and wicket keepers  should be padded up be-
      fore the conclusion of the preceding game.
   c) Players should  take field as  players  from the  preceding
      team come off.
   d) The remaining batsmen should all pad up as soon as pads are
      available.
   e) In-coming  batsmen should  cross on the field with the out-
      going batsmen. (See "rule 9" for penalties)

6. Time wasting on the field of play will be  severely dealt with
   by the umpires.

7. Dercisions by the umpires on the field of play, and the tourna
   ment adjudicator in other matters, shall be final.  Any player
   showing unreasonable dissent in the opinion of the adjudicator
   shall, following due warning, be disqualified from the further
   play in the tournament.  

8. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to amend the rules
   at any time if it considers that it would be the best interset
   of the competition.

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Six-a-side tournaments are real fun  to participate and to watch.
Wicket keepers  do not use pads and stand  well back. Bowlers do
not try to bowl fast, but accurately.

Thanks to Vicky on r.s.c.