Last Man Stands Cricket is back in East Lothian - regsister your 8 a side team now by emailing scotland@lastmanstands.co.uk
LMS is cricket’s answer to 5 a side football and is taking the world by storm with 50,000 registered players now worldwide!
LMS is 8-a-side T20, played by the normal laws of cricket with some extra rules to make the game more inclusive, exciting. Games last just over 2 hours. Unlike 11-a-side T20, all players get involved in the game. Batsmen must retire at 50 (but can come back in if the other wickets are lost) Bowlers can only bowl 4 overs and when the 7th wicket falls the 'last man stands' and bats alone. There’s a double play whereby you can lose 2 wickets from 1 ball (If batsmen is caught the non-striker can be run out) Last ball of the innings is worth 12 if hit for 6. ! A game that seems done and dusted can be turned on its head by a single ball! It's being played in around eight countries now throughout the world. In 2014 we launched in Edinburgh with just 10 teams.
In 2015, the leagues took place in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Dundee and a total of 35 teams took part across Scotland. We also held the first ‘ Edinburgh Open’ tournament during the festival where 18 teams took part in a great social weekend of cricket from right across the UK.
There are also opportunities to play all over the world at a reduced cost. This year sees the launch of the European Open in La Manga, and a number of Scotland players were in Barbados for the World Champs in 2015!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4dkNDmlLiY
For more information contact your local cricket development officer Nic Wilson nwilson@enjoyleisure.com
