Oceania Cricket League Rules:
The Laws of Cricket apply to Twenty20, with some exceptions:
- Each bowler may bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs per innings. For a full, uninterrupted match, this is 4 overs.
- If a bowler delivers a no ball by overstepping the popping crease, it costs 1 run and his next delivery is designated a "free-hit". In this circumstance the batsman can only be dismissed through a run out, hitting the ball twice, obstructing the field or handling the ball.
- The following fielding restrictions apply:
- No more than five fielders can be on the leg side at any time.
- During the first six overs, a maximum of two fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle (this is known as the power-play).
- After the first six overs, a maximum of five fielders can be outside the fielding circle.
- If the fielding team does not start to bowl their 20th over within 75 minutes, the batting side is credited an extra six runs for every whole over bowled after the 75-minute mark; the umpire may add more time to this if he believes the batting team is wasting time.
- All teams must have a roster of 31 players plus one physiotherapist and a coach.
- All players are eligible to be selected onto the active squad for all matches.
- A Maximum of 11 foreign players are allowed for each team; a maximum of four foreign players can be in the playing eleven.
- A minimum of 14 Native players must be included in each squad.
- The regular season is a 16-week season in which all teams play 45 games with one bye week.
- All teams play all 5 other teams in their division 3 times (3h or 3a); Each team plays 3 games a week.
- The OCL finals will be held in either Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,024) or Eden Park (50,000)
Oceania Cricket League Teams:
Australia Division:
- Adelaide Strikers - Adelaide, South Australia - Adelaide Oval (53,500)
- Brisbane Heat - Brisbane, Queensland - The Gabba (42,000)
- Hobart Hurricanes - Hobart,Tasmania - Blundstone Arena (16,200)
- Melbourne Renegades - Melbourne, Victoria - Etihad Stadium (53,359)
- Perth Scorchers - Perth, Western Australia - WACA Ground (24,500)
- Sydney Sixers - Sydney, New South Wales - Sydney Cricket Ground (48,000)
- Auckland Aces - Auckland, Auckland - Eden Park (50,000)
- Otago Volts - Dunedin, Otago - Carisbrook (29,000)
- Central Districts Stags - Napier, Hawke's Bay - McLean park (22,000)
- Canterbury Wizards - Christchurch, Canterbury - Hagley Oval (20,000)
- Northern Knights - Hamilton, Waikato - Seddon Park (10,000)
- Wellington Firebirds - Wellington, Wellington - Westpac Stadium (34,500)