Men's Test Match Appendix E Calculations: Calculation Template for Last Day of Test Match

Calculation Template for Last Day of Test Match

This template applies to any interruption on the last day which causes a loss in actual playing time, (i.e. an interruption longer than the amount of extra time available) and where play resumes after the scheduled tea interval.

Where play resumes prior to tea, then the calculation of overs remaining in the day is performed as per Days 1-4, with the scheduled time for the last hour affected only by the adding of any extra time. Lines A, B, C, D and E should be completed at the start of an interruption on the final day.

If play resumes without any lost playing time, or prior to the tea interval, then this sheet can be discarded.

Once the length of interruption exceeds D and actual playing time is lost, then line F can be completed Lines G and H can be completed immediately if the interruption starts after tea, otherwise as soon as the interruption includes the tea interval.

A Start of interruption ___________

B Minimum overs remaining before start of last hour as at time A (see Note 1) ___________

C Time required to bowl minimum overs @ 4 mins per over (B x 4) D Extra time available as at time A ___________

E Scheduled time for last hour as at time A ___________

F Rescheduled time for last hour (Time basis) (D + E) ___________

G Length of intervals covered by interruption: ___________

enter 40 (lunch), 20 (tea), 60 (both) or 0 (neither)

H Rescheduled time for last hour (Overs basis) (A + C + D + G) I Later of F and H above ___________

J Time play resumes ___________

Case A: If J is earlier than I, play resumes prior to the last hour

K Minutes playing time lost ( J – A – D – G ) L Overs lost @ 4 mins per over (see Note 2) ___________

M Minimum overs before start of last hour (B – L) (See Note 1) The last hour then starts at the later of the time in Line F ___________
and the completion of the overs in Line M

Case B: If J is not earlier than I, play resumes in the last hour

K Time for last hour to finish (I plus 60 minutes) ___________

L Minutes remaining in last hour (K – J) ___________

M Overs remaining in last hour (L / 4 mins or part thereof) (see Note 1) ___________

Note 1: If an interruption occurs part-way through an over, in Row B enter the number of full overs remaining, ignoring the part over. Then in Row M, add back the part over to the minimum overs to be bowled on resumption.

Note 2: The actual overs lost for a given interruption will also reflect any earlier interruptions in the day, so that one over is lost in the day for each full four minutes of aggregated playing time lost. For example, 15 minutes loses 3 overs, but another 15 minute delay loses 4 overs.