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Hours of Play 2008

Liverpool Victoria County Championship

	All days
Start	11.00am
Lunch	1.00pm-1.40pm
Tea	3.40pm-4.00pm
Close	6.00pm

Timings are brought forward 30 minutes for matches where the first day of the match is scheduled to start in September.
On each of the first three days there is a provision for playing time to be extended by the amount of time lost in that day up to a maximum of 30 minutes.

NatWest Pro40 (40 Overs)

	Daytime Games	Floodlit Games
1st innings	1.45pm-4.25pm	4.40pm-7.20pm
Interval	4.25pm-4.45pm	7.20pm-7.40pm
2nd innings	4.45pm-7.25pm	7.40pm-10.20pm

Times brought forward one hour (12.45pm start) for Daytime matches in September.

The Friends Provident Trophy (50 Overs)

For matches in April

	Daytime Games	Floodlit Games
1st innings	12.00pm-3.30pm	2.30pm-6.00pm
Interval	3.30pm-4.00pm	6.00pm-6.45pm
2nd innings	4.00pm-7.30pm	6.45pm-10.15pm

For all other matches

	Daytime Games	Floodlit Games
1st innings	12.00pm-3.30pm	2.30pm-6.00pm
Interval	3.30pm-4.15pm	6.00pm-6.45pm
2nd innings	4.15pm-7.45pm	6.45pm-10.15pm

Twenty20 Cup - Standard Timings

	DayTime Matches	Floodlit Games	Weekend Games
1st innings	5.30pm-6.45pm	7.00pm-8.15pm	2.30pm-3.45pm
Interval	6.45pm-7.00pm	8.15pm-8.30pm	3.45pm-4.00pm
2nd innings	7.00pm-8.15pm	8.30pm-9.45pm	4.00pm-5.15pm

Middweek televised day matches will start at 5.40pm
Weekend televised day matches will start at 2.40pm
Televised floodlit matches will start at 7.10pm
Timings may vary from the above with ECB approval.
Please note that the two Quarter-finals on 7 July may be scheduled at 5.00pm and 8.00pm. Confirmation in due course.

Three-day County matches against MCC Universities

	1st and 2nd days	3rd (Final) Day
Start	11.00am	11.00am
Lunch	1.15pm-1.55pm	1.00pm-1.40pm
Tea	4.10pm-4.30pm	3.40pm-4.00pm
Close	6.30pm	6.00pm

Tourist Matches (2, 3 or 4 days)

	All Days
Start	11.00am
Lunch	1.00pm-1.40pm
Tea	3.40pm-4.00pm
Close	6.00pm

As per Test Matches, a maximum of one hour of extra time may be played per day in respect of the aggregate of time lost from the day itself and time carried forward from previous days.

Tourist Matches (1 day)

	Daytime Games	Floodlit Games
1st innings	10.45am-2.15pm	2.30pm-6.00pm
Interval	2.15pm-3.00pm	6.00pm-6.45pm
2nd innings	3.00pm-6.30pm	6.45pm-10.15pm

There will be a provision for an additional 60 minutes to make up for any time lost in matches against New Zealand and an additional 30 minutes in all matches against South Africa.