Darlot Cup (Australia)

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The Darlot Cup is the 1st XI cricket trophy, competed for by the seven Public Schools Association (Western Australia) affiliates. The competition, which was established in 1901 is currently held by South Perth school, Wesley College.

[edit] Format

The competition, which is played on Friday afternoons and all day Saturdays, is a round robin tournament lasting seven weeks during first term, with every team playing each of its six opposition teams once and having one bye per season. The team on top of the table at the season's end is crowned the champion and is awarded with the Darlot Cup for that year. There are no "finals".

[edit] Points System

Teams are awarded points for winning matches outright, winning on first innings, and also for tied matches. The team with the most points at any time sits on top of the table.

The points available are as follows:

10 points for a victory on first innings

6 points + available 10 from first innings victory for an outright win.

5 Points for a tied match.

[edit] Bonus points

Bonus points are also awarded to make sure that if matches do not end with a result, points will still be available. Bonus points are awarded for every run scored whilst batting and for every wicket taken whilst bowling. These points usually define the table at the end of the season.

The bonus points available are as follows:

0.25 for every wicket taken whilst bowling

0.01 for every run scored whilst batting.