Cricket: Men's Outdoor Trophy Final 2024-25

DATES

Wednesday 11 June 2025

Reserve date: Thursday 12 June 2025

VENUE

Kibworth Cricket Club, 114 Fleckney Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HG

Registration will take place at 8:45am.

Each team's captain must register the team on arrival to BUCS staff in the main pavilion. Please bring your team sheet to registration. Players must be in the team on BUCS Play.

All players are required to provide valid student identification at registration (i.e. student card). Anyone without the relevant identification may not be permitted to compete

All competitors must be listed on their team sheet on BUCS Play as well as providing a paper team sheet.

All team captains or coaches must bring a paper team sheet to registration with their match day playing squad listed. A download of this can be found here. The paper team sheet must be brought to registration with your match day playing squad listed. Anyone listed on the paper team sheet who is not in the squad on BUCS Play will not be able to compete.

The team sheet can be emailed in advance to Erin Simmonds by Tuesday 10 June.

08:45    Teams arrive and register at Pavilion with BUCS Staff

09:00    Warm up – Nets can be used as part of your warm-up

10:20    Team Photo

10:30    Match Starts

approx 13:45     30 minute lunch break

17:30    Match Finishes

17:40    Presentations

Match Format

The match shall consist of one innings of 50 overs per side

Scorers

Teams are required to provide scorers in line with Appendix 5

Match Balls

BUCS will provide match play balls. Teams are responsible for their own warm-up and training balls.

CRI 6.1 Grade A standard and English manufactured pink balls shall be used. BUCS recommends the Oxbridge Windsor Ball for men and the Oxbridge Kensington Ball for women.

Warm up

Nets can be used as part of your warm-up

Team Photos

Team photographs will take place outside the main pavilion at 10:20. Your team are asked to be ready for this time and dressed in their playing kit.

Changing Facilities

Both teams will have access to changing rooms. These can be located from the balcony of the main pavilion.

Kit

CRI 7.2 All teams are strongly encouraged to play in coloured clothing although this is not mandatory, but all players within the team must be in the same kit. Coloured tops and white trousers, white tops and coloured trousers, or traditional whites are acceptable. Teams are not permitted to wear kit which is predominantly pink, unless agreed with the opposition.

Team Catering

Lunch will be provided for 14 members of each team – this includes your playing squad of 12, one coach and your scorer. Your lunch will be claimed using a match tea voucher provided in your team pack. You will not be served lunch without presenting your match tea voucher upon collection of your lunch.

If you have any dietary requirements, please complete the form here by 5pm Friday 6 June.

If do not complete the form, we cannot guarantee we can meet your dietary requirement.

Presentations

Presentations will take place on the pitch as soon as possible after the final has finished. A maximum of 12 medals will be awarded to the squad on the day.

The BUCS General Rules and Regulations can be found here.

The BUCS Cricket Regulations can be found here

Spectator Catering

There will be food and drink available for spectators to purchase from the bar located in the main clubhouse.

The full bar will be open from 12pm.

Spectators should NOT bring their own alcohol into the venue. Alcohol and soft drinks can be purchased from the bar.

Tickets

This is not a ticketed event. Spectators can attend free of charge.

Parking is available and free of charge. Coach parking is not available. Any team traveling via coach should be dropped off and the coach will be required to park offsite.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. Please speak to a BUCS member of staff on the day to collect your accreditation. 

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for the BUCS Points available at this event.

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by using refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information