WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
- To rewrite Reg 9 so as to make it more explicit (and clear) that modern, fun, exciting stumps and bails can be used in QSDCA games.
PROPOSAL
- To add some words to Reg 9.3.1 to make use of Zing bails and stumps clearly allowed.
DISCUSSION
There is a tale about an incident which occurred in a game in season 2024/25 where an umpire prevented use of some non-wood stumps (allegedly.)
Of course, there is no reliable report about this. There's no information about when it happened, which umpire, what teams or anything useful. So this is a little bit "rumour level". But nevermind...
The standard Zing brand stumps and bails ARE approved by the committee for use in QSDCA matches (but the approval and the memo have been forgotten long since they were posted presumably).
Approval is buried in the text of THIS news post about the 2021 AGM on the QSDCA website.
https://qsdca.com.au/qsdca-annual-general-meeting/
Historical note: in 2018 we updated this rule to say stumps must be ALL wood (see https://qsdca-regs-review-2017.blogspot.com/2017/04/list-of-playing-regulations-for-review.html ) and in 2021 this rule was amended to allow stumps made of other appropriate material.
That change does allow the use of Zing stumps since they were approved at the July 2021 Management Committee meeting. There is probably some failure of communication following this that has led to the lack of umpire awareness 4 years onward.
Regulation 9, which also requires teams to supply their own stumps and boundary markers and specifies the use of approved balls. These clauses are generally not well publicised or understood by some teams, especially newer ones.
Simply saying Zing stumps are allowed may lead to trouble when any old toy stumps (which are referred to as Zing by somebody, somewhere) are used or if Zing stumps are redesigned or revised.
Rather than specify a particular model exactly I think it would be much better to add some kind of instruction to check with the Management Committee.
The cricketops@qsdca.com.au email is exactly where this question is meant to be raised.
Any stumps made of a material yet to be approved by the Management Committee can and will receive proper consideration.
| OLD REGULATIONS | What does this mean?/Why does it need change? | PROPOSED NEW REGULATION |
| 9 KIT, BALLS, AND EQUIPMENT Applies to All Competitions |
These changes affect all matches of all types. | Blank means no changes proposed. |
| 9.1 Each team will have 6 boundary markers available at the start of each day’s play. | ||
| 9.2 If a match is played at a ground which does not have defined boundaries the two Captains will agree the position of the boundaries and place the markers position prior to each day’s play. | ||
| 9.3 Each team will have 6 stumps complete with bails available at the start of each day’s play. | ||
| 9.3.1 Stumps and bails will be wholly made of wood or an approved material. | ||
| Added clause | 9.3.2 Approved materials for stumps and bails is decided by the Management Committee. | |
| Added clause | 9.3.3 Please contact cricketops@qsdca.com.au for further information. | |
| 9.4 The fielding team will use a new leather cricket ball in each first innings. See Playing Regulation 21.18 for the second innings of Saturday Two Day Matches. |
Splitting up a longer regulation... | 9.4 The fielding team will use a new leather cricket ball in each first innings. |
| ...and adding a number. | 9.4.1 See Playing Regulation 21.18 for the second innings of Saturday Two Day Matches. | |
| 9.5 New balls will be of brand and type approved by the Management Committee. |
Thanks to Andrea Pullar at QC for her input on this entry.
ABM 5-Jun-2025
(Updated 25-Jun-2025)
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